Herpyllis of Stagira (traditional attribution)
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Herpyllis of Stagira is traditionally regarded as the mother of Aristotle’s son Nicomachus and is thought to have been Aristotle’s companion later in his life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herpyllis of Stagira (traditional attribution) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5153482 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herpyllis of Stagira (traditional attribution) Context triple: [Nicomachus, mother, Herpyllis of Stagira (traditional attribution)]
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A.
Hipparchia of Maroneia
Hipparchia of Maroneia was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher, renowned as one of the few known female philosophers of antiquity and for her unconventional life and public rejection of traditional gender roles.
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B.
Heraclides Ponticus
Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
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C.
Heraclas of Alexandria
Heraclas of Alexandria was a 3rd-century Christian scholar and bishop of Alexandria, known for succeeding Origen as head of the Catechetical School and later serving as patriarch of the Alexandrian church.
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Aristeus of Corinth
Aristeus of Corinth was a 5th-century BC Corinthian general noted for leading Corinthian forces against Athens during the early stages of the Peloponnesian War.
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E.
Bion of Smyrna
Bion of Smyrna was a Greek bucolic poet of the Hellenistic period, best known for his elegiac and pastoral verses that influenced later pastoral literature.
- 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: Herpyllis of Stagira (traditional attribution) Target entity description: Herpyllis of Stagira is traditionally regarded as the mother of Aristotle’s son Nicomachus and is thought to have been Aristotle’s companion later in his life.
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A.
Hipparchia of Maroneia
Hipparchia of Maroneia was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher, renowned as one of the few known female philosophers of antiquity and for her unconventional life and public rejection of traditional gender roles.
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B.
Heraclides Ponticus
Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
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C.
Heraclas of Alexandria
Heraclas of Alexandria was a 3rd-century Christian scholar and bishop of Alexandria, known for succeeding Origen as head of the Catechetical School and later serving as patriarch of the Alexandrian church.
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D.
Aristeus of Corinth
Aristeus of Corinth was a 5th-century BC Corinthian general noted for leading Corinthian forces against Athens during the early stages of the Peloponnesian War.
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E.
Bion of Smyrna
Bion of Smyrna was a Greek bucolic poet of the Hellenistic period, best known for his elegiac and pastoral verses that influenced later pastoral literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek woman
ⓘ
companion of Aristotle ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Aristotle ⓘ |
| child | Nicomachus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| culturalContext | Classical Greek world ⓘ |
| degreeOfCertainty | details of her life are uncertain ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | traditionally attested ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a later-life companion of Aristotle
ⓘ
being the mother of Aristotle’s son Nicomachus ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Aristotle’s will ⓘ |
| name | Herpyllis of Stagira ⓘ |
| notableFact | received provisions in Aristotle’s will ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Stagira ⓘ |
| relationshipToNicomachus | mother ⓘ |
| residence |
Athens
ⓘ
Stagira ⓘ |
| roleInAristotlesLife | companion after the death of Aristotle’s wife Pythias ⓘ |
| sourceType | ancient biographical tradition ⓘ |
| spouseOrPartner | Aristotle ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herpyllis of Stagira (traditional attribution) Description of subject: Herpyllis of Stagira is traditionally regarded as the mother of Aristotle’s son Nicomachus and is thought to have been Aristotle’s companion later in his life.
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