Chremes
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Chremes is a stock comic character from ancient Greek drama, often portrayed as an older, somewhat foolish or gullible man.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chremes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11882719 — 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: Chremes Context triple: [Ecclesiazusae, featuresCharacter, Chremes]
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A.
Onchesmos
Onchesmos was an ancient Greek port city in Epirus, located where the modern Albanian coastal city of Saranda now stands.
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B.
Hermenches
Hermenches is a small rural municipality in the canton of Vaud in western Switzerland.
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C.
Damaskinos
Damaskinos is a Greek-origin surname historically associated with notable religious and cultural figures.
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D.
Stagoi
Stagoi is a town in central Greece, historically associated with the nearby Meteora monasteries and serving as a local religious and administrative center.
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E.
Carthaginian cothon
The Carthaginian cothon was a fortified, artificial harbor complex at Carthage that served as a key naval base and shipyard for the city’s powerful maritime fleet.
- 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: Chremes Target entity description: Chremes is a stock comic character from ancient Greek drama, often portrayed as an older, somewhat foolish or gullible man.
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A.
Onchesmos
Onchesmos was an ancient Greek port city in Epirus, located where the modern Albanian coastal city of Saranda now stands.
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B.
Hermenches
Hermenches is a small rural municipality in the canton of Vaud in western Switzerland.
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C.
Damaskinos
Damaskinos is a Greek-origin surname historically associated with notable religious and cultural figures.
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D.
Stagoi
Stagoi is a town in central Greece, historically associated with the nearby Meteora monasteries and serving as a local religious and administrative center.
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E.
Carthaginian cothon
The Carthaginian cothon was a fortified, artificial harbor complex at Carthage that served as a key naval base and shipyard for the city’s powerful maritime fleet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic character
ⓘ
stock character ⓘ theatrical character type ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition |
Greek New Comedy
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linked to:
New Comedy
|
| associatedWith | New Comedy ⓘ |
| characterArchetype |
gullible elder
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old fool ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | ancient Greece ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | ancient Greek drama ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman comedy character types
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later European comic stereotypes of the old man ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | foil to clever slaves or young protagonists ⓘ |
| typicalAge | middle-aged to elderly ⓘ |
| typicalFunction |
comic relief
ⓘ
obstacle to young lovers ⓘ |
| typicalRole | older man ⓘ |
| typicalSocialStatus |
free citizen
ⓘ
householder ⓘ |
| typicalTrait |
credulous
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gullible ⓘ somewhat foolish ⓘ |
| usedBy | ancient Greek playwrights ⓘ |
| usedIn | stage performance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chremes Description of subject: Chremes is a stock comic character from ancient Greek drama, often portrayed as an older, somewhat foolish or gullible man.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.