Milo of Croton
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Olympic victor
ancient Greek athlete
figure of Greek mythology and legend
person from Croton
wrestler
Milo of Croton was an ancient Greek wrestler famed for his extraordinary strength and multiple Olympic victories, becoming a legendary symbol of physical power and athletic prowess.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Milo of Croton canonical | 7 |
| Milo Crotoniensis | 1 |
| Milon de Crotone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2414849 — 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: Milo of Croton Context triple: [Croton, notableCitizen, Milo of Croton]
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A.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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B.
Theodorus of Cyrene
Theodorus of Cyrene was an ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher known for his work on irrational numbers and for teaching prominent figures such as Plato’s associate Theaetetus.
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C.
Cirón
Cirón is a river in southwestern France known for flowing through the Sauternes wine region, where its cool misty microclimate helps produce the area’s famous sweet wines.
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D.
Spyridon of Trimythous
Spyridon of Trimythous is a 4th-century Christian bishop and wonderworking saint especially revered in Eastern Orthodoxy for his piety, miracles, and role at the First Council of Nicaea.
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E.
Timotheus
Timotheus is the Latin form of the given name Timothy, historically used in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and classical contexts.
- 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: Milo of Croton Target entity description: Milo of Croton was an ancient Greek wrestler famed for his extraordinary strength and multiple Olympic victories, becoming a legendary symbol of physical power and athletic prowess.
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A.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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B.
Theodorus of Cyrene
Theodorus of Cyrene was an ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher known for his work on irrational numbers and for teaching prominent figures such as Plato’s associate Theaetetus.
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C.
Cirón
Cirón is a river in southwestern France known for flowing through the Sauternes wine region, where its cool misty microclimate helps produce the area’s famous sweet wines.
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D.
Spyridon of Trimythous
Spyridon of Trimythous is a 4th-century Christian bishop and wonderworking saint especially revered in Eastern Orthodoxy for his piety, miracles, and role at the First Council of Nicaea.
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E.
Timotheus
Timotheus is the Latin form of the given name Timothy, historically used in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and classical contexts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic victor
ⓘ
ancient Greek athlete ⓘ figure of Greek mythology and legend ⓘ person from Croton ⓘ wrestler ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pythagoras
ⓘ
Pythagorean school ⓘ
linked to:
Pythagoreanism
|
| citizenship |
Croton
ⓘ
Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| culturalRole |
hero of athletic lore
ⓘ
paradigm of the strong man in antiquity ⓘ |
| death | subject of various legendary accounts ⓘ |
| deathLegend | died when his hands were trapped in a tree trunk and he was attacked by wild animals ⓘ |
| era | 6th century BC ⓘ |
| floruit | late 6th century BC ⓘ |
| genre | ancient biographical and anecdotal tradition ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalExampleRole | example of overload principle in sports science ⓘ |
| influenced | later concepts of strength training ⓘ |
| knownFor |
athletic prowess
ⓘ
being a symbol of physical power ⓘ extraordinary physical strength ⓘ multiple Olympic victories in wrestling ⓘ |
| legacy |
frequent subject in art and literature about strength
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proverbial example of brute strength in Western culture ⓘ |
| legend |
carried a bull on his shoulders
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tore a tree apart with his bare hands ⓘ trained by carrying a calf daily until it became a bull ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Athenaeus
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Diodorus Siculus ⓘ Pausanias ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Μίλων ὁ Κροτωνιάτης ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
served as a military leader of Croton (traditional account)
ⓘ
won Olympic wrestling titles multiple times ⓘ won wrestling at other Panhellenic festivals ⓘ |
| occupation | wrestler ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Ancient Olympic Games
ⓘ
linked to:
Olympic Games
|
| placeOfOrigin | Croton ⓘ |
| region |
Magna Graecia
ⓘ
Southern Italy ⓘ |
| sport | wrestling ⓘ |
| spouse | Pythagoras’ daughter (traditional account) ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
physical strength
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progressive overload in strength training ⓘ |
| trainingMethod | progressive strength training with a growing animal (legendary) ⓘ |
| victoryType | Olympic wrestling champion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Milo of Croton Description of subject: Milo of Croton was an ancient Greek wrestler famed for his extraordinary strength and multiple Olympic victories, becoming a legendary symbol of physical power and athletic prowess.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Milo of Croton
linked to: Milo of Croton