Thessalonike of Macedon
E135825
Thessalonike of Macedon was a Macedonian princess, half-sister of Alexander the Great and later queen of Macedon, after whom the city of Thessaloniki is named.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thessalonike of Macedon canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1075651 — 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: Thessalonike of Macedon Context triple: [Salonika, namedAfter, Thessalonike of Macedon]
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A.
Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon was the 4th-century BCE king who transformed Macedonia into a dominant military power and laid the foundations for his son Alexander the Great’s vast empire.
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B.
Archelaus I of Macedon
Archelaus I of Macedon was a 5th-century BCE king of Macedon known for strengthening and reorganizing the kingdom and fostering cultural ties with the Greek world.
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C.
Olympias
Olympias was a Molossian princess and fourth wife of Philip II of Macedon, best known as the powerful and politically influential mother of Alexander the Great.
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D.
Cassander of Macedon
Cassander of Macedon was a 4th-century BCE king who seized control of Macedonia after Alexander the Great’s death and is notorious for ordering the execution of Alexander’s widow Roxana and their son Alexander IV.
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E.
Amyntas III
Amyntas III was a 4th-century BCE king of Macedon and grandfather of Alexander the Great, known for stabilizing the kingdom and laying groundwork for its later expansion.
- 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: Thessalonike of Macedon Target entity description: Thessalonike of Macedon was a Macedonian princess, half-sister of Alexander the Great and later queen of Macedon, after whom the city of Thessaloniki is named.
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A.
Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon was the 4th-century BCE king who transformed Macedonia into a dominant military power and laid the foundations for his son Alexander the Great’s vast empire.
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B.
Archelaus I of Macedon
Archelaus I of Macedon was a 5th-century BCE king of Macedon known for strengthening and reorganizing the kingdom and fostering cultural ties with the Greek world.
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C.
Olympias
Olympias was a Molossian princess and fourth wife of Philip II of Macedon, best known as the powerful and politically influential mother of Alexander the Great.
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D.
Cassander of Macedon
Cassander of Macedon was a 4th-century BCE king who seized control of Macedonia after Alexander the Great’s death and is notorious for ordering the execution of Alexander’s widow Roxana and their son Alexander IV.
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E.
Amyntas III
Amyntas III was a 4th-century BCE king of Macedon and grandfather of Alexander the Great, known for stabilizing the kingdom and laying groundwork for its later expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Macedonian princess
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ queen of Macedon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hellenistic Macedonia
ⓘ
Macedonian court ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian royal court
|
| birthCentury | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Macedon
ⓘ
Pella, Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Pella
|
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| child |
Alexander V of Macedon
ⓘ
Antipater ⓘ
surface form:
Antipater I
Philip IV of Macedon ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Macedonia
|
| culture | Ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| diedIn | Macedon ⓘ |
| eponymOf |
Salonika
ⓘ
surface form:
Thessaloniki
|
| ethnicGroup |
Ancient Macedonian
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Macedonians
|
| father | Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| floruit | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Basilissa (queen) ⓘ |
| killedBy | Antipater I ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mother | Nicesipolis of Pherae ⓘ |
| namedAfter | victory of Philip II at the Battle of Crocus Field ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being eponym of the city of Thessaloniki
ⓘ
being half-sister of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Queen of Macedon ⓘ |
| relative |
Antipater
ⓘ
surface form:
Antipater (regent)
Olympias ⓘ |
| residence |
Macedon
ⓘ
Pella, Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Pella
Salonika ⓘ
surface form:
Thessaloniki
|
| royalHouse | Argead dynasty ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Cleopatra of Macedon ⓘ Philip III Arrhidaeus ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cassander of Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassander
Cassander of Macedon ⓘ
surface form:
King Cassander of Macedon
|
| spouseOccupation | king ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thessalonike of Macedon Description of subject: Thessalonike of Macedon was a Macedonian princess, half-sister of Alexander the Great and later queen of Macedon, after whom the city of Thessaloniki is named.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cassander