Tryphon
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Tryphon was a Seleucid usurper and king in the 2nd century BCE who seized control of parts of the Syrian kingdom during the Maccabean period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tryphon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4079288 — 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: Tryphon Context triple: [Simon Thassi, opponent, Tryphon]
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A.
Philoetius
Philoetius is a loyal cowherd in Homer’s Odyssey who helps Odysseus and Telemachus defeat the suitors upon Odysseus’s return to Ithaca.
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B.
Typhoeus
Typhoeus is a monstrous serpentine giant from Greek mythology, often depicted as a fearsome adversary of Zeus and a symbol of chaotic natural forces.
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C.
Artemios
Artemios is the given first name of Greek singer Demis Roussos, an internationally renowned pop and rock vocalist.
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D.
Timoteus
Timoteus is a male given name, commonly used in various European languages and derived from the biblical name Timothy.
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E.
Theron of Akragas
Theron of Akragas was a 5th-century BC tyrant of the Greek city of Akragas in Sicily, known for his military alliance with Syracuse and his role in the defeat of Carthaginian forces at the Battle of Himera.
- 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: Tryphon Target entity description: Tryphon was a Seleucid usurper and king in the 2nd century BCE who seized control of parts of the Syrian kingdom during the Maccabean period.
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A.
Philoetius
Philoetius is a loyal cowherd in Homer’s Odyssey who helps Odysseus and Telemachus defeat the suitors upon Odysseus’s return to Ithaca.
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B.
Typhoeus
Typhoeus is a monstrous serpentine giant from Greek mythology, often depicted as a fearsome adversary of Zeus and a symbol of chaotic natural forces.
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C.
Artemios
Artemios is the given first name of Greek singer Demis Roussos, an internationally renowned pop and rock vocalist.
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D.
Timoteus
Timoteus is a male given name, commonly used in various European languages and derived from the biblical name Timothy.
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E.
Theron of Akragas
Theron of Akragas was a 5th-century BC tyrant of the Greek city of Akragas in Sicily, known for his military alliance with Syracuse and his role in the defeat of Carthaginian forces at the Battle of Himera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic monarch
ⓘ
Seleucid ruler ⓘ king of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ usurper ⓘ |
| activeInRegion |
Coele-Syria
ⓘ
Judea ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| capturedOrKilled | Jonathan Apphus (Hasmonean leader) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide (traditional account) ⓘ |
| coinage | issued coins in his own name as king ⓘ |
| conflict |
Hasmonean–Seleucid conflicts
ⓘ
linked to:
Seleucid–Hasmonean conflict
Seleucid civil wars ⓘ |
| contemporary |
Antiochus VII Sidetes
ⓘ
Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ Jonathan Apphus ⓘ Simon Thassi ⓘ |
| country | Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Seleucid dynasty (de facto ruler, not legitimate line)
ⓘ
linked to:
Seleucid kings
|
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| ethnicCulture | Greek (Hellenistic) ⓘ |
| floruit | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| historicalContext | decline and fragmentation of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Maccabees
ⓘ
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ
linked to:
Antiquities of the Jews
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| notableFor |
involvement in the politics of Judea during the Maccabean period
ⓘ
seizing power in the Seleucid Empire during a period of civil war ⓘ usurping the Seleucid throne ⓘ |
| occupation |
king
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ |
| politicalOpponents |
Antiochus VII Sidetes
ⓘ
Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ Hasmonean leaders in Judea ⓘ
linked to:
Hasmonean dynasty
|
| politicalStatus | usurper of the Seleucid throne ⓘ |
| powerBase | Syrian army factions ⓘ |
| predecessor | Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 138 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 142 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Hellenistic paganism ⓘ |
| seizedControlOf | parts of the Syrian kingdom ⓘ |
| successor | Antiochus VII Sidetes ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Maccabean period
ⓘ
linked to:
Maccabean Revolt
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| title | Basileus (king) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tryphon Description of subject: Tryphon was a Seleucid usurper and king in the 2nd century BCE who seized control of parts of the Syrian kingdom during the Maccabean period.
Referenced by (2)
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