Theos Philopator
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Theos Philopator was the epithet of Ptolemy XIII, a young king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt best known for his conflict with Julius Caesar and his sister Cleopatra VII.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theos Philopator canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10086936 — 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: Theos Philopator Context triple: [Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, epithet, Theos Philopator]
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A.
Ptolemaeus of Commagene
Ptolemaeus of Commagene was a Hellenistic ruler of Armenian and Greek descent who established the small but strategically important Kingdom of Commagene in what is now southeastern Turkey.
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B.
Ptolemaios Philadelphos
Ptolemaios Philadelphos is the Greek regnal name of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the Hellenistic king who ruled Egypt during the 3rd century BCE and significantly developed the Ptolemaic Kingdom and its cultural institutions.
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C.
Demetrius I Soter
Demetrius I Soter was a 2nd-century BC Seleucid king known for reclaiming the throne from usurpers and briefly restoring the strength of the Hellenistic Syrian kingdom.
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D.
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
Ptolemy VIII Physcon was a controversial and often brutal Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, known for his turbulent reign marked by dynastic conflicts and political intrigue.
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E.
Ptolemaios XV Kaisar
Ptolemy XV Caesarion was the son of Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar and the last pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt before its annexation by Rome.
- 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: Theos Philopator Target entity description: Theos Philopator was the epithet of Ptolemy XIII, a young king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt best known for his conflict with Julius Caesar and his sister Cleopatra VII.
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A.
Ptolemaeus of Commagene
Ptolemaeus of Commagene was a Hellenistic ruler of Armenian and Greek descent who established the small but strategically important Kingdom of Commagene in what is now southeastern Turkey.
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B.
Ptolemaios Philadelphos
Ptolemaios Philadelphos is the Greek regnal name of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the Hellenistic king who ruled Egypt during the 3rd century BCE and significantly developed the Ptolemaic Kingdom and its cultural institutions.
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C.
Demetrius I Soter
Demetrius I Soter was a 2nd-century BC Seleucid king known for reclaiming the throne from usurpers and briefly restoring the strength of the Hellenistic Syrian kingdom.
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D.
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
Ptolemy VIII Physcon was a controversial and often brutal Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, known for his turbulent reign marked by dynastic conflicts and political intrigue.
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E.
Ptolemaios XV Kaisar
Ptolemy XV Caesarion was the son of Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar and the last pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt before its annexation by Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ptolemaic ruler
ⓘ
human ⓘ king of Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cleopatra VII’s early reign
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 62 BC ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Alexandria ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Alexandria ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | drowning ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Cleopatra VII Philopator
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleopatra VII
Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| coRulerWith |
Cleopatra VII Philopator
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleopatra VII
Ptolemy XIV ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| deathCircumstances | drowned in the Nile while fleeing after defeat by Caesar ⓘ |
| deathDate | 47 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Alexandria ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Ptolemaic dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Lagid dynasty
|
| epithet | Theos Philopator ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| father | Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ |
| givenName | Ptolemy ⓘ |
| governmentForm | Hellenistic monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
civil war against Cleopatra VII
ⓘ
involvement in Julius Caesar’s Egyptian campaign ⓘ role in the Alexandrian War ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Egyptian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| mother | Cleopatra V Tryphaena ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Alexandrian War
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexandrian Civil War
Siege of Alexandria (47 BC) ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Alexandria (47 BCE)
|
| politicalAlly |
Achillas (general)
ⓘ
linked to:
Achillas
Pothinus (eunuch regent) ⓘ Theodotus of Chios ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ |
| regnalName |
Ptolemy XIII
ⓘ
linked to:
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
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| reignEnd | 47 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 51 BC ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| sibling |
Arsinoe IV
ⓘ
Cleopatra VII Philopator ⓘ
linked to:
Cleopatra VII
Ptolemy XIV ⓘ |
| successor |
Cleopatra VII Philopator
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleopatra VII
Ptolemy XIV ⓘ |
| title |
King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
ⓘ
Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theos Philopator Description of subject: Theos Philopator was the epithet of Ptolemy XIII, a young king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt best known for his conflict with Julius Caesar and his sister Cleopatra VII.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Theos Philopator