Agathon
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Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agathon canonical | 18 |
| IV. Agathon | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T583330 — 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: Agathon Context triple: [Plato's Symposium, featuresCharacter, Agathon]
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A.
Timotheus
Timotheus is the Latin form of the given name Timothy, historically used in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and classical contexts.
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B.
Meletus
Meletus was the principal accuser who initiated the charges of impiety and corrupting the youth against Socrates in classical Athens.
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C.
Aristocles
Aristocles was the given birth name of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy.
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D.
Κρίτων
Κρίτων is a Socratic dialogue by Plato in which Socrates discusses justice, obligation, and civil disobedience with his friend Crito while awaiting execution.
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E.
Μενέξενoς
Μενέξενoς is the Ancient Greek form of the name Menexenus, known from classical Athenian history and literature, including Plato’s dialogues.
- 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: Agathon Target entity description: Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
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A.
Timotheus
Timotheus is the Latin form of the given name Timothy, historically used in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and classical contexts.
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B.
Meletus
Meletus was the principal accuser who initiated the charges of impiety and corrupting the youth against Socrates in classical Athens.
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C.
Aristocles
Aristocles was the given birth name of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy.
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D.
Κρίτων
Κρίτων is a Socratic dialogue by Plato in which Socrates discusses justice, obligation, and civil disobedience with his friend Crito while awaiting execution.
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E.
Μενέξενoς
Μενέξενoς is the Ancient Greek form of the name Menexenus, known from classical Athenian history and literature, including Plato’s dialogues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian tragedian
ⓘ
character in Plato's Symposium ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Symposium
ⓘ
linked to:
Συμπόσιον
|
| associatedWith |
Athenian dramatic festivals
ⓘ
Athenian intellectual circles ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| creator | Plato ⓘ |
| describedAs |
handsome
ⓘ
young ⓘ |
| dialoguePartner |
Alcibiades
ⓘ
Aristophanes ⓘ Eryximachus ⓘ Pausanias ⓘ Phaedrus ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasRole |
host of the drinking party in Symposium
ⓘ
speaker in the dialogue Symposium ⓘ |
| influences | subsequent literary depictions of symposium scenes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
eloquent speech in praise of love
ⓘ
hosting the banquet in Plato's Symposium ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryCharacterType | symposium host ⓘ |
| name | Agathon ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to present a poetic encomium of love ⓘ |
| notableWork | tragic poetry ⓘ |
| occupation | tragedian ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | Platonic dialogue on love ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
beauty of the beloved
ⓘ
idealization of love ⓘ virtues attributed to Eros ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
refined and elegant
ⓘ
skilled rhetorician ⓘ |
| residence | Athens ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | banquet celebrating his first tragic victory ⓘ |
| speechStyle |
ornate
ⓘ
poetic ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| topicOfSpeech |
Eros
ⓘ
linked to:
Eros (primordial)
nature of love ⓘ |
| workLocation | Athens ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Agathon Description of subject: Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Agathon
linked to: Agathon
subject linked to:
house of Agathon in Athens
subject linked to:
house of Agathon in Athens
subject linked to:
Aristophanes’ play "Thesmophoriazusae"