Lygdamis I of Halicarnassus
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Lygdamis I of Halicarnassus was a 6th-century BC tyrant of the Greek city of Halicarnassus and the father of the famed Carian queen Artemisia I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lygdamis I of Halicarnassus canonical | 1 |
| Lygdamis II of Halicarnassus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13966848 — 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: Lygdamis I of Halicarnassus Context triple: [Artemisia I of Caria, father, Lygdamis I of Halicarnassus]
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A.
Nicomedes I of Bithynia
Nicomedes I of Bithynia was a 3rd-century BC king of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia, noted for his ambitious state-building, dynastic struggles, and close dealings with emerging Roman power.
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B.
Hecatomnus of Mylasa
Hecatomnus of Mylasa was a 4th-century BCE Carian dynast who founded the Hecatomnid dynasty and ruled Caria under the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
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C.
Pharnaces II of Pontus
Pharnaces II of Pontus was a 1st-century BC king best known as the son of Mithridates VI and for his failed attempt to challenge Roman power, culminating in his swift defeat by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Zela.
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D.
Pharnaces I of Pontus
Pharnaces I of Pontus was a 2nd-century BC king who expanded the Pontic Kingdom’s power around the Black Sea and founded the important port city of Pharnacia.
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E.
Mausolus
Mausolus was a 4th-century BCE satrap of Caria whose grand tomb at Halicarnassus became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and gave rise to the word "mausoleum."
- 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: Lygdamis I of Halicarnassus Target entity description: Lygdamis I of Halicarnassus was a 6th-century BC tyrant of the Greek city of Halicarnassus and the father of the famed Carian queen Artemisia I.
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A.
Nicomedes I of Bithynia
Nicomedes I of Bithynia was a 3rd-century BC king of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia, noted for his ambitious state-building, dynastic struggles, and close dealings with emerging Roman power.
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B.
Hecatomnus of Mylasa
Hecatomnus of Mylasa was a 4th-century BCE Carian dynast who founded the Hecatomnid dynasty and ruled Caria under the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
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C.
Pharnaces II of Pontus
Pharnaces II of Pontus was a 1st-century BC king best known as the son of Mithridates VI and for his failed attempt to challenge Roman power, culminating in his swift defeat by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Zela.
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D.
Pharnaces I of Pontus
Pharnaces I of Pontus was a 2nd-century BC king who expanded the Pontic Kingdom’s power around the Black Sea and founded the important port city of Pharnacia.
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E.
Mausolus
Mausolus was a 4th-century BCE satrap of Caria whose grand tomb at Halicarnassus became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and gave rise to the word "mausoleum."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lygdamis II of Halicarnassus