Triple

T18775402
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hellenistic astrology E459120 entity
Predicate hasNotablePractitioner P26156 FINISHED
Object Vettius Valens
Vettius Valens was a 2nd-century Greco-Roman astrologer best known for his extensive astrological compendium, the Anthology, which is a major source for Hellenistic astrological practice.
E1341567 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Vettius Valens | Statement: [Hellenistic astrology, hasNotablePractitioner, Vettius Valens]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vettius Valens
Context triple: [Hellenistic astrology, hasNotablePractitioner, Vettius Valens]
  • A. Iamblichus of Chalcis
    Iamblichus of Chalcis was a Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic whose synthesis of Platonic thought with religious ritual and theurgy profoundly shaped later pagan and Christian philosophy.
  • B. Numenius of Apamea
    Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
  • C. Geminus of Rhodes
    Geminus of Rhodes was a 1st-century BCE Greek astronomer and mathematician known for his influential introductory treatise on astronomy, the "Introduction to the Phenomena."
  • D. Placidus
    Placidus is a Latin given name and surname historically associated with early Christian figures and later used in various European cultures.
  • E. Proclus
    Proclus was a prominent 5th-century Neoplatonist philosopher best known for his systematic commentaries on Plato and for shaping later pagan and Christian metaphysical thought.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Vettius Valens
Triple: [Hellenistic astrology, hasNotablePractitioner, Vettius Valens]
Generated description
Vettius Valens was a 2nd-century Greco-Roman astrologer best known for his extensive astrological compendium, the Anthology, which is a major source for Hellenistic astrological practice.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vettius Valens
Target entity description: Vettius Valens was a 2nd-century Greco-Roman astrologer best known for his extensive astrological compendium, the Anthology, which is a major source for Hellenistic astrological practice.
  • A. Iamblichus of Chalcis
    Iamblichus of Chalcis was a Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic whose synthesis of Platonic thought with religious ritual and theurgy profoundly shaped later pagan and Christian philosophy.
  • B. Numenius of Apamea
    Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
  • C. Geminus of Rhodes
    Geminus of Rhodes was a 1st-century BCE Greek astronomer and mathematician known for his influential introductory treatise on astronomy, the "Introduction to the Phenomena."
  • D. Placidus
    Placidus is a Latin given name and surname historically associated with early Christian figures and later used in various European cultures.
  • E. Proclus
    Proclus was a prominent 5th-century Neoplatonist philosopher best known for his systematic commentaries on Plato and for shaping later pagan and Christian metaphysical thought.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d8d395dba0819087568404508590cb completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5933ad4288190b17e5fad57d8417d completed April 20, 2026, 2:45 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a053d48e7748190aa0f83acae272546 completed May 14, 2026, 3:11 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a053e7376ec8190950881d90d9fa567 completed May 14, 2026, 3:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a053ef3600881908e39a4abe4e032e8 completed May 14, 2026, 3:18 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:52 a.m.