Dionysius the Younger
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Dionysius the Younger was the last tyrant of Syracuse in the 4th century BCE, known for his weak rule, eventual exile, and association with the philosopher Plato.
All labels observed (1)
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| Dionysius the Younger canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16561311 — 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: Dionysius the Younger Context triple: [Dionysius the Elder, family, Dionysius the Younger]
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Dionysius the Elder
Dionysius the Elder was a powerful 4th-century BCE tyrant of Syracuse known for his military campaigns against Carthage and his transformation of the city into a major Mediterranean power.
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B.
Dionysius
Dionysius is the Latin name traditionally associated with Saint Denis of Paris, a third-century Christian martyr and patron saint of France.
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Andronicus of Rhodes
Andronicus of Rhodes was a 1st-century BCE Peripatetic philosopher best known for editing and organizing Aristotle’s works, which greatly influenced their transmission and interpretation in later antiquity.
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D.
Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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E.
Polus of Leontini
Polus of Leontini was an ancient Greek sophist and rhetorician, best known from Plato’s dialogue "Gorgias" as a skilled but controversial teacher of persuasive speaking.
- 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: Dionysius the Younger Target entity description: Dionysius the Younger was the last tyrant of Syracuse in the 4th century BCE, known for his weak rule, eventual exile, and association with the philosopher Plato.
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A.
Dionysius the Elder
Dionysius the Elder was a powerful 4th-century BCE tyrant of Syracuse known for his military campaigns against Carthage and his transformation of the city into a major Mediterranean power.
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B.
Dionysius
Dionysius is the Latin name traditionally associated with Saint Denis of Paris, a third-century Christian martyr and patron saint of France.
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C.
Andronicus of Rhodes
Andronicus of Rhodes was a 1st-century BCE Peripatetic philosopher best known for editing and organizing Aristotle’s works, which greatly influenced their transmission and interpretation in later antiquity.
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D.
Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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E.
Polus of Leontini
Polus of Leontini was an ancient Greek sophist and rhetorician, best known from Plato’s dialogue "Gorgias" as a skilled but controversial teacher of persuasive speaking.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.