Critias (the elder cousin of Charmides)
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Critias (the elder cousin of Charmides) is an ancient Athenian political figure and intellectual, best known as one of the Thirty Tyrants and a prominent associate of Socrates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Critias (the elder cousin of Charmides) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1798098 — 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: Critias (the elder cousin of Charmides) Context triple: [Charmides, featuresCharacter, Critias (the elder cousin of Charmides)]
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A.
Cebes of Thebes
Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
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B.
Charmides
Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
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C.
Echecrates
Echecrates is a Pythagorean philosopher who appears in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo" as the interlocutor to whom Phaedo recounts the final conversation and death of Socrates.
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D.
Sophroniscus (son of Socrates)
Sophroniscus was one of the sons of the Athenian philosopher Socrates and his wife Xanthippe.
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E.
Philocrates
Philocrates is the purported recipient and addressee of the ancient Jewish-Hellenistic work known as the Letter of Aristeas.
- 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: Critias (the elder cousin of Charmides) Target entity description: Critias (the elder cousin of Charmides) is an ancient Athenian political figure and intellectual, best known as one of the Thirty Tyrants and a prominent associate of Socrates.
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A.
Cebes of Thebes
Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
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B.
Charmides
Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
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C.
Echecrates
Echecrates is a Pythagorean philosopher who appears in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo" as the interlocutor to whom Phaedo recounts the final conversation and death of Socrates.
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D.
Sophroniscus (son of Socrates)
Sophroniscus was one of the sons of the Athenian philosopher Socrates and his wife Xanthippe.
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E.
Philocrates
Philocrates is the purported recipient and addressee of the ancient Jewish-Hellenistic work known as the Letter of Aristeas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Athenian politician
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ancient Greek writer ⓘ oligarch ⓘ student of Socrates ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | battlefield death during democratic restoration in Athens ⓘ |
| citizenship | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Munychia
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Peloponnesian War ⓘ
surface form:
Peloponnesian War (late phase, political aftermath)
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| dateOfDeath | 403 BC ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Aristotle
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Plato ⓘ Xenophon ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Socratic circle ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Athenian ⓘ |
| family | Critias family ⓘ |
| givenName | Critias ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| memberOf |
the Thirty Tyrants
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surface form:
Thirty Tyrants
|
| notableFor |
association with Socrates
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leadership role in the oligarchic regime of the Thirty Tyrants ⓘ literary and philosophical writings ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Theramenes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Spartan constitution
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surface form:
Constitution of the Lacedaemonians
Elegies ⓘ Tragedies ⓘ |
| occupation |
orator
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philosopher ⓘ poet ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| opponent | democratic faction in Athens ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Athenian coup of 404 BC ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Athens ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Spartan-aligned oligarchic regime in Athens ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | oligarchy ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Plato's Charmides
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surface form:
Plato's dialogue Charmides
Plato's dialogue "Protagoras" ⓘ
surface form:
Plato's dialogue Protagoras
Plato's dialogue Timaeus (as a character related to the Atlantis story) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
leading figure of the Thirty Tyrants
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member of the oligarchic council of the Thirty in Athens ⓘ |
| relative |
Charmides
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Plato ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| teacher | Socrates ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Critias (the elder cousin of Charmides) Description of subject: Critias (the elder cousin of Charmides) is an ancient Athenian political figure and intellectual, best known as one of the Thirty Tyrants and a prominent associate of Socrates.
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