Alexandros son of Menides from Antioch on the Maeander
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Alexandros son of Menides from Antioch on the Maeander was an ancient Greek sculptor traditionally credited with creating the famous Hellenistic statue known as the Venus de Milo.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alexandros son of Menides from Antioch on the Maeander canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2122995 — 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: Alexandros son of Menides from Antioch on the Maeander Context triple: [Venus de Milo, signedBy, Alexandros son of Menides from Antioch on the Maeander]
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Alexandros (Greek)
Alexandros (Greek) is an ancient Greek male given name meaning "defender of men," best known from figures such as Alexander the Great.
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Antiochus of Ascalon
Antiochus of Ascalon was a 1st-century BCE Greek philosopher who led a major turn in Platonism by rejecting radical skepticism and integrating Stoic and Peripatetic ideas into a more dogmatic, eclectic Platonist system.
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C.
Menexenus (son)
Menexenus (son) is known in ancient Greek tradition as a son of the philosopher Socrates.
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Apollodorus of Damascus
Apollodorus of Damascus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman architect and engineer known for designing major imperial projects under Emperor Trajan, including monumental buildings and infrastructure across the Roman Empire.
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E.
Nicomedes I of Bithynia
Nicomedes I of Bithynia was a 3rd-century BC king of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia, noted for his ambitious state-building, dynastic struggles, and close dealings with emerging Roman power.
- 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: Alexandros son of Menides from Antioch on the Maeander Target entity description: Alexandros son of Menides from Antioch on the Maeander was an ancient Greek sculptor traditionally credited with creating the famous Hellenistic statue known as the Venus de Milo.
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A.
Alexandros (Greek)
Alexandros (Greek) is an ancient Greek male given name meaning "defender of men," best known from figures such as Alexander the Great.
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B.
Antiochus of Ascalon
Antiochus of Ascalon was a 1st-century BCE Greek philosopher who led a major turn in Platonism by rejecting radical skepticism and integrating Stoic and Peripatetic ideas into a more dogmatic, eclectic Platonist system.
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C.
Menexenus (son)
Menexenus (son) is known in ancient Greek tradition as a son of the philosopher Socrates.
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D.
Apollodorus of Damascus
Apollodorus of Damascus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman architect and engineer known for designing major imperial projects under Emperor Trajan, including monumental buildings and infrastructure across the Roman Empire.
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E.
Nicomedes I of Bithynia
Nicomedes I of Bithynia was a 3rd-century BC king of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia, noted for his ambitious state-building, dynastic struggles, and close dealings with emerging Roman power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek sculptor
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person ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Hellenistic sculpture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | unknown ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | unknown ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| evidenceForLife | inscription naming Alexandros son of Menides from Antioch on the Maeander ⓘ |
| father | Menides ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | sculpture ⓘ |
| floruit | late 2nd century BCE (approximate, uncertain) ⓘ |
| hasWorkAttributedBy | inscription on the base associated with the Venus de Milo ⓘ |
| historicalExistence | attested only epigraphically ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Venus de Milo
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| nameInGreek |
Ἀλέξανδρος Μενίδου Ἀντιοχεύς
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linked to:
Alexandros of Antioch
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| notability | attributed creator of one of the most famous ancient statues ⓘ |
| notableWork | Venus de Milo ⓘ |
| occupation | sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Antioch on the Maeander ⓘ |
| regionAssociatedWith | Asia Minor ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| traditionallyCreditedWith | creating the Venus de Milo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexandros son of Menides from Antioch on the Maeander Description of subject: Alexandros son of Menides from Antioch on the Maeander was an ancient Greek sculptor traditionally credited with creating the famous Hellenistic statue known as the Venus de Milo.
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