Cebes of Thebes
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Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cebes of Thebes canonical | 6 |
| Cebes the orator | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T448786 — 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: Cebes of Thebes Context triple: [Phaedo, featuresCharacter, Cebes of Thebes]
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A.
Charmides
Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
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B.
Cratylus
Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
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C.
Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
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D.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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E.
Theaetetus
Theaetetus is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
- 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: Cebes of Thebes Target entity description: Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
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A.
Charmides
Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
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B.
Cratylus
Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
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C.
Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
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D.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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E.
Theaetetus
Theaetetus is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic disciple
ⓘ
ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ historical person ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
4th century BCE
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5th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Plato
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Socrates ⓘ Theban philosophical circle ⓘ |
| citizenship | Thebes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| discipleOf | Socrates ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicity | partly uncertain ⓘ |
| influenced | later moral and allegorical literature ⓘ |
| interlocutorIn | Phaedo ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Phaedo ⓘ |
| notableWorkAttributed | Tabula of Cebes ⓘ |
| occupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| philosophicalRole | Socratic interlocutor ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Socratic philosophy
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linked to:
Socratic method
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| portrayedAs | thoughtful and critical questioner in Phaedo ⓘ |
| questioned |
Socrates on immortality
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Socrates on the nature of the soul ⓘ Socrates on the relation between body and soul ⓘ |
| sourceFor | Socratic philosophy ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
research on authorship of Tabula of Cebes
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scholarly studies on Socratic dialogues ⓘ |
| traditionallyDistinguishedFrom |
Cebes the orator
ⓘ
linked to:
Cebes of Thebes
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cebes of Thebes Description of subject: Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cebes of Thebes