Arete of Cyrene
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Arete of Cyrene was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Cyrenaic school, noted as one of the earliest known female philosophers and an influential transmitter of her father Aristippus’s hedonistic teachings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arete of Cyrene canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T698165 — 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: Arete of Cyrene Context triple: [Aristippus, teacherOf, Arete of Cyrene]
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Hipparchia of Maroneia
Hipparchia of Maroneia was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher, renowned as one of the few known female philosophers of antiquity and for her unconventional life and public rejection of traditional gender roles.
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B.
Diotima of Mantinea
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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C.
Aspasia of Miletus
Aspasia of Miletus was an influential 5th-century BCE Greek intellectual and rhetorician, renowned for her role in Athenian political and cultural life and her association with leading figures of the classical era.
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D.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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E.
Cleanthes of Assos
Cleanthes of Assos was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher, successor to Zeno of Citium as head of the Stoic school, known for his piety, moral rigor, and the famous "Hymn to Zeus."
- 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: Arete of Cyrene Target entity description: Arete of Cyrene was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Cyrenaic school, noted as one of the earliest known female philosophers and an influential transmitter of her father Aristippus’s hedonistic teachings.
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A.
Hipparchia of Maroneia
Hipparchia of Maroneia was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher, renowned as one of the few known female philosophers of antiquity and for her unconventional life and public rejection of traditional gender roles.
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B.
Diotima of Mantinea
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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C.
Aspasia of Miletus
Aspasia of Miletus was an influential 5th-century BCE Greek intellectual and rhetorician, renowned for her role in Athenian political and cultural life and her association with leading figures of the classical era.
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D.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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E.
Cleanthes of Assos
Cleanthes of Assos was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher, successor to Zeno of Citium as head of the Stoic school, known for his piety, moral rigor, and the famous "Hymn to Zeus."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cyrenaic philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ classical-era Greek person ⓘ female philosopher ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cyrenaic school of philosophy
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hedonistic ethics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| era | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| father |
Aristippus
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surface form:
Aristippus of Cyrene
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| floruit | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aristippus
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surface form:
Aristippus the Younger
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| influencedBy |
Aristippus
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surface form:
Aristippus of Cyrene
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| knownFor |
being cited in later doxographical traditions about the Cyrenaics
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continuing the philosophical school founded by her father ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainInterest | hedonism ⓘ |
| notableAs | disciple and successor of Aristippus of Cyrene ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest known female philosophers
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transmitting the hedonistic teachings of Aristippus of Cyrene ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus | pleasure as the highest good ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Cyrenaic school of philosophy
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surface form:
Cyrenaic school
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| placeOfOrigin | Cyrene ⓘ |
| region | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| relative |
Aristippus
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surface form:
Aristippus of Cyrene
Aristippus ⓘ
surface form:
Aristippus the Younger
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| sourceAttestation |
Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
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surface form:
Diogenes Laertius
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| taught |
Aristippus
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surface form:
Aristippus the Younger
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| tradition | Cyrenaic hedonism ⓘ |
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