Philip of Opus
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Philip of Opus was an ancient Greek philosopher and member of Plato’s circle, traditionally credited with editing and possibly completing Plato’s dialogue "Laws."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philip of Opus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1685522 — 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: Philip of Opus Context triple: [Academy of Athens (ancient), notableStudent, Philip of Opus]
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A.
Sabbatius
Sabbatius was the father of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I and a man of humble Illyrian or Thracian origin whose lineage did not belong to the traditional Roman aristocracy.
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B.
Dioscorus
Dioscorus is traditionally depicted in Christian hagiography as the pagan father of Saint Barbara who opposed her conversion and ultimately martyred her.
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C.
Naucratius
Naucratius was the brother of Gregory of Nyssa, known in early Christian tradition as a devout ascetic who died at a young age.
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D.
Philoetius
Philoetius is a loyal cowherd in Homer’s Odyssey who helps Odysseus and Telemachus defeat the suitors upon Odysseus’s return to Ithaca.
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E.
Faustulus
Faustulus is the shepherd in Roman mythology who discovers the abandoned twins Romulus and Remus and secretly raises them.
- 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: Philip of Opus Target entity description: Philip of Opus was an ancient Greek philosopher and member of Plato’s circle, traditionally credited with editing and possibly completing Plato’s dialogue "Laws."
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A.
Sabbatius
Sabbatius was the father of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I and a man of humble Illyrian or Thracian origin whose lineage did not belong to the traditional Roman aristocracy.
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B.
Dioscorus
Dioscorus is traditionally depicted in Christian hagiography as the pagan father of Saint Barbara who opposed her conversion and ultimately martyred her.
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C.
Naucratius
Naucratius was the brother of Gregory of Nyssa, known in early Christian tradition as a devout ascetic who died at a young age.
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D.
Philoetius
Philoetius is a loyal cowherd in Homer’s Odyssey who helps Odysseus and Telemachus defeat the suitors upon Odysseus’s return to Ithaca.
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E.
Faustulus
Faustulus is the shepherd in Roman mythology who discovers the abandoned twins Romulus and Remus and secretly raises them.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonist philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ classical-era Greek ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Plato ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Epinomis
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Laws ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Academy of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Plato's Academy
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| era |
Ancient philosophy
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Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
philosophy
ⓘ
textual editing ⓘ |
| floruit | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary figure ⓘ |
| knownFor |
editing Plato's Laws
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possibly completing Plato's Laws ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Plato's circle ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in transmission of Plato's late dialogues ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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philosopher ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Platonism ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Opus ⓘ |
| region | Lokris ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
ancient biographical tradition
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later doxographical reports ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Plato ⓘ |
| traditionallyCreditedWith |
editing Plato's Laws
ⓘ
writing the Epinomis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philip of Opus Description of subject: Philip of Opus was an ancient Greek philosopher and member of Plato’s circle, traditionally credited with editing and possibly completing Plato’s dialogue "Laws."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Academy of Athens (ancient)