Heraclides Ponticus
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Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heraclides Ponticus canonical | 2 |
| Herakleides of Pontus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1685524 — 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: Heraclides Ponticus Context triple: [Academy of Athens (ancient), notableStudent, Heraclides Ponticus]
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A.
Philo of Byzantium
Philo of Byzantium was a Hellenistic engineer and writer known for his works on mechanics and for one of the earliest surviving accounts of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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B.
Posidonius of Apamea
Posidonius of Apamea was a prominent Hellenistic philosopher, polymath, and influential later Stoic thinker whose work bridged Stoicism with contemporary science, history, and geography.
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C.
Xenocrates
Xenocrates was a prominent ancient Greek philosopher who led Plato’s Academy and significantly developed Platonic and early Academic thought.
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D.
Polemon of Athens
Polemon of Athens was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Platonic tradition who led the Academy in the early 3rd century BCE and emphasized practical ethics and living in accordance with nature.
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E.
Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a 6th-century Byzantine jurist who helped systematize and codify Roman law under Emperor Justinian I.
- 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: Heraclides Ponticus Target entity description: Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
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A.
Philo of Byzantium
Philo of Byzantium was a Hellenistic engineer and writer known for his works on mechanics and for one of the earliest surviving accounts of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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B.
Posidonius of Apamea
Posidonius of Apamea was a prominent Hellenistic philosopher, polymath, and influential later Stoic thinker whose work bridged Stoicism with contemporary science, history, and geography.
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C.
Xenocrates
Xenocrates was a prominent ancient Greek philosopher who led Plato’s Academy and significantly developed Platonic and early Academic thought.
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D.
Polemon of Athens
Polemon of Athens was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Platonic tradition who led the Academy in the early 3rd century BCE and emphasized practical ethics and living in accordance with nature.
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E.
Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a 6th-century Byzantine jurist who helped systematize and codify Roman law under Emperor Justinian I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonist philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ astronomer ⓘ historian of philosophy ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| activeIn | Athens ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Heraclides Ponticus
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surface form:
Herakleides of Pontus
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| associatedWith | Black Sea region ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Asia Minor
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Heraclea Pontica ⓘ Pontus ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| deathPlace | likely Heraclea Pontica (uncertain) ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Academy of Athens
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surface form:
Plato's Academy
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| era |
4th century BCE
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Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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cosmology ⓘ ethics ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hellenistic astronomy
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later heliocentric theorists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Plato
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Pythagoreanism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing mixed geocentric–heliocentric model
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dialogue-style philosophical works ⓘ proposing diurnal rotation of the Earth ⓘ |
| knownFrom | testimonia in later ancient authors ⓘ |
| name | Heraclides Ponticus self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours
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Mercury and Venus orbit the Sun ⓘ early heliocentric ideas ⓘ geocentric model with rotating Earth ⓘ |
| notableStudent | no securely attested individual students ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Old Academy
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Platonism ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Aristotle
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Plato ⓘ Speusippus ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| workStatus | most works lost ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
cosmology
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ethics ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heraclides Ponticus Description of subject: Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Academy of Athens (ancient)
this entity surface form:
Herakleides of Pontus