Pleistoanax
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Pleistoanax was a 5th-century BC king of Sparta from the Agiad dynasty, known for his controversial peace-oriented policies during the Peloponnesian conflicts and periods of exile from Sparta.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pleistoanax canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3370766 — 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: Pleistoanax Context triple: [Pleistoanax, name, Pleistoanax]
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A.
Xuthus
Xuthus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as a son of Hellen and a progenitor of the Ionian and Achaean Greek tribes.
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B.
Colimes
Colimes is a small town and canton in coastal Ecuador known for its agricultural activities within Guayas Province.
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C.
Mykerinos
Mykerinos is the Greek name for the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Menkaure, best known for commissioning the smallest of the three major pyramids on the Giza Plateau.
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D.
Sephanoides
Sephanoides is a small genus of South American hummingbirds that includes species such as the Juan Fernández firecrown.
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E.
Eupator
Eupator is an epithet meaning "of a noble father," famously borne by Mithridates VI, the powerful king of Pontus and adversary of Rome.
- 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: Pleistoanax Target entity description: Pleistoanax was a 5th-century BC king of Sparta from the Agiad dynasty, known for his controversial peace-oriented policies during the Peloponnesian conflicts and periods of exile from Sparta.
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A.
Xuthus
Xuthus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as a son of Hellen and a progenitor of the Ionian and Achaean Greek tribes.
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B.
Colimes
Colimes is a small town and canton in coastal Ecuador known for its agricultural activities within Guayas Province.
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C.
Mykerinos
Mykerinos is the Greek name for the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Menkaure, best known for commissioning the smallest of the three major pyramids on the Giza Plateau.
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D.
Sephanoides
Sephanoides is a small genus of South American hummingbirds that includes species such as the Juan Fernández firecrown.
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E.
Eupator
Eupator is an epithet meaning "of a noble father," famously borne by Mithridates VI, the powerful king of Pontus and adversary of Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Sparta
ⓘ
ancient Greek person ⓘ human ⓘ |
| accusation | alleged bribery by Athenians ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sparta ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
Peloponnesian conflicts between Sparta and Athens ⓘ |
| coRuler |
Agis II
ⓘ
Archidamus II ⓘ |
| country | Sparta ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Sparta ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Dorian Greeks
ⓘ
linked to:
Dorians
|
| exileEnd | c. 427 BC ⓘ |
| exileLocation |
Arcadia
ⓘ
Mount Lykaion ⓘ |
| exileStart | c. 446 BC ⓘ |
| father | Pausanias the Regent ⓘ |
| givenName | Pleistoanax ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Pausanias (geographer)
ⓘ
linked to:
Pausanias
Thucydides ⓘ |
| house | Agiad dynasty ⓘ |
| knownFor |
peace-oriented policies toward Athens
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periods of exile from Sparta ⓘ role in Peloponnesian conflicts ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | considered unusually conciliatory for a Spartan king ⓘ |
| memberOf | Agiad dynasty ⓘ |
| notableAction | withdrew Spartan army from Attica in 446 BC ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
invasion of Attica in 446 BC
ⓘ
negotiation of peace with Pericles in 446 BC ⓘ |
| opponent | Pericles ⓘ |
| patronDeity |
Zeus Lycaeus
ⓘ
linked to:
Zeus
|
| placeOfBirth | Sparta ⓘ |
| policy |
advocacy of peace with Athens
ⓘ
opposition to aggressive Spartan expansion ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-peace faction in Sparta ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Sparta ⓘ |
| reasonForExile | accusations of accepting bribes to withdraw from Attica ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 409 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 458 BC ⓘ |
| relative | Pausanias the Regent ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| returnedToPower | c. 427 BC ⓘ |
| successor | Pleistarchus of Sparta ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pleistoanax Description of subject: Pleistoanax was a 5th-century BC king of Sparta from the Agiad dynasty, known for his controversial peace-oriented policies during the Peloponnesian conflicts and periods of exile from Sparta.
Referenced by (6)
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