Evagoras
E424558
Evagoras is an encomiastic work by the Athenian orator Isocrates that praises the life and virtues of the Cypriot king Evagoras I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Evagoras I of Salamis | 2 |
| Evagoras canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4240063 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evagoras Context triple: [Isocrates, notableWork, Evagoras]
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A.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus was a prominent Macedonian general of Alexander the Great who became a powerful Diadochi ruler and founder of the Antigonid dynasty during the early Hellenistic era.
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B.
Tisiphonus of Pherae
Tisiphonus of Pherae was a 4th-century BC tyrant of the Thessalian city of Pherae, known as one of the successors in the line of local despots that followed the rule of Jason of Pherae.
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C.
Nicesipolis of Pherae
Nicesipolis of Pherae was a Thessalian noblewoman and wife of Philip II of Macedon, known as the mother of their daughter Thessalonike.
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D.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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E.
Martin Hylacomylus
Martin Hylacomylus is the Latinized name of Martin Waldseemüller, the early 16th-century German cartographer best known for producing the first map to use the name "America."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evagoras Target entity description: Evagoras is an encomiastic work by the Athenian orator Isocrates that praises the life and virtues of the Cypriot king Evagoras I.
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A.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus was a prominent Macedonian general of Alexander the Great who became a powerful Diadochi ruler and founder of the Antigonid dynasty during the early Hellenistic era.
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B.
Tisiphonus of Pherae
Tisiphonus of Pherae was a 4th-century BC tyrant of the Thessalian city of Pherae, known as one of the successors in the line of local despots that followed the rule of Jason of Pherae.
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C.
Nicesipolis of Pherae
Nicesipolis of Pherae was a Thessalian noblewoman and wife of Philip II of Macedon, known as the mother of their daughter Thessalonike.
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D.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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E.
Martin Hylacomylus
Martin Hylacomylus is the Latinized name of Martin Waldseemüller, the early 16th-century German cartographer best known for producing the first map to use the name "America."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek prose work
ⓘ
encomium ⓘ work of rhetoric ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 365 BC ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cypriot royal family
ⓘ
surface form:
Cypriot monarchy
Greek-Phoenician interactions in Cyprus ⓘ |
| author | Isocrates ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition in antiquity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Nicocles of Salamis ⓘ |
| describes |
life of Evagoras I
ⓘ
military achievements of Evagoras I ⓘ political achievements of Evagoras I ⓘ |
| didacticFunction | mirror for princes ⓘ |
| genre |
encomiastic oration
ⓘ
epideictic oratory ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Persian Empire
Classical Cyprus ⓘ |
| influenced | later political thought on kingship ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Nicocles of Salamis ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryDevice | idealization of historical figure ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Attic oratory ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Isocrates ⓘ |
| placeInCanon | major work of Isocratean epideictic ⓘ |
| portrays | Evagoras I as ideal king ⓘ |
| praises |
Evagoras
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Evagoras I of Salamis
|
| rhetoricalPurpose |
moral exemplum
ⓘ
praise of a ruler ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
ancient history
ⓘ
classics ⓘ rhetorical studies ⓘ |
| settingDescribed |
Cypriot city of Salamis
ⓘ
surface form:
Salamis in Cyprus
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| structure |
moral and political exhortation
ⓘ
narrative of Evagoras I’s life ⓘ |
| subject |
Evagoras
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Evagoras I of Salamis
|
| survivesAs | complete text ⓘ |
| theme |
arete (excellence)
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education of a ruler ⓘ good government ⓘ piety and justice ⓘ virtue of kingship ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| usedIn |
study of Greek political thought
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study of classical rhetoric ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Evagoras Description of subject: Evagoras is an encomiastic work by the Athenian orator Isocrates that praises the life and virtues of the Cypriot king Evagoras I.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Evagoras (Isocrates)
this entity surface form:
Evagoras I of Salamis