Phasael (son of Antipater and brother of Herod the Great)
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Phasael was a 1st-century BCE Judean nobleman, son of Antipater and elder brother of Herod the Great, who served as a key political and military ally in Herod’s rise before being captured and killed by the Parthians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phasael (son of Antipater and brother of Herod the Great) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14766849 — 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: Phasael (son of Antipater and brother of Herod the Great) Context triple: [Phasael, namedAfter, Phasael (son of Antipater and brother of Herod the Great)]
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A.
Herod (son of Cleopatra of Jerusalem)
Herod, son of Cleopatra of Jerusalem, was a minor Judean prince of the Herodian dynasty during the late Second Temple period.
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B.
Herod Philip
Herod Philip was a 1st-century BCE–1st-century CE member of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great and a minor ruler in the Roman client kingdom of Judea.
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C.
Alexander son of Herod the Great
Alexander son of Herod the Great was a Judean prince of the Herodian dynasty, known as one of Herod’s sons who became entangled in court intrigues that ultimately led to his execution.
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D.
Alexander (son of Aristobulus II)
Alexander, son of Aristobulus II, was a Hasmonean Jewish prince and military leader involved in the turbulent power struggles over Judea in the 1st century BCE.
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E.
Herod of Chalcis
Herod of Chalcis was a 1st-century AD Herodian prince who ruled the small kingdom of Chalcis in the Levant under Roman authority.
- 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: Phasael (son of Antipater and brother of Herod the Great) Target entity description: Phasael was a 1st-century BCE Judean nobleman, son of Antipater and elder brother of Herod the Great, who served as a key political and military ally in Herod’s rise before being captured and killed by the Parthians.
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A.
Herod (son of Cleopatra of Jerusalem)
Herod, son of Cleopatra of Jerusalem, was a minor Judean prince of the Herodian dynasty during the late Second Temple period.
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B.
Herod Philip
Herod Philip was a 1st-century BCE–1st-century CE member of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great and a minor ruler in the Roman client kingdom of Judea.
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C.
Alexander son of Herod the Great
Alexander son of Herod the Great was a Judean prince of the Herodian dynasty, known as one of Herod’s sons who became entangled in court intrigues that ultimately led to his execution.
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D.
Alexander (son of Aristobulus II)
Alexander, son of Aristobulus II, was a Hasmonean Jewish prince and military leader involved in the turbulent power struggles over Judea in the 1st century BCE.
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E.
Herod of Chalcis
Herod of Chalcis was a 1st-century AD Herodian prince who ruled the small kingdom of Chalcis in the Levant under Roman authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.