Pleistarchus
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Pleistarchus was a 5th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta and son of the famous Spartan leader Pausanias.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pleistarchus canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3370773 — 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: Pleistarchus Context triple: [Pleistoanax, predecessor, Pleistarchus]
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A.
Demetrios
Demetrios is a Greek given name historically borne by several notable Byzantine figures, including members of the Palaiologos dynasty.
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B.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus was a prominent Macedonian general of Alexander the Great who became a powerful Diadochi ruler and founder of the Antigonid dynasty during the early Hellenistic era.
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C.
Alexander of Epirus
Alexander of Epirus was a 4th-century BC Molossian king and uncle of Alexander the Great, known for his campaigns in southern Italy against various Italic peoples.
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D.
Speusippus
Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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E.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
- 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: Pleistarchus Target entity description: Pleistarchus was a 5th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta and son of the famous Spartan leader Pausanias.
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A.
Demetrios
Demetrios is a Greek given name historically borne by several notable Byzantine figures, including members of the Palaiologos dynasty.
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B.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus was a prominent Macedonian general of Alexander the Great who became a powerful Diadochi ruler and founder of the Antigonid dynasty during the early Hellenistic era.
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C.
Alexander of Epirus
Alexander of Epirus was a 4th-century BC Molossian king and uncle of Alexander the Great, known for his campaigns in southern Italy against various Italic peoples.
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D.
Speusippus
Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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E.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eurypontid king
ⓘ
Spartan king ⓘ ancient Greek person ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Greco-Persian Wars aftermath ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sparta ⓘ |
| country | Sparta ⓘ |
| culture | Spartan ⓘ |
| dynasty | Eurypontid dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Dorian Greek ⓘ |
| father | Pausanias ⓘ |
| givenName | Pleistarchus ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| house |
House of the Eurypontids
ⓘ
linked to:
Eurypontid dynasty
|
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mother | Cleonice of Byzantium ⓘ |
| nameDistinction | Not to be confused with Pleistarchus son of Leonidas I ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Gorgo of Sparta
ⓘ
linked to:
Queen Gorgo
Leonidas I ⓘ Pleistarchus (son of Leonidas I) ⓘ
linked to:
Pleistarchus of Sparta
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| politicalSystem | Spartan dual kingship ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Eurypontid king of Sparta
ⓘ
king of Sparta ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Pausanias (as regent for him and other kings)
ⓘ
linked to:
Pausanias the Regent
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| region | Laconia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 458 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 478 BC ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| sourceMention | Ancient Greek historians ⓘ |
| successor | Pleistoanax ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BC ⓘ |
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: Pleistarchus Description of subject: Pleistarchus was a 5th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta and son of the famous Spartan leader Pausanias.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.