Heliodorus
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Heliodorus is a figure from ancient history and biblical tradition, often remembered as a Seleucid official who attempted to plunder the Temple in Jerusalem and was miraculously thwarted, a scene famously depicted by Raphael in the Vatican.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heliodorus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18061309 — 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: Heliodorus Context triple: [Room of Heliodorus, namedAfter, Heliodorus]
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A.
Heliodorus of Alexandria
Heliodorus of Alexandria was a late antique Greek philosopher and commentator associated with the Alexandrian Neoplatonic school.
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B.
Apollonius of Rhodes
Apollonius of Rhodes was a Hellenistic Greek poet and scholar best known for his epic poem the "Argonautica," which recounts Jason’s quest for the Golden Fleece.
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C.
Agatharchides
Agatharchides was a 2nd-century BCE Greek historian and geographer known for his detailed accounts of the Red Sea and Arabian regions.
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D.
Arrian of Nicomedia
Arrian of Nicomedia was a 2nd-century Greek historian and philosopher, best known for recording the teachings of Epictetus and for his influential history of Alexander the Great.
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E.
Quintus Smyrnaeus
Quintus Smyrnaeus was a late antique Greek epic poet best known for his poem "Posthomerica," which continues the narrative of the Trojan War from where Homer's Iliad ends.
- 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: Heliodorus Target entity description: Heliodorus is a figure from ancient history and biblical tradition, often remembered as a Seleucid official who attempted to plunder the Temple in Jerusalem and was miraculously thwarted, a scene famously depicted by Raphael in the Vatican.
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A.
Heliodorus of Alexandria
Heliodorus of Alexandria was a late antique Greek philosopher and commentator associated with the Alexandrian Neoplatonic school.
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B.
Apollonius of Rhodes
Apollonius of Rhodes was a Hellenistic Greek poet and scholar best known for his epic poem the "Argonautica," which recounts Jason’s quest for the Golden Fleece.
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C.
Agatharchides
Agatharchides was a 2nd-century BCE Greek historian and geographer known for his detailed accounts of the Red Sea and Arabian regions.
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D.
Arrian of Nicomedia
Arrian of Nicomedia was a 2nd-century Greek historian and philosopher, best known for recording the teachings of Epictetus and for his influential history of Alexander the Great.
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E.
Quintus Smyrnaeus
Quintus Smyrnaeus was a late antique Greek epic poet best known for his poem "Posthomerica," which continues the narrative of the Trojan War from where Homer's Iliad ends.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.