Lagus
E433437
Lagus was a Macedonian nobleman traditionally regarded as the father of Ptolemy I Soter, the founder of Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lagus canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4348757 — 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: Lagus Context triple: [Ptolemy I Soter, father, Lagus]
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A.
Heiliger See
Heiliger See is a picturesque lake in Potsdam, Germany, known for its scenic setting amid historic palaces and gardens.
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B.
Meeri
Meeri is the inner fortification complex located within Pakistan’s historic Ranikot Fort, often noted for its distinct defensive walls and gateways.
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C.
Limnea Sea
The Limnea Sea was a prehistoric stage of the Baltic Sea that existed after the Littorina Sea phase, characterized by lower salinity and the gradual development toward the modern Baltic basin.
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D.
Lagoona
Lagoona is a creative work or character whose style and themes are shaped by the fantastical, fairy-filled world and motifs associated with Oberon from literature and mythology.
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E.
Egegik
Egegik is a dialect of the Central Alaskan Yup’ik language traditionally spoken in the Egegik region of southwestern Alaska.
- 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: Lagus Target entity description: Lagus was a Macedonian nobleman traditionally regarded as the father of Ptolemy I Soter, the founder of Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty.
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A.
Heiliger See
Heiliger See is a picturesque lake in Potsdam, Germany, known for its scenic setting amid historic palaces and gardens.
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B.
Meeri
Meeri is the inner fortification complex located within Pakistan’s historic Ranikot Fort, often noted for its distinct defensive walls and gateways.
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C.
Limnea Sea
The Limnea Sea was a prehistoric stage of the Baltic Sea that existed after the Littorina Sea phase, characterized by lower salinity and the gradual development toward the modern Baltic basin.
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D.
Lagoona
Lagoona is a creative work or character whose style and themes are shaped by the fantastical, fairy-filled world and motifs associated with Oberon from literature and mythology.
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E.
Egegik
Egegik is a dialect of the Central Alaskan Yup’ik language traditionally spoken in the Egegik region of southwestern Alaska.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Macedonian nobleman
ⓘ
ancient Macedonian person ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Lagid dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ptolemaic dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Lagid dynasty
|
| child | Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Macedon ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Macedonian ⓘ |
| father | Lagus ⓘ |
| founder | Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ |
| founderOf |
Ptolemaic dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Lagid dynasty
|
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary ancestry figure ⓘ |
| historicity | poorly documented ⓘ |
| husband | Lagus ⓘ |
| knownFrom | later literary sources ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | ancient Greek historical tradition ⓘ |
| nameGivesRiseTo | Lagid dynasty ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the traditional father of Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ |
| notableOffspring | Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ |
| occupation | nobleman ⓘ |
| placeInGenealogy | progenitor of the Lagid (Ptolemaic) line ⓘ |
| relative |
Arsinoe of Macedon
ⓘ
linked to:
Arsinoe I
Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ |
| residence | Macedon ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | ancestor of the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt ⓘ |
| saidToBeTheSameAs | Lagos ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Arsinoe of Macedon
ⓘ
linked to:
Arsinoe
|
| timePeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Lagus Description of subject: Lagus was a Macedonian nobleman traditionally regarded as the father of Ptolemy I Soter, the founder of Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.