Lesches of Pyrrha
E541381
Lesches of Pyrrha was an early Greek epic poet traditionally credited with composing the lost epic "Little Iliad," which narrated events between the Iliad and the fall of Troy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lesches of Pyrrha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5723231 — 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: Lesches of Pyrrha Context triple: [Little Iliad, traditionalAuthor, Lesches of Pyrrha]
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A.
Pyrrha
Pyrrha is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the wife of Deucalion and one of the two survivors of the great flood sent by Zeus.
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B.
Merari
Merari is a biblical figure recognized as one of the sons of Levi and the progenitor of the Merarite clan of Levites.
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C.
Kyriale
Kyriale is the section of the Roman Catholic chant repertoire that contains the fixed Gregorian Mass chants, such as the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei.
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D.
Heraia
Heraia was an ancient Greek women’s athletic festival and footrace held at Olympia in honor of the goddess Hera.
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E.
Kamenari
Kamenari is a small coastal village in Montenegro known for its ferry crossing and scenic location on the Bay of Kotor.
- 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: Lesches of Pyrrha Target entity description: Lesches of Pyrrha was an early Greek epic poet traditionally credited with composing the lost epic "Little Iliad," which narrated events between the Iliad and the fall of Troy.
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A.
Pyrrha
Pyrrha is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the wife of Deucalion and one of the two survivors of the great flood sent by Zeus.
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B.
Merari
Merari is a biblical figure recognized as one of the sons of Levi and the progenitor of the Merarite clan of Levites.
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C.
Kyriale
Kyriale is the section of the Roman Catholic chant repertoire that contains the fixed Gregorian Mass chants, such as the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei.
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D.
Heraia
Heraia was an ancient Greek women’s athletic festival and footrace held at Olympia in honor of the goddess Hera.
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E.
Kamenari
Kamenari is a small coastal village in Montenegro known for its ferry crossing and scenic location on the Bay of Kotor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek poet
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person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Trojan War myth
ⓘ
post-Homeric epic tradition ⓘ |
| authorOf | Little Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culturalContext | Archaic Greek literature ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | epic poetry about the Trojan War ⓘ |
| floruit | 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasVariantName |
Lescheos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lesches of Lesbos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicity | partly uncertain and based on later tradition ⓘ |
| influenced | later mythographic accounts of the fall of Troy ⓘ |
| knownFor | being a putative author of a lost Trojan War epic ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| LittleIliadNarrativeScope | events between the Iliad and the fall of Troy ⓘ |
| LittleIliadRelationToHomer |
continued the narrative of Homer’s Iliad
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provided material later integrated into post-Homeric Trojan narratives ⓘ |
| LittleIliadSubject |
episodes of the Trojan War after Hector’s death
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events leading to the fall of Troy ⓘ the contest for Achilles’ arms ⓘ the role of the Wooden Horse in Troy’s fall ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Proclus’ Chrestomathy (summary of the Epic Cycle)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient scholia ⓘ |
| notableWork | Little Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | poet ⓘ |
| partOf | Epic Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Lesbos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pyrrha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType | known only from fragments and testimonia ⓘ |
| subjectOf | ancient Greek literary tradition ⓘ |
| traditionallyCreditedWith | composing the Little Iliad ⓘ |
| workAttributed | Little Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workStatus | Little Iliad is lost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lesches of Pyrrha Description of subject: Lesches of Pyrrha was an early Greek epic poet traditionally credited with composing the lost epic "Little Iliad," which narrated events between the Iliad and the fall of Troy.
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