Metrocles of Maroneia
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Metrocles of Maroneia was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Cynic school, known as a student of Crates of Thebes and for helping develop Cynic ethical teachings on simplicity and self-sufficiency.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Metrocles of Maroneia canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3349659 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metrocles of Maroneia Context triple: [Cynic school, notablePhilosopher, Metrocles of Maroneia]
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Dionysodorus
Dionysodorus is a sophist who appears as a debating character in Plato’s dialogue "Euthydemus," known for his eristic and paradoxical argumentation.
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B.
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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C.
Conon of Athens
Conon of Athens was a prominent Athenian admiral and statesman of the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, known especially for rebuilding Athens’ naval power after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
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D.
George of Pisidia
George of Pisidia was a 7th-century Byzantine poet and deacon of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, renowned for his verse chronicles of Emperor Heraclius’s military campaigns.
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E.
Antiphemos of Rhodes
Antiphemos of Rhodes was an ancient Greek colonist and leader traditionally credited with establishing the city of Gela in Sicily.
- 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: Metrocles of Maroneia Target entity description: Metrocles of Maroneia was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Cynic school, known as a student of Crates of Thebes and for helping develop Cynic ethical teachings on simplicity and self-sufficiency.
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A.
Dionysodorus
Dionysodorus is a sophist who appears as a debating character in Plato’s dialogue "Euthydemus," known for his eristic and paradoxical argumentation.
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B.
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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C.
Conon of Athens
Conon of Athens was a prominent Athenian admiral and statesman of the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, known especially for rebuilding Athens’ naval power after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
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D.
George of Pisidia
George of Pisidia was a 7th-century Byzantine poet and deacon of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, renowned for his verse chronicles of Emperor Heraclius’s military campaigns.
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E.
Antiphemos of Rhodes
Antiphemos of Rhodes was an ancient Greek colonist and leader traditionally credited with establishing the city of Gela in Sicily.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cynic philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Crates of Thebes
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Cynic ethics ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| emphasized |
living according to nature
ⓘ
moral self-discipline ⓘ rejection of luxury ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century BC (approximate) ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Crates of Thebes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cynic ethical teachings
ⓘ
teaching self-sufficiency ⓘ teaching simplicity ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cynic school ⓘ |
| nationality | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableRole | developer of Cynic ethics ⓘ |
| occupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
ethics
ⓘ
practical morality ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Cynicism ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Maroneia ⓘ |
| region | Ancient Thrace ⓘ |
| studentOf | Crates of Thebes ⓘ |
| taught |
autarkeia (self-sufficiency)
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simplicity in living ⓘ |
| tradition | Cynic tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metrocles of Maroneia Description of subject: Metrocles of Maroneia was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Cynic school, known as a student of Crates of Thebes and for helping develop Cynic ethical teachings on simplicity and self-sufficiency.
Referenced by (5)
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