the Athenian Stranger
E190154
The Athenian Stranger is the unnamed main interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Laws," serving as a wise, philosophical lawgiver who guides the discussion on political and legal theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Athenian Stranger canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1685685 — 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: the Athenian Stranger Context triple: [Laws, featuresCharacter, the Athenian Stranger]
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A.
The Virtuous Athenian
The Virtuous Athenian is a neoclassical painting by French artist Joseph-Marie Vien that exemplifies his revival of classical themes and moral virtue in 18th-century art.
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B.
Treasury of the Athenians
The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
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C.
Treasury of the Boeotians
The Treasury of the Boeotians was an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the Boeotian cities to house offerings and display their wealth and piety to the sanctuary of Apollo.
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D.
Phaedo of Elis
Phaedo of Elis was an ancient Greek philosopher and disciple of Socrates, best known as the namesake and reported source of Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo," which recounts Socrates’ final hours and arguments for the immortality of the soul.
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E.
Athenian tribute of youths and maidens
The Athenian tribute of youths and maidens was a legendary periodic sacrifice of Athenian children sent to Crete to be devoured by the Minotaur, forming the backdrop for Theseus’s heroic slaying of the monster.
- 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: the Athenian Stranger Target entity description: The Athenian Stranger is the unnamed main interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Laws," serving as a wise, philosophical lawgiver who guides the discussion on political and legal theory.
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A.
The Virtuous Athenian
The Virtuous Athenian is a neoclassical painting by French artist Joseph-Marie Vien that exemplifies his revival of classical themes and moral virtue in 18th-century art.
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B.
Treasury of the Athenians
The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
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C.
Treasury of the Boeotians
The Treasury of the Boeotians was an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the Boeotian cities to house offerings and display their wealth and piety to the sanctuary of Apollo.
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D.
Phaedo of Elis
Phaedo of Elis was an ancient Greek philosopher and disciple of Socrates, best known as the namesake and reported source of Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo," which recounts Socrates’ final hours and arguments for the immortality of the soul.
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E.
Athenian tribute of youths and maidens
The Athenian tribute of youths and maidens was a legendary periodic sacrifice of Athenian children sent to Crete to be devoured by the Minotaur, forming the backdrop for Theseus’s heroic slaying of the monster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ lawgiver figure ⓘ philosophical interlocutor ⓘ |
| appearsAs | speaker in all twelve books of Laws ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Laws ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Late dialogues of Plato
ⓘ
surface form:
Platonic late dialogues
|
| characterType | unnamed character ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
moral psychology in politics
ⓘ
practical legislation ⓘ religious foundations of law ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Socrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Socrates (as main interlocutor in other Platonic dialogues)
|
| createdBy | Plato ⓘ |
| dialoguePartnerOf |
Clinias of Crete
ⓘ
Megillus of Sparta ⓘ |
| discusses |
constitution of a city
ⓘ
education of citizens ⓘ ideal laws ⓘ virtue and law ⓘ |
| dominatesDialogue | Laws ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | Socratic dialogue (without Socrates) ⓘ |
| guidesDialogueOn |
criminal law
ⓘ
founding of a new colony ⓘ marriage and family law ⓘ property and economic regulation ⓘ relationship between law and reason ⓘ religion and impiety laws ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
elderly
ⓘ
moderate ⓘ pious ⓘ wise ⓘ |
| hasRole | main interlocutor in Plato's Laws ⓘ |
| influenced | later political theory interpretations of Plato ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | spokesperson for Plato's mature political views (scholarly interpretation) ⓘ |
| medium | ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| nameStatus | anonymous ⓘ |
| nationality | Athenian ⓘ |
| occupation | philosopher (fictional) ⓘ |
| philosophicalMethod | dialectical discussion ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
advocates mixed constitution
ⓘ
emphasizes education for virtue ⓘ supports rule of law ⓘ |
| primaryThemeContext |
legal theory
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ |
| setting | Crete ⓘ |
| travelsWith |
Clinias of Crete
ⓘ
Megillus of Sparta ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
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Subject: the Athenian Stranger Description of subject: The Athenian Stranger is the unnamed main interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Laws," serving as a wise, philosophical lawgiver who guides the discussion on political and legal theory.
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