Hystaspes
E245986
Hystaspes was a Persian nobleman of the Achaemenid dynasty, best known as the father of King Darius I of Persia.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hystaspes canonical | 12 |
| Hystaspes (son of Xerxes I) | 3 |
| Hystaspes (son of Darius I) | 2 |
| Hystaspes (father of Darius I) | 1 |
| Hystaspes of Persia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2220822 — 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: Hystaspes Context triple: [Darius I of Persia, father, Hystaspes]
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A.
Euthydemus
Euthydemus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that satirically examines sophistry and the nature of wisdom through conversations between Socrates and two eristic brothers.
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B.
Xoraxane Roma
Xoraxane Roma are a subgroup of the Romani people traditionally associated with Muslim cultural and religious influences, particularly in the Balkans and parts of Eastern Europe.
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C.
Achaemenes
Achaemenes is the legendary founder and eponymous ancestor of the Achaemenid dynasty that ruled the first Persian Empire.
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D.
Darius III
Darius III was the final king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for his defeat by Alexander the Great, which led to the empire’s collapse.
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E.
Xerxes I
Xerxes I was a 5th-century BCE king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire best known for his massive invasion of Greece, including the battles of Thermopylae and Salamis.
- 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: Hystaspes Target entity description: Hystaspes was a Persian nobleman of the Achaemenid dynasty, best known as the father of King Darius I of Persia.
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A.
Euthydemus
Euthydemus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that satirically examines sophistry and the nature of wisdom through conversations between Socrates and two eristic brothers.
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B.
Xoraxane Roma
Xoraxane Roma are a subgroup of the Romani people traditionally associated with Muslim cultural and religious influences, particularly in the Balkans and parts of Eastern Europe.
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C.
Achaemenes
Achaemenes is the legendary founder and eponymous ancestor of the Achaemenid dynasty that ruled the first Persian Empire.
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D.
Darius III
Darius III was the final king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for his defeat by Alexander the Great, which led to the empire’s collapse.
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E.
Xerxes I
Xerxes I was a 5th-century BCE king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire best known for his massive invasion of Greece, including the battles of Thermopylae and Salamis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Achaemenid prince
ⓘ
Persian nobleman ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Achaemenid royal house
ⓘ
linked to:
Achaemenid dynasty
|
| child |
Artabanus (brother of Darius I)
ⓘ
Artanes ⓘ Darius I ⓘ
linked to:
Darius I of Persia
several other sons ⓘ |
| country | Persia ⓘ |
| culture |
Achaemenid
ⓘ
linked to:
Achaemenid Empire
|
| deathPlace |
Persian Empire (uncertain specific location)
ⓘ
linked to:
Achaemenid Empire
|
| dynasty | Achaemenid dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Persian ⓘ |
| father |
Arsames
ⓘ
linked to:
Achaemenes
|
| fatherOf |
Darius I
ⓘ
linked to:
Darius I of Persia
|
| grandfather | Hystaspes ⓘ |
| grandfatherOf | Xerxes I ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary in later traditions ⓘ |
| language | Old Persian ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Classical Greek sources
ⓘ
Herodotus’ Histories ⓘ
linked to:
works of Herodotus
|
| name |
Hystaspes
ⓘ
Hystaspes of Persia ⓘ
linked to:
Hystaspes
Vishtaspa ⓘ
linked to:
Goshtasp
|
| notableFor | being the father of Darius I of Persia ⓘ |
| rank | noble ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| role | member of the Persian royal family ⓘ |
| son | Hystaspes ⓘ |
| sonOf | Hystaspes ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hystaspes
ⓘ
Rhodogune ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
6th century BC
ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hystaspes Description of subject: Hystaspes was a Persian nobleman of the Achaemenid dynasty, best known as the father of King Darius I of Persia.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.