Ptolemy son of Lagus
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Ptolemy son of Lagus was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became ruler of Egypt and founded the Ptolemaic dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ptolemy son of Lagus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18109587 — 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: Ptolemy son of Lagus Context triple: [Ptolemy I Soter, alsoKnownAs, Ptolemy son of Lagus]
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Ptolemy son of Dorymenes
Ptolemy son of Dorymenes was a Seleucid military officer and general active during the early Maccabean Revolt in the 2nd century BCE.
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B.
Ptolemy son of Abubus
Ptolemy son of Abubus was a Hellenistic-era Jewish official and son-in-law of Simon Thassi who infamously betrayed and murdered him in a bid for power during the Hasmonean period.
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C.
Ptolemy son of Mennaeus
Ptolemy son of Mennaeus was a 1st-century BCE Iturean dynast who ruled parts of the Levant, notably Chalcis, and played a significant role in the regional politics between the Seleucid, Hasmonean, and later Roman powers.
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Ptolemy of Aloros
Ptolemy of Aloros was a 4th-century BC Macedonian noble who seized power as regent after orchestrating the assassination of King Alexander II of Macedon.
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Rex Ptolemaeus
Rex Ptolemaeus was the royal title borne by Ptolemy of Mauretania, the last king of the North African client kingdom of Mauretania under the Roman Empire.
- 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: Ptolemy son of Lagus Target entity description: Ptolemy son of Lagus was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became ruler of Egypt and founded the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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A.
Ptolemy son of Dorymenes
Ptolemy son of Dorymenes was a Seleucid military officer and general active during the early Maccabean Revolt in the 2nd century BCE.
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B.
Ptolemy son of Abubus
Ptolemy son of Abubus was a Hellenistic-era Jewish official and son-in-law of Simon Thassi who infamously betrayed and murdered him in a bid for power during the Hasmonean period.
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C.
Ptolemy son of Mennaeus
Ptolemy son of Mennaeus was a 1st-century BCE Iturean dynast who ruled parts of the Levant, notably Chalcis, and played a significant role in the regional politics between the Seleucid, Hasmonean, and later Roman powers.
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D.
Ptolemy of Aloros
Ptolemy of Aloros was a 4th-century BC Macedonian noble who seized power as regent after orchestrating the assassination of King Alexander II of Macedon.
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E.
Rex Ptolemaeus
Rex Ptolemaeus was the royal title borne by Ptolemy of Mauretania, the last king of the North African client kingdom of Mauretania under the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Ptolemy