King of Epirus
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The King of Epirus was the monarch of the ancient Greek region of Epirus, ruling over its tribes and city-states in northwestern Greece.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King of Epirus canonical | 2 |
| Kings of Epirus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15218537 — 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: King of Epirus Context triple: [Neoptolemus I of Epirus, positionHeld, King of Epirus]
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A.
Alcetas I of Epirus
Alcetas I of Epirus was a 4th-century BC king of the Molossians in Epirus, known for his alliances with major Greek powers such as Athens and Macedon during the turbulent era of classical Greek politics.
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B.
Arybbas of Epirus
Arybbas of Epirus was a 4th-century BC Molossian king of Epirus, known for consolidating his kingdom’s power and as the uncle and early guardian of Alexander the Great’s mother, Olympias.
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C.
Alexander of Epirus
Alexander of Epirus was a 4th-century BC Molossian king and uncle of Alexander the Great, known for his campaigns in southern Italy against various Italic peoples.
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D.
Neoptolemus II of Epirus
Neoptolemus II of Epirus was a 4th-century BC Molossian king who ruled Epirus and was part of the royal dynasty later associated with Pyrrhus of Epirus.
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E.
King of Aetolia
The King of Aetolia was the mythological ruler of the ancient Greek region of Aetolia, often associated with figures in heroic legends and genealogies.
- 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: King of Epirus Target entity description: The King of Epirus was the monarch of the ancient Greek region of Epirus, ruling over its tribes and city-states in northwestern Greece.
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A.
Alcetas I of Epirus
Alcetas I of Epirus was a 4th-century BC king of the Molossians in Epirus, known for his alliances with major Greek powers such as Athens and Macedon during the turbulent era of classical Greek politics.
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B.
Arybbas of Epirus
Arybbas of Epirus was a 4th-century BC Molossian king of Epirus, known for consolidating his kingdom’s power and as the uncle and early guardian of Alexander the Great’s mother, Olympias.
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C.
Alexander of Epirus
Alexander of Epirus was a 4th-century BC Molossian king and uncle of Alexander the Great, known for his campaigns in southern Italy against various Italic peoples.
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D.
Neoptolemus II of Epirus
Neoptolemus II of Epirus was a 4th-century BC Molossian king who ruled Epirus and was part of the royal dynasty later associated with Pyrrhus of Epirus.
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E.
King of Aetolia
The King of Aetolia was the mythological ruler of the ancient Greek region of Aetolia, often associated with figures in heroic legends and genealogies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.