Diotima of Mantinea
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Diotima of Mantinea is a possibly fictional female philosopher and priestess in Plato’s Symposium who teaches Socrates about the nature of love and the ascent to the Form of Beauty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diotima | 3 |
| Diotima of Mantinea canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T583343 — 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: Diotima of Mantinea Context triple: [Plato's Symposium, featuresCharacter, Diotima of Mantinea]
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A.
Echecrates
Echecrates is a Pythagorean philosopher who appears in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo" as the interlocutor to whom Phaedo recounts the final conversation and death of Socrates.
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B.
Cebes of Thebes
Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
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C.
Cratylus
Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
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D.
Charmides
Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
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E.
Timaeus of Tauromenium
Timaeus of Tauromenium was an ancient Greek historian of Magna Graecia, best known for his extensive universal history that greatly influenced later writers like Polybius and Diodorus Siculus.
- 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: Diotima of Mantinea Target entity description: Diotima of Mantinea is a possibly fictional female philosopher and priestess in Plato’s Symposium who teaches Socrates about the nature of love and the ascent to the Form of Beauty.
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A.
Echecrates
Echecrates is a Pythagorean philosopher who appears in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo" as the interlocutor to whom Phaedo recounts the final conversation and death of Socrates.
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B.
Cebes of Thebes
Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
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C.
Cratylus
Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
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D.
Charmides
Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
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E.
Timaeus of Tauromenium
Timaeus of Tauromenium was an ancient Greek historian of Magna Graecia, best known for his extensive universal history that greatly influenced later writers like Polybius and Diodorus Siculus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic character
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ancient Greek figure ⓘ philosopher ⓘ priestess ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mantinea
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Mantineia ⓘ
surface form:
Mantinea in Arcadia
|
| conceptAssociated |
the Form of Beauty
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surface form:
Form of Beauty
Ladder of Love ⓘ philosophical midwifery of souls ⓘ spiritual procreation ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| describedAs |
a priestess
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a seer ⓘ wise ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
philosophy of love
ⓘ
religious practice ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicity | possibly fictional ⓘ |
| influenced |
Platonic philosophy of love
ⓘ
later philosophical discussions of eros ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
classical philologists
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feminist philosophers ⓘ historians of philosophy ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| legacy |
central figure in interpretations of Platonic eros
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symbol of female wisdom in ancient philosophy ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Plato's Symposium ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | female authority on love surpassing Socrates ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod | mythic and religious discourse to explain philosophical ideas ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
beauty
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contemplation of Forms ⓘ erotic love ⓘ immortality through procreation and creation ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | having delayed a plague at Athens through sacrifices (in Symposium) ⓘ |
| primaryWorkContext |
Plato's Symposium
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surface form:
Symposium (dialogue)
|
| relationshipToPlato | character used by Plato to articulate his doctrine of love ⓘ |
| religiousRole | priestess involved in rites concerning love and fertility (as portrayed by Plato) ⓘ |
| roleInSymposium |
expounder of the Ladder of Love
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source of Socrates' speech on love ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | whether she was a historical person or a literary creation ⓘ |
| sourceOfAccount |
Socrates
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surface form:
Socrates (as reported by Plato)
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| teacherOf | Socrates ⓘ |
| teachesAbout |
love (Eros)
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the ascent to the Form of Beauty ⓘ |
| textualStatus | known only from Plato's writings ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BCE (dramatic setting) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Diotima of Mantinea Description of subject: Diotima of Mantinea is a possibly fictional female philosopher and priestess in Plato’s Symposium who teaches Socrates about the nature of love and the ascent to the Form of Beauty.
Referenced by (6)
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