Antigone of Epirus
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Antigone of Epirus was the first wife of King Pyrrhus of Epirus and a Molossian queen whose marriage helped secure his early political alliances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Antigone of Epirus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10854534 — 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: Antigone of Epirus Context triple: [Pyrrhus of Epirus, spouse, Antigone of Epirus]
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A.
Doris of Locris
Doris of Locris was an ancient Greek woman best known as the wife of the powerful Sicilian tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse.
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B.
Nerde Antigone
Nerde Antigone is a notable poetic work by the prominent Turkish modernist poet Edip Cansever.
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C.
Eurydice of Pylos
Eurydice of Pylos is a figure in Greek mythology known as the wife of King Nestor of Pylos and queen of that city-state.
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D.
Eugerygone
Eugerygone is a genus of Australasian robins in the family Petroicidae, comprising small insectivorous passerine birds native to the Australasian region.
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E.
Creusa
Creusa is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as a Trojan princess and the wife of the hero Aeneas.
- 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: Antigone of Epirus Target entity description: Antigone of Epirus was the first wife of King Pyrrhus of Epirus and a Molossian queen whose marriage helped secure his early political alliances.
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A.
Doris of Locris
Doris of Locris was an ancient Greek woman best known as the wife of the powerful Sicilian tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse.
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B.
Nerde Antigone
Nerde Antigone is a notable poetic work by the prominent Turkish modernist poet Edip Cansever.
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C.
Eurydice of Pylos
Eurydice of Pylos is a figure in Greek mythology known as the wife of King Nestor of Pylos and queen of that city-state.
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D.
Eugerygone
Eugerygone is a genus of Australasian robins in the family Petroicidae, comprising small insectivorous passerine birds native to the Australasian region.
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E.
Creusa
Creusa is a figure in Greek mythology, often depicted as an Athenian princess and mother of Ion in Euripides’ tragedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Molossian queen
ⓘ
ancient Greek noblewoman ⓘ queen consort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Molossian kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Molossian Kingdom
Ptolemaic court in Egypt ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Epirus ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Molossians ⓘ |
| father | Berenice I of Egypt’s first husband (name uncertain in sources) ⓘ |
| floruit | early 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Alexander the Great successor kingdoms ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| marriageHelpedSecure | political alliances for Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| mother | Berenice I of Egypt ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Ptolemaic dynasty (by maternal connection)
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Ptolemy
|
| notableFor | marriage alliance that strengthened Pyrrhus’s early rule ⓘ |
| placeOfMarriage | Epirus ⓘ |
| politicalRole | dynastic link between Epirus and the Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Queen of Epirus
ⓘ
linked to:
Deidamia II of Epirus
|
| region | Epirus ⓘ |
| relative |
Magas of Cyrene
ⓘ
Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| saidToBeTheFirstWifeOf | Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| sourceMention | ancient historiographical traditions about Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| spouse | Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| spouseDynasty | Aeacid dynasty ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | king ⓘ |
| spouseTitle | King of Epirus ⓘ |
| stepFather | Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Antigone of Epirus Description of subject: Antigone of Epirus was the first wife of King Pyrrhus of Epirus and a Molossian queen whose marriage helped secure his early political alliances.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.