Quintus of Smyrna
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Quintus of Smyrna was a late antique Greek epic poet best known for his poem "Posthomerica," which continues the narrative of the Trojan War from where Homer's Iliad ends.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quintus of Smyrna canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4757542 — 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: Quintus of Smyrna Context triple: [Nestor, literarySource, Quintus of Smyrna]
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Polycarp of Smyrna
Polycarp of Smyrna was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and martyr, revered as an Apostolic Father for his direct connection to the apostles and his influential role in early Christian theology and church leadership.
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Pionius of Smyrna
Pionius of Smyrna was a 3rd-century Christian presbyter and martyr renowned for his steadfast refusal to renounce his faith during the Decian persecution.
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C.
Thrasyllus
Thrasyllus was an Athenian general and politician of the late 5th century BCE who played a prominent role in the naval campaigns of the Peloponnesian War.
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D.
Pamphilus of Sicyon
Pamphilus of Sicyon was an ancient Greek painter and influential teacher who led the Sicyonian school of painting in the 4th century BCE.
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E.
Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
- 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: Quintus of Smyrna Target entity description: Quintus of Smyrna was a late antique Greek epic poet best known for his poem "Posthomerica," which continues the narrative of the Trojan War from where Homer's Iliad ends.
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A.
Polycarp of Smyrna
Polycarp of Smyrna was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and martyr, revered as an Apostolic Father for his direct connection to the apostles and his influential role in early Christian theology and church leadership.
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B.
Pionius of Smyrna
Pionius of Smyrna was a 3rd-century Christian presbyter and martyr renowned for his steadfast refusal to renounce his faith during the Decian persecution.
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C.
Thrasyllus
Thrasyllus was an Athenian general and politician of the late 5th century BCE who played a prominent role in the naval campaigns of the Peloponnesian War.
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D.
Pamphilus of Sicyon
Pamphilus of Sicyon was an ancient Greek painter and influential teacher who led the Sicyonian school of painting in the 4th century BCE.
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E.
Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek poet
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epic poet ⓘ late antique author ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 3rd–4th century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Smyrna ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| education | traditional Greek paideia (inferred from style) ⓘ |
| era | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| floruit |
early 4th century CE
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late 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Homer ⓘ |
| knownFor | continuing the narrative of the Trojan War after the Iliad ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative epic ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| meter | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| name |
Quintus Smyrnaeus
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Quintus of Smyrna ⓘ |
| nationality | Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork | Posthomerica ⓘ |
| occupation |
epic poet
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poet ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Asia Minor
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Smyrna ⓘ |
| region | Ionia ⓘ |
| style | Homeric hexameter ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies in classical philology ⓘ |
| survivingWorks | Posthomerica ⓘ |
| tradition | Homeric tradition ⓘ |
| usesMythologicalSources |
cyclic epics about the Trojan War
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oral traditions about the Trojan War ⓘ |
| work | Posthomerica ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
Greek mythology
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Trojan War ⓘ heroes of the Iliad ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quintus of Smyrna Description of subject: Quintus of Smyrna was a late antique Greek epic poet best known for his poem "Posthomerica," which continues the narrative of the Trojan War from where Homer's Iliad ends.
Referenced by (5)
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