Longinus
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Longinus is the name traditionally given to the ancient Greek literary critic credited with the treatise "On the Sublime," a foundational work in the study of rhetoric and aesthetics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Longinus canonical | 3 |
| Longinus (traditional attribution) | 1 |
| Pseudo-Longinus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7136949 — 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: Longinus Context triple: [Peri Bathous, or the Art of Sinking in Poetry, influencedBy, Longinus]
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A.
Ossiano
Ossiano is an acclaimed fine-dining seafood restaurant in Dubai known for its immersive underwater aquarium setting and innovative tasting menus.
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B.
Deimachus
Deimachus is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the son of Enarete.
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C.
Tydeus
Tydeus is a fierce warrior of Greek mythology, one of the Seven Against Thebes and father of the hero Diomedes.
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D.
Stylius
Stylius is a consumer products brand likely focused on personal or household items within the Consumer Products Division’s portfolio.
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E.
Laelianus
Laelianus was a short-lived usurper emperor of the breakaway Gallic Empire in the 3rd century Roman crisis.
- 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: Longinus Target entity description: Longinus is the name traditionally given to the ancient Greek literary critic credited with the treatise "On the Sublime," a foundational work in the study of rhetoric and aesthetics.
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A.
Ossiano
Ossiano is an acclaimed fine-dining seafood restaurant in Dubai known for its immersive underwater aquarium setting and innovative tasting menus.
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B.
Deimachus
Deimachus is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the son of Enarete.
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C.
Tydeus
Tydeus is a fierce warrior of Greek mythology, one of the Seven Against Thebes and father of the hero Diomedes.
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D.
Stylius
Stylius is a consumer products brand likely focused on personal or household items within the Consumer Products Division’s portfolio.
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E.
Laelianus
Laelianus was a short-lived usurper emperor of the breakaway Gallic Empire in the 3rd century Roman crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aesthetic theorist
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ancient Greek literary critic ⓘ literary theorist ⓘ pseudonymous author ⓘ rhetorician ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
elevated style
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emotional power in literature ⓘ grandeur of thought ⓘ the sublime ⓘ transport of the audience ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus |
disputed
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uncertain ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
criteria of great writing
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effects of style on readers ⓘ |
| creditedWith | authorship of On the Sublime ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Hellenistic Greek culture ⓘ |
| evaluates |
Demosthenes
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Homer ⓘ Plato ⓘ Sappho ⓘ various Greek tragedians ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aesthetics
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literary criticism ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| genreOfWriting | literary treatise ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Romantic literary theory
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Western literary criticism ⓘ aesthetic theory ⓘ rhetorical theory ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
treatise On the Sublime
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linked to:
On the Sublime
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| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| nameTraditionallyGivenTo | author of On the Sublime ⓘ |
| notableWork | On the Sublime ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | Platonizing aesthetics ⓘ |
| possibleIdentification |
Cassius Longinus
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linked to:
Gaius Cassius Longinus
Dionysius Longinus ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Mediterranean (attributed)
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linked to:
Eastern Mediterranean
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| survivingWorkStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| textualTradition | Byzantine manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| workTitleInGreek | Peri Hypsous ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Longinus Description of subject: Longinus is the name traditionally given to the ancient Greek literary critic credited with the treatise "On the Sublime," a foundational work in the study of rhetoric and aesthetics.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Longinus
linked to: Longinus