Tisiphonus
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Tisiphonus was an ancient Greek ruler of Pherae in Thessaly, known as one of the successors in the turbulent dynastic line that followed the tyrant Jason of Pherae.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tisiphonus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16386894 — 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: Tisiphonus Context triple: [Tisiphonus of Pherae, knownAs, Tisiphonus]
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A.
Psammuthes
Psammuthes was a short-reigning pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Twenty-ninth Dynasty, known primarily from sparse historical records and later king lists.
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B.
Phraortes
Phraortes was an early king of the Medes who expanded Median power and is traditionally credited with helping lay the foundations of the Median Empire in ancient Iran.
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C.
Hystaspes
Hystaspes was a Persian nobleman of the Achaemenid dynasty, best known as the father of King Darius I of Persia.
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D.
Ariobarzanes of Phrygia
Ariobarzanes of Phrygia was a 4th-century BC Persian noble and satrap who ruled in northwestern Anatolia and is noted for his role in regional power struggles against the Achaemenid central authority.
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E.
Bardylis
Bardylis was a powerful 4th-century BCE Illyrian king known for his military campaigns against Macedon and for significantly challenging Macedonian power before the rise of Philip II.
- 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: Tisiphonus Target entity description: Tisiphonus was an ancient Greek ruler of Pherae in Thessaly, known as one of the successors in the turbulent dynastic line that followed the tyrant Jason of Pherae.
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A.
Psammuthes
Psammuthes was a short-reigning pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Twenty-ninth Dynasty, known primarily from sparse historical records and later king lists.
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B.
Phraortes
Phraortes was an early king of the Medes who expanded Median power and is traditionally credited with helping lay the foundations of the Median Empire in ancient Iran.
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C.
Hystaspes
Hystaspes was a Persian nobleman of the Achaemenid dynasty, best known as the father of King Darius I of Persia.
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D.
Ariobarzanes of Phrygia
Ariobarzanes of Phrygia was a 4th-century BC Persian noble and satrap who ruled in northwestern Anatolia and is noted for his role in regional power struggles against the Achaemenid central authority.
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E.
Bardylis
Bardylis was a powerful 4th-century BCE Illyrian king known for his military campaigns against Macedon and for significantly challenging Macedonian power before the rise of Philip II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.