Peisithanatos
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Peisithanatos is the grim nickname of the ancient Cyrenaic philosopher Hegesias, reflecting his notorious association with arguments favoring death over life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peisithanatos canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10497043 — 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: Peisithanatos Context triple: [Hegesias of Cyrene, nickname, Peisithanatos]
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A.
Orthros
Orthros is a daily morning worship service in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches that features psalms, hymns, and prayers preparing the faithful for the Divine Liturgy.
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B.
Atropos
Atropos is the Fate in Greek mythology who determines the end of a mortal’s life by cutting their thread.
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C.
Psychopompos
Psychopompos is an epithet of the Greek god Hermes that highlights his role as a guide of souls to the underworld.
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D.
Idmon
Idmon is a seer in Greek mythology who joined Jason and the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece.
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E.
Apokreō
Apokreō is the Greek term for Meatfare Sunday, the last day on which meat is traditionally eaten before the stricter fasting period leading up to Orthodox Lent.
- 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: Peisithanatos Target entity description: Peisithanatos is the grim nickname of the ancient Cyrenaic philosopher Hegesias, reflecting his notorious association with arguments favoring death over life.
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A.
Orthros
Orthros is a daily morning worship service in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches that features psalms, hymns, and prayers preparing the faithful for the Divine Liturgy.
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B.
Atropos
Atropos is the Fate in Greek mythology who determines the end of a mortal’s life by cutting their thread.
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C.
Psychopompos
Psychopompos is an epithet of the Greek god Hermes that highlights his role as a guide of souls to the underworld.
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D.
Idmon
Idmon is a seer in Greek mythology who joined Jason and the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece.
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E.
Apokreō
Apokreō is the Greek term for Meatfare Sunday, the last day on which meat is traditionally eaten before the stricter fasting period leading up to Orthodox Lent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cyrenaic philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| activeIn | Cyrene ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Hegesias of Cyrene
ⓘ
Hegesias the Cyrenaic ⓘ
linked to:
Hegesias of Cyrene
|
| associatedWith |
Cyrenaic philosophy
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arguments favoring death over life ⓘ pessimistic ethics ⓘ |
| connotation | grim ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| ethicalView |
death may be preferable to life
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life contains more pain than pleasure ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Peisithanatos ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor | encouraging suicidal attitudes ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Cyrenaics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arguments favoring death over life
ⓘ
extreme hedonism with pessimistic conclusions ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| meaning | persuader to death ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Cyrenaic school
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linked to:
Cyrenaic school of philosophy
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| region | Cyrene ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| usedIn | ancient biographical tradition about Hegesias ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peisithanatos Description of subject: Peisithanatos is the grim nickname of the ancient Cyrenaic philosopher Hegesias, reflecting his notorious association with arguments favoring death over life.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.