Ἡφαιστίων ὁ Μακεδών
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Ἡφαιστίων ὁ Μακεδών was a close friend, confidant, and general of Alexander the Great in the Macedonian army.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ἡφαιστίων ὁ Μακεδών canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18167750 — 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: Ἡφαιστίων ὁ Μακεδών Context triple: [Ἡφαιστίων, knownAs, Ἡφαιστίων ὁ Μακεδών]
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A.
Heracles of Macedon
Heracles of Macedon was the illegitimate son of Alexander the Great who became a short-lived claimant to the Macedonian throne during the turbulent Successor period.
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B.
Parmenas
Parmenas was one of the seven early Christian deacons chosen by the apostles in Jerusalem to assist with the ministry and care of the community.
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C.
Orestes of Macedon
Orestes of Macedon was a short-reigning ancient Macedonian king who succeeded Archelaus I during a turbulent period of dynastic instability.
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D.
Pleistarchus
Pleistarchus was a 5th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta and son of the famous Spartan leader Pausanias.
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E.
Φαίδων
«Φαίδων» είναι πλατωνικός διάλογος που πραγματεύεται κυρίως την αθανασία της ψυχής μέσα από την αφήγηση των τελευταίων στιγμών του Σωκράτη.
- 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: Ἡφαιστίων ὁ Μακεδών Target entity description: Ἡφαιστίων ὁ Μακεδών was a close friend, confidant, and general of Alexander the Great in the Macedonian army.
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A.
Heracles of Macedon
Heracles of Macedon was the illegitimate son of Alexander the Great who became a short-lived claimant to the Macedonian throne during the turbulent Successor period.
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B.
Parmenas
Parmenas was one of the seven early Christian deacons chosen by the apostles in Jerusalem to assist with the ministry and care of the community.
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C.
Orestes of Macedon
Orestes of Macedon was a short-reigning ancient Macedonian king who succeeded Archelaus I during a turbulent period of dynastic instability.
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D.
Pleistarchus
Pleistarchus was a 5th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta and son of the famous Spartan leader Pausanias.
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E.
Φαίδων
«Φαίδων» είναι πλατωνικός διάλογος που πραγματεύεται κυρίως την αθανασία της ψυχής μέσα από την αφήγηση των τελευταίων στιγμών του Σωκράτη.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.