Polyperchon
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Polyperchon was a Macedonian general and one of Alexander the Great’s successors who briefly served as regent of the empire during the early Wars of the Diadochi.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polyperchon canonical | 15 |
| Polyperchon (at times) | 1 |
| regent Polyperchon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3507914 — 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: Polyperchon Context triple: [Diadochi, hasPart, Polyperchon]
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A.
Pleistarchus
Pleistarchus was a 5th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta and son of the famous Spartan leader Pausanias.
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B.
Pleisthenes
Pleisthenes is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology, sometimes described as a son of Atreus and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, and associated with the royal house of Mycenae.
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C.
Demetrios
Demetrios is a Greek given name historically borne by several notable Byzantine figures, including members of the Palaiologos dynasty.
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D.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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E.
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.
- 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: Polyperchon Target entity description: Polyperchon was a Macedonian general and one of Alexander the Great’s successors who briefly served as regent of the empire during the early Wars of the Diadochi.
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A.
Pleistarchus
Pleistarchus was a 5th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta and son of the famous Spartan leader Pausanias.
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B.
Pleisthenes
Pleisthenes is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology, sometimes described as a son of Atreus and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, and associated with the royal house of Mycenae.
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C.
Demetrios
Demetrios is a Greek given name historically borne by several notable Byzantine figures, including members of the Palaiologos dynasty.
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D.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Diadochus
ⓘ
Macedonian general ⓘ regent ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Eumenes
ⓘ
linked to:
Eumenes of Cardia
|
| birthPlace | Macedon ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Macedonian generals
ⓘ
Diadochi ⓘ Regents of Macedon ⓘ |
| citizenship | Macedon ⓘ |
| commanded | Macedonian infantry ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Macedon ⓘ |
| foughtIn |
First War of the Diadochi
ⓘ
linked to:
Wars of the Diadochi
Lamian War ⓘ Second War of the Diadochi ⓘ
linked to:
Wars of the Diadochi
|
| governed |
Macedon
ⓘ
parts of Greece ⓘ |
| heldOffice | regent of the Macedonian Empire ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Ancient Macedon
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedon
|
| involvedIn | succession crisis after Alexander the Great’s death ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Argead dynasty ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being appointed regent after Antipater’s death
ⓘ
struggle for control of Macedon after Alexander the Great’s death ⓘ |
| opposed |
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
ⓘ
Cassander ⓘ
linked to:
Cassander of Macedon
|
| participatedIn | Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ |
| predecessor | Antipater ⓘ |
| regencyFor |
Alexander IV of Macedon
ⓘ
Philip III Arrhidaeus ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| successor |
Cassander
ⓘ
linked to:
Cassander of Macedon
|
| supported | Olympias ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century BC
ⓘ
early Hellenistic period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Polyperchon Description of subject: Polyperchon was a Macedonian general and one of Alexander the Great’s successors who briefly served as regent of the empire during the early Wars of the Diadochi.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Alexander IV
linked to: Polyperchon
subject linked to:
Philip III
linked to: Polyperchon