Phormio
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Phormio was a renowned 5th-century BCE Athenian admiral celebrated for his innovative naval tactics and decisive victories during the early years of the Peloponnesian War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phormio canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3591246 — 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: Phormio Context triple: [Athenian navy, commander, Phormio]
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Hermocrates
Hermocrates is a Syracusan statesman and military leader from classical Greece, known from historical accounts and as a character in Plato’s dialogues.
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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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Polus
Polus is the Roman mythological figure identified with the Greek Titan Coeus, associated with the celestial axis and the heavens.
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Polus
Polus is a young, ambitious rhetorician in Plato’s dialogue "Gorgias," often portrayed as an overconfident student of the sophist Gorgias.
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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.
- 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: Phormio Target entity description: Phormio was a renowned 5th-century BCE Athenian admiral celebrated for his innovative naval tactics and decisive victories during the early years of the Peloponnesian War.
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A.
Hermocrates
Hermocrates is a Syracusan statesman and military leader from classical Greece, known from historical accounts and as a character in Plato’s dialogues.
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B.
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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C.
Polus
Polus is the Roman mythological figure identified with the Greek Titan Coeus, associated with the celestial axis and the heavens.
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D.
Polus
Polus is a young, ambitious rhetorician in Plato’s dialogue "Gorgias," often portrayed as an overconfident student of the sophist Gorgias.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian general
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ancient Greek admiral ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| activeDuring | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| commanded |
Athenian fleet at Naupactus
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Athenian fleet in the Corinthian Gulf ⓘ |
| era | early Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| floruit | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Ancient Athens
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linked to:
Classical Athens
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| knownFor |
command at Naupactus
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decisive naval victories ⓘ innovative naval tactics ⓘ victories over Peloponnesian fleets ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Athenian navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | strategos ⓘ |
| name | Phormio ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
defeating larger Peloponnesian fleets
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securing Athenian control in the Corinthian Gulf ⓘ |
| opponent | Spartan-allied Peloponnesian fleet ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Peloponnesian War naval campaigns
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linked to:
Peloponnesian War naval operations
battles off Naupactus ⓘ |
| reputation |
highly respected naval commander
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renowned Athenian admiral ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Athens ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War
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linked to:
History of the Peloponnesian War
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| sphereOfActivity |
military leadership
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naval warfare ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
exploiting enemy disarray in narrow waters
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maneuver warfare at sea ⓘ use of superior seamanship against larger fleets ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phormio Description of subject: Phormio was a renowned 5th-century BCE Athenian admiral celebrated for his innovative naval tactics and decisive victories during the early years of the Peloponnesian War.
Referenced by (6)
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