Aratus of Soli
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Aratus of Soli was a Hellenistic Greek poet best known for his didactic astronomical poem "Phaenomena," which profoundly influenced later Greek and Roman literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aratus | 4 |
| Aratus of Soli canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4886856 — 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: Aratus of Soli Context triple: [Hellenistic poetry, hasNotableAuthor, Aratus of Soli]
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A.
Aratus of Sicyon
Aratus of Sicyon was a prominent Hellenistic statesman and general who led the Achaean League and played a key role in opposing Macedonian dominance in Greece.
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B.
Hipparchus
Hipparchus was an ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician renowned for founding trigonometry and creating one of the first comprehensive models of the motions of the Sun and Moon.
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C.
Hipparchus of Athens
Hipparchus of Athens was a 6th-century BCE Athenian tyrant of the Peisistratid family, known as a patron of the arts and for his assassination, which became a celebrated event in Athenian democratic lore.
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D.
Aristarchus of Samothrace
Aristarchus of Samothrace was a prominent Hellenistic Greek scholar and head of the Library of Alexandria, renowned for his critical editions and commentaries on Homeric poetry.
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E.
Aristarchus
Aristarchus is a Christian companion of the Apostle Paul mentioned in the New Testament as one of his fellow workers and fellow prisoners.
- 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: Aratus of Soli Target entity description: Aratus of Soli was a Hellenistic Greek poet best known for his didactic astronomical poem "Phaenomena," which profoundly influenced later Greek and Roman literature.
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A.
Aratus of Sicyon
Aratus of Sicyon was a prominent Hellenistic statesman and general who led the Achaean League and played a key role in opposing Macedonian dominance in Greece.
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B.
Hipparchus
Hipparchus was an ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician renowned for founding trigonometry and creating one of the first comprehensive models of the motions of the Sun and Moon.
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C.
Hipparchus of Athens
Hipparchus of Athens was a 6th-century BCE Athenian tyrant of the Peisistratid family, known as a patron of the arts and for his assassination, which became a celebrated event in Athenian democratic lore.
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D.
Aristarchus of Samothrace
Aristarchus of Samothrace was a prominent Hellenistic Greek scholar and head of the Library of Alexandria, renowned for his critical editions and commentaries on Homeric poetry.
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E.
Aristarchus
Aristarchus is a Christian companion of the Apostle Paul mentioned in the New Testament as one of his fellow workers and fellow prisoners.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic poet
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ancient Greek poet ⓘ astronomical poet ⓘ didactic poet ⓘ |
| activity | composed a poetic description of the constellations and weather signs ⓘ |
| approximateBirthDate | c. 315 BCE ⓘ |
| approximateDeathDate | c. 240 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hellenistic astronomy
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Stoic philosophy ⓘ |
| basedOn | Eudoxus of Cnidus’ astronomical writings ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Soli (Cilicia, Asia Minor)
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linked to:
Selinus in Cilicia
Soli in Cilicia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| courtPoetOf | Antigonus II Gonatas ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| floruit | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| genre |
astrological poetry
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astronomical poetry ⓘ didactic poetry ⓘ |
| givenName |
Aratus
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linked to:
Aratus of Soli
|
| influenced |
Cicero
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Germanicus ⓘ Greek literature ⓘ Latin didactic poets ⓘ Manilius ⓘ Ovid ⓘ Roman literature ⓘ Virgil ⓘ later astronomical writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Eudoxus of Cnidus ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| metricalForm | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| name | Aratus of Soli ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Diosemeia
ⓘ
Phaenomena ⓘ Phenomena ⓘ
linked to:
Phaenomena
|
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
poet ⓘ |
| patron | Antigonus II Gonatas ⓘ |
| quotedBy |
St Paul
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linked to:
Saint Paul
|
| quotedIn | Acts 17:28 (New Testament, traditionally attributed to a line from Aratus) ⓘ |
| reception | highly esteemed in antiquity ⓘ |
| region |
Asia Minor
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Cilicia ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork |
astrology
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astronomy ⓘ constellations ⓘ weather signs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| workType |
didactic poem
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hexameter poem ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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