Apollodorus of Carystus
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Apollodorus of Carystus was an Athenian playwright of the New Comedy period, known for his influential and refined domestic comedies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Apollodorus of Carystus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10138648 — 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: Apollodorus of Carystus Context triple: [New Comedy, notableAuthor, Apollodorus of Carystus]
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A.
Apollodorus of Athens
Apollodorus of Athens was a 2nd-century BCE Greek scholar and grammarian known for his influential mythographical and chronological works.
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B.
Apollodorus of Phaleron
Apollodorus of Phaleron was an Athenian follower of Socrates, remembered from Plato’s dialogues as a devoted but emotionally intense disciple of the philosopher.
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C.
Apollodorus of Damascus
Apollodorus of Damascus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman architect and engineer known for designing major imperial projects under Emperor Trajan, including monumental buildings and infrastructure across the Roman Empire.
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D.
Olympiodorus of Thebes
Olympiodorus of Thebes was a late antique Greek historian and diplomat whose now-lost historical work on the early 5th-century Roman Empire significantly influenced later writers such as Zosimus.
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E.
Aristophanes of Byzantium
Aristophanes of Byzantium was a prominent Hellenistic Greek scholar and librarian at Alexandria, renowned for his critical editions of classical texts and foundational work in grammar and textual criticism.
- 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: Apollodorus of Carystus Target entity description: Apollodorus of Carystus was an Athenian playwright of the New Comedy period, known for his influential and refined domestic comedies.
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A.
Apollodorus of Athens
Apollodorus of Athens was a 2nd-century BCE Greek scholar and grammarian known for his influential mythographical and chronological works.
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B.
Apollodorus of Phaleron
Apollodorus of Phaleron was an Athenian follower of Socrates, remembered from Plato’s dialogues as a devoted but emotionally intense disciple of the philosopher.
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C.
Apollodorus of Damascus
Apollodorus of Damascus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman architect and engineer known for designing major imperial projects under Emperor Trajan, including monumental buildings and infrastructure across the Roman Empire.
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D.
Olympiodorus of Thebes
Olympiodorus of Thebes was a late antique Greek historian and diplomat whose now-lost historical work on the early 5th-century Roman Empire significantly influenced later writers such as Zosimus.
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E.
Aristophanes of Byzantium
Aristophanes of Byzantium was a prominent Hellenistic Greek scholar and librarian at Alexandria, renowned for his critical editions of classical texts and foundational work in grammar and textual criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian dramatist
ⓘ
New Comedy poet ⓘ ancient Greek playwright ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian theatre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
comic stage in Athens ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Classical Greek theatre ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | ancient Greek comedy ⓘ |
| floruit | 4th–3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| genre | domestic comedy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Menander
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later Roman comic playwrights ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
ancient testimonia
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later literary references ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Hellenistic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | New Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Athenian ⓘ |
| notableFor | refined domestic comedies ⓘ |
| occupation |
comic poet
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Carystus
NERFINISHED
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Euboea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
complex plots
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realistic characterization ⓘ refined ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
everyday domestic life
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family relationships ⓘ social manners ⓘ |
| tradition | Attic New Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workStatus | survives mainly in fragments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apollodorus of Carystus Description of subject: Apollodorus of Carystus was an Athenian playwright of the New Comedy period, known for his influential and refined domestic comedies.
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