Lysis of Tarentum
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Lysis of Tarentum was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and teacher known for instructing notable figures such as the Theban general Epaminondas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lysis of Tarentum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8916199 — 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: Lysis of Tarentum Context triple: [Epaminondas, educatedBy, Lysis of Tarentum]
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A.
Taphus
Taphus was the original name of the town that later became Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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B.
Sutatenza
Sutatenza is a small rural municipality in the Boyacá Department of Colombia, known for its agricultural economy and Andean highland setting.
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C.
Lysis
Lysis is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of friendship through a conversation between Socrates and two young boys, Lysis and Menexenus.
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D.
Virgin Anat
Virgin Anat is a title referring to the ancient Near Eastern goddess Anat in her aspect as a fierce yet paradoxically virginal warrior deity.
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E.
Aposticha
Aposticha are a series of hymns with psalm verses chanted near the end of Orthodox Christian Vespers and other services, often highlighting the theme of the feast or liturgical day.
- 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: Lysis of Tarentum Target entity description: Lysis of Tarentum was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and teacher known for instructing notable figures such as the Theban general Epaminondas.
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A.
Taphus
Taphus was the original name of the town that later became Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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B.
Sutatenza
Sutatenza is a small rural municipality in the Boyacá Department of Colombia, known for its agricultural economy and Andean highland setting.
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C.
Lysis
Lysis is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of friendship through a conversation between Socrates and two young boys, Lysis and Menexenus.
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D.
Virgin Anat
Virgin Anat is a title referring to the ancient Near Eastern goddess Anat in her aspect as a fierce yet paradoxically virginal warrior deity.
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E.
Aposticha
Aposticha are a series of hymns with psalm verses chanted near the end of Orthodox Christian Vespers and other services, often highlighting the theme of the feast or liturgical day.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pythagorean
ⓘ
Pythagorean philosopher ⓘ ancient Greek person ⓘ ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Thebes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| era | Classical Greek period ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Pythagorean philosophy
ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ |
| floruit |
4th century BC
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5th century BC ⓘ |
| genre | oral teaching ⓘ |
| influenced | Epaminondas ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Pythagoras
ⓘ
early Pythagoreans ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a Pythagorean teacher in Thebes
ⓘ
membership in the Pythagorean community ⓘ teaching the Theban general Epaminondas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Pythagorean school
ⓘ
linked to:
Pythagoreanism
|
| notableStudent | Epaminondas ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Pythagoreanism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tarentum ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Tarentum ⓘ |
| religiousBelief | Pythagorean religious-philosophical tradition ⓘ |
| taught | Epaminondas ⓘ |
| tradition | Greek philosophy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lysis of Tarentum Description of subject: Lysis of Tarentum was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and teacher known for instructing notable figures such as the Theban general Epaminondas.
Referenced by (1)
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