Apama (daughter of Seleucus I)
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Apama was a Seleucid princess of the early Hellenistic period, known as the daughter of Seleucus I Nicator and a figure in the dynastic marriages that shaped alliances after Alexander the Great’s empire fragmented.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apama (daughter of Seleucus I) canonical | 2 |
| Apama (daughter of Stratonice and Antiochus I) | 1 |
| Apama, wife of Seleucus I Nicator | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6466480 — 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: Apama (daughter of Seleucus I) Context triple: [Seleucus I Nicator, child, Apama (daughter of Seleucus I)]
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A.
Stratonice of Macedon
Stratonice of Macedon was a Macedonian noblewoman, best known as the mother of Antigonus II Gonatas, a king of the Hellenistic Antigonid dynasty.
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B.
Stratonice of Syria
Stratonice of Syria was a Hellenistic queen of the Seleucid Empire, noted for her political influence and for her famous marriage to both Seleucus I Nicator and later his son Antiochus I.
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C.
Laodice of Macedonia
Laodice of Macedonia was a Hellenistic-era noblewoman, likely of Macedonian or Seleucid royal connection, after whom the ancient city that became modern Latakia was named.
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D.
Apame of Bithynia
Apame of Bithynia was a Hellenistic queen of the Kingdom of Bithynia, known as a member of the royal dynasty that ruled in northwestern Anatolia in the 3rd–2nd centuries BC.
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E.
Apama III
Apama III was a Hellenistic queen of Bithynia and member of the Seleucid royal lineage, known primarily as the wife of King Prusias I.
- 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: Apama (daughter of Seleucus I) Target entity description: Apama was a Seleucid princess of the early Hellenistic period, known as the daughter of Seleucus I Nicator and a figure in the dynastic marriages that shaped alliances after Alexander the Great’s empire fragmented.
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A.
Stratonice of Macedon
Stratonice of Macedon was a Macedonian noblewoman, best known as the mother of Antigonus II Gonatas, a king of the Hellenistic Antigonid dynasty.
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B.
Stratonice of Syria
Stratonice of Syria was a Hellenistic queen of the Seleucid Empire, noted for her political influence and for her famous marriage to both Seleucus I Nicator and later his son Antiochus I.
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C.
Laodice of Macedonia
Laodice of Macedonia was a Hellenistic-era noblewoman, likely of Macedonian or Seleucid royal connection, after whom the ancient city that became modern Latakia was named.
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D.
Apame of Bithynia
Apame of Bithynia was a Hellenistic queen of the Kingdom of Bithynia, known as a member of the royal dynasty that ruled in northwestern Anatolia in the 3rd–2nd centuries BC.
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E.
Apama III
Apama III was a Hellenistic queen of Bithynia and member of the Seleucid royal lineage, known primarily as the wife of King Prusias I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic royal
ⓘ
Seleucid princess ⓘ ancient Macedonian Greek woman ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Seleucid royal court (exact city uncertain) ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Seleucid dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Seleucid kings
|
| ethnicity | Macedonian Greek ⓘ |
| father | Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalContext | successor kingdoms formed after the death of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| lifeStatus | deceased ⓘ |
| mother |
Apama of Sogdia
ⓘ
linked to:
Apama I
|
| name | Apama ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in dynastic marriage alliances after the fragmentation of Alexander the Great’s empire ⓘ |
| relationshipToSubject | brother of Apama (daughter of Seleucus I) ⓘ |
| relative |
Antiochus I Soter
ⓘ
linked to:
Antiochus I
|
| role | marriage alliance partner in Hellenistic interstate politics ⓘ |
| sourceType | ancient historical tradition with fragmentary evidence ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Hellenistic period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apama (daughter of Seleucus I) Description of subject: Apama was a Seleucid princess of the early Hellenistic period, known as the daughter of Seleucus I Nicator and a figure in the dynastic marriages that shaped alliances after Alexander the Great’s empire fragmented.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Apama (daughter of Seleucus I)
linked to: Apama (daughter of Seleucus I)