Harmodius
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Harmodius was an Athenian citizen famed, along with Aristogeiton, for assassinating the tyrant Hipparchus and becoming a symbol of democratic resistance in ancient Athens.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harmodius canonical | 5 |
| Harmodius and Aristogeiton | 2 |
| Aristogeiton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1229916 — 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: Harmodius Context triple: [Hipparchus of Athens, killedBy, Harmodius]
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A.
Pammenes of Thebes
Pammenes of Thebes was a prominent 4th-century BC Theban general and statesman known for his military leadership during the height of Theban power in Greece.
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B.
Alcibiades
Alcibiades was a controversial and charismatic Athenian statesman and general of the Peloponnesian War, known for his shifting political allegiances between Athens, Sparta, and Persia.
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C.
Agesilaus
"Agesilaus" is a biographical work by the ancient Greek historian Xenophon that praises and chronicles the life and leadership of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
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D.
Brasidas
Brasidas was a prominent Spartan general renowned for his bold and skillful campaigns during the Peloponnesian War.
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E.
Simmias of Thebes
Simmias of Thebes was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and close associate of Socrates, best known for his role as a questioning interlocutor in Plato’s dialogues.
- 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: Harmodius Target entity description: Harmodius was an Athenian citizen famed, along with Aristogeiton, for assassinating the tyrant Hipparchus and becoming a symbol of democratic resistance in ancient Athens.
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A.
Pammenes of Thebes
Pammenes of Thebes was a prominent 4th-century BC Theban general and statesman known for his military leadership during the height of Theban power in Greece.
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B.
Alcibiades
Alcibiades was a controversial and charismatic Athenian statesman and general of the Peloponnesian War, known for his shifting political allegiances between Athens, Sparta, and Persia.
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C.
Agesilaus
"Agesilaus" is a biographical work by the ancient Greek historian Xenophon that praises and chronicles the life and leadership of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
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D.
Brasidas
Brasidas was a prominent Spartan general renowned for his bold and skillful campaigns during the Peloponnesian War.
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E.
Simmias of Thebes
Simmias of Thebes was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and close associate of Socrates, best known for his role as a questioning interlocutor in Plato’s dialogues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian citizen
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historical figure ⓘ tyrannicide ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aristogeiton
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Athenian democracy ⓘ tyrannicide tradition ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Athenians
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Ancient Greek political people ⓘ Assassins in history ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed during assassination of Hipparchus ⓘ |
| co-conspirator | Aristogeiton ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
drinking song "Skolion of Harmodius and Aristogeiton"
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public honors in Athens ⓘ statues in the Athenian Agora ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction |
subject of Athenian vase paintings
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subject of ancient Greek poetry ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| familyBackground | Athenian citizen family ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalCompanion | Aristogeiton ⓘ |
| hasLegendaryStatus | hero of Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| legacy |
influenced later democratic ideology in Athens
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invoked in political rhetoric in classical Athens ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Aristotle's "Athenian Constitution"
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linked to:
Aristotle’s Athenian Constitution
Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War" ⓘ
linked to:
History of the Peloponnesian War
later classical literary sources ⓘ |
| mythologizedAs | founder-hero of Athenian freedom ⓘ |
| notableFor |
assassination of Hipparchus
ⓘ
opposition to tyranny in Athens ⓘ symbol of democratic resistance ⓘ |
| opponent |
Hipparchus
ⓘ
linked to:
Hipparchus of Athens
Peisistratid tyranny ⓘ
linked to:
Peisistratid tyranny in Athens
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| partnerInCrime | Aristogeiton ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Athens ⓘ |
| politicalSymbolOf |
foundations of Athenian democracy
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resistance to tyranny ⓘ |
| religiousContext | attack carried out during the Panathenaia festival ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | one of the Tyrannicides ⓘ |
| residence | Athens ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | assassin of Hipparchus at the Panathenaic festival ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | in a same-sex relationship with Aristogeiton ⓘ |
| statuesBy | Kritios and Nesiotes ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harmodius Description of subject: Harmodius was an Athenian citizen famed, along with Aristogeiton, for assassinating the tyrant Hipparchus and becoming a symbol of democratic resistance in ancient Athens.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Harmodius
linked to: Harmodius
subject linked to:
drinking song "Skolion of Harmodius and Aristogeiton"
subject linked to:
drinking song "Skolion of Harmodius and Aristogeiton"
linked to: Harmodius