Nonnus of Panopolis
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Nonnus of Panopolis was a 5th-century Greek poet best known for his epic "Dionysiaca," the longest surviving poem from ancient Greek literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nonnus of Panopolis canonical | 5 |
| Nonnus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4943755 — 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: Nonnus of Panopolis Context triple: [Aeneas, creator, Nonnus of Panopolis]
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A.
Evagrius Scholasticus
Evagrius Scholasticus was a 6th-century Byzantine lawyer and church historian best known for his Ecclesiastical History, which chronicles religious and political events of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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Ammianus Marcellinus
Ammianus Marcellinus was a 4th-century Roman historian and former soldier whose surviving work, the *Res Gestae*, is a major source for the history of the late Roman Empire.
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Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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D.
Socrates Scholasticus
Socrates Scholasticus was a 5th-century Byzantine church historian best known for his "Ecclesiastical History," which continues the narrative of Eusebius and is a key source for early Christian and late Roman history.
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E.
Gregory Thaumaturgus
Gregory Thaumaturgus was a 3rd-century Christian bishop and theologian, renowned for his missionary work in Neocaesarea and his reputation for performing miracles.
- 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: Nonnus of Panopolis Target entity description: Nonnus of Panopolis was a 5th-century Greek poet best known for his epic "Dionysiaca," the longest surviving poem from ancient Greek literature.
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A.
Evagrius Scholasticus
Evagrius Scholasticus was a 6th-century Byzantine lawyer and church historian best known for his Ecclesiastical History, which chronicles religious and political events of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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B.
Ammianus Marcellinus
Ammianus Marcellinus was a 4th-century Roman historian and former soldier whose surviving work, the *Res Gestae*, is a major source for the history of the late Roman Empire.
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C.
Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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D.
Socrates Scholasticus
Socrates Scholasticus was a 5th-century Byzantine church historian best known for his "Ecclesiastical History," which continues the narrative of Eusebius and is a key source for early Christian and late Roman history.
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E.
Gregory Thaumaturgus
Gregory Thaumaturgus was a 3rd-century Christian bishop and theologian, renowned for his missionary work in Neocaesarea and his reputation for performing miracles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek poet
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epic poet ⓘ late antique poet ⓘ |
| activity | reworking pagan myth in a Christian era ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Panopolis
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Thebes (Egypt) ⓘ
linked to:
Thebes
|
| birthPlace |
Panopolis
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Panopolis, Egypt ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | post-Constantinian Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Christianized Roman Empire ⓘ |
| era |
Byzantine period
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late Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Late Antiquity
|
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| floruit | 5th century ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical paraphrase
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epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christian scripture (in the Paraphrase of John)
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Dionysian myth ⓘ gods and heroes of Greek mythology ⓘ |
| hasWorkIn |
48 books of the Dionysiaca
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Greek New Testament tradition ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine poetry
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later epic traditions in Greek ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Euripides
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Hellenistic poetry ⓘ Homer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
composing the Dionysiaca
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writing the longest surviving poem in ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late antique Greek literature ⓘ |
| metricalForm | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| movement | late antiquity ⓘ |
| name | Nonnus of Panopolis ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dionysiaca
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Paraphrase of the Gospel of John ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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writer ⓘ |
| region | Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| style | highly ornate hexameter ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Dionysus
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scholarly debate on his religious identity ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork |
first half of the 5th century
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mid-5th century ⓘ |
| work |
Dionysiaca
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Paraphrase of the Gospel of John ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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