Eudicus
E201731
Eudicus is a minor interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Hippias Major," participating in the philosophical discussion on the nature of beauty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eudicus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1778214 — 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: Eudicus Context triple: [Hippias Major, featuresCharacter, Eudicus]
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A.
Thaddaeus
Thaddaeus is a disciple of Jesus traditionally counted among the Twelve Apostles in Christian tradition, often identified with Jude the Apostle.
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B.
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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C.
Godfrey
Godfrey is the given name of the influential British mathematician G. H. Hardy, renowned for his work in number theory and mathematical analysis.
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D.
Munychus
Munychus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the Athenian hero Theseus.
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E.
Ulpius
Ulpius is the family name (nomen gentilicium) of the Roman emperor Trajan, identifying him as a member of the gens Ulpia.
- 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: Eudicus Target entity description: Eudicus is a minor interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Hippias Major," participating in the philosophical discussion on the nature of beauty.
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A.
Thaddaeus
Thaddaeus is a disciple of Jesus traditionally counted among the Twelve Apostles in Christian tradition, often identified with Jude the Apostle.
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B.
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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C.
Godfrey
Godfrey is the given name of the influential British mathematician G. H. Hardy, renowned for his work in number theory and mathematical analysis.
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D.
Munychus
Munychus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the Athenian hero Theseus.
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E.
Ulpius
Ulpius is the family name (nomen gentilicium) of the Roman emperor Trajan, identifying him as a member of the gens Ulpia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue character
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fictional character ⓘ interlocutor in a philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hippias Major ⓘ |
| appearsInSectionOfWork | opening of Hippias Major ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosopher |
Hippias of Elis
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Socrates ⓘ |
| createdBy | Plato ⓘ |
| dialogueWith |
Hippias of Elis
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surface form:
Hippias
Socrates ⓘ |
| hasWorkSetting |
Classical Athens
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surface form:
classical Athens (dramatic setting of Hippias Major)
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| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| medium | written text ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Platonic scholarship on Hippias Major ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | facilitates conversation between Socrates and Hippias ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus | fictional or literary persona ⓘ |
| originalWorkTitleInGreek | Ἱππίας μείζων ⓘ |
| participatesIn | philosophical discussion on the nature of beauty ⓘ |
| roleInWork | minor interlocutor ⓘ |
| workAuthorshipTradition | Platonic corpus ⓘ |
| workGenre | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| workPhilosophicalTheme |
beauty
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definition of beauty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eudicus Description of subject: Eudicus is a minor interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Hippias Major," participating in the philosophical discussion on the nature of beauty.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.