Ephialtes
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Ephialtes was a 5th-century BCE Athenian statesman known for his democratic reforms that curtailed the power of the aristocratic Areopagus council and strengthened the authority of the popular assembly.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ephialtes canonical | 2 |
| Ephialtes in 300 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8916317 — 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: Ephialtes Context triple: [Athenian Assembly (Ekklesia), reformedBy, Ephialtes]
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A.
Ephialtes
Ephialtes is a fearsome giant from Greek mythology, often depicted as one of the Aloadae brothers who challenged the Olympian gods and symbolized hubris against divine order.
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B.
Philocles
Philocles was an Athenian naval commander during the late Peloponnesian War, noted for his role in the decisive defeat at Aegospotami.
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C.
Ligkiades
Ligkiades is a village in northwestern Greece overlooking Lake Pamvotida, known for its scenic views and tragic World War II history.
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D.
Tholomyès
Tholomyès is a carefree and irresponsible student in Victor Hugo’s "Les Misérables" who briefly romances Fantine before abandoning her and their child.
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E.
Thrasymedes
Thrasymedes is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of Nestor who fought as a warrior in the Trojan War.
- 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: Ephialtes Target entity description: Ephialtes was a 5th-century BCE Athenian statesman known for his democratic reforms that curtailed the power of the aristocratic Areopagus council and strengthened the authority of the popular assembly.
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A.
Ephialtes
Ephialtes is a fearsome giant from Greek mythology, often depicted as one of the Aloadae brothers who challenged the Olympian gods and symbolized hubris against divine order.
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B.
Philocles
Philocles was an Athenian naval commander during the late Peloponnesian War, noted for his role in the decisive defeat at Aegospotami.
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C.
Ligkiades
Ligkiades is a village in northwestern Greece overlooking Lake Pamvotida, known for its scenic views and tragic World War II history.
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D.
Tholomyès
Tholomyès is a carefree and irresponsible student in Victor Hugo’s "Les Misérables" who briefly romances Fantine before abandoning her and their child.
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E.
Thrasymedes
Thrasymedes is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of Nestor who fought as a warrior in the Trojan War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian statesman
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human ⓘ reformer ⓘ |
| activeIn | Athenian politics ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
curtail aristocratic influence
ⓘ
enhance popular sovereignty ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pericles ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| country | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| deathCause | assassination ⓘ |
| deathManner | murdered ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early phase of Athenian radical democracy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
democratic reforms in Athens
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limiting the powers of the Areopagus ⓘ reforms of the Athenian constitution ⓘ strengthening the Athenian popular assembly (ekklesia) ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | key architect of Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| mentorOf | Pericles ⓘ |
| opponents | Athenian aristocratic faction ⓘ |
| opposedInstitution |
Areopagus council
ⓘ
linked to:
Areopagus
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| placeOfActivity | Athens ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | democracy ⓘ |
| reformType |
constitutional reform
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judicial reform ⓘ political reform ⓘ |
| removedPowersFrom |
Areopagus council
ⓘ
linked to:
Areopagus
|
| sourceMention |
Aristotle’s Politics
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linked to:
Aristotle's Politics
Plutarch’s Lives ⓘ
linked to:
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
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| strengthenedInstitution |
Athenian law courts (dikasteria)
ⓘ
linked to:
Athenian court
Athenian popular assembly ⓘ
linked to:
Athenian Assembly (Ekklesia)
|
| timePeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| transferredPowersTo |
people’s courts
ⓘ
popular assembly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ephialtes Description of subject: Ephialtes was a 5th-century BCE Athenian statesman known for his democratic reforms that curtailed the power of the aristocratic Areopagus council and strengthened the authority of the popular assembly.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ephialtes