Orontobates
E1141512
UNEXPLORED
Orontobates was a Persian-appointed satrap of Caria in the 4th century BCE who resisted Alexander the Great’s advance, notably during the siege of Halicarnassus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Orontobates canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15181858 — 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: Orontobates Context triple: [Siege of Halicarnassus, combatant, Orontobates]
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A.
Odorrana
Odorrana is a genus of true frogs commonly known as "odorous frogs," found primarily in fast-flowing streams and montane forests across East and Southeast Asia.
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B.
Rhodeus
Rhodeus is a genus of small freshwater bitterling fishes known for their unique reproductive behavior of depositing eggs in live freshwater mussels.
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C.
Parabothus
Parabothus is a genus of lefteye flounders, a group of bottom-dwelling marine flatfishes found in various oceanic regions.
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D.
Amphilius
Amphilius is a genus of small African catfishes commonly known as mountain or loach catfishes, found in fast-flowing freshwater streams and rivers.
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E.
Barbatula
Barbatula is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater stone loaches found in rivers and streams across Eurasia.
- 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: Orontobates Target entity description: Orontobates was a Persian-appointed satrap of Caria in the 4th century BCE who resisted Alexander the Great’s advance, notably during the siege of Halicarnassus.
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A.
Odorrana
Odorrana is a genus of true frogs commonly known as "odorous frogs," found primarily in fast-flowing streams and montane forests across East and Southeast Asia.
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B.
Rhodeus
Rhodeus is a genus of small freshwater bitterling fishes known for their unique reproductive behavior of depositing eggs in live freshwater mussels.
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C.
Parabothus
Parabothus is a genus of lefteye flounders, a group of bottom-dwelling marine flatfishes found in various oceanic regions.
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D.
Amphilius
Amphilius is a genus of small African catfishes commonly known as mountain or loach catfishes, found in fast-flowing freshwater streams and rivers.
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E.
Barbatula
Barbatula is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling freshwater stone loaches found in rivers and streams across Eurasia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.