Timaeus of Locri
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Timaeus of Locri is a Pythagorean philosopher, known primarily as the central speaker in Plato’s dialogue "Timaeus," where he expounds a cosmological account of the universe’s creation and structure.
All labels observed (1)
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| Timaeus of Locri canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2098648 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timaeus of Locri Context triple: [Timaeus, mainCharacter, Timaeus of Locri]
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A.
Timaeus of Tauromenium
Timaeus of Tauromenium was an ancient Greek historian of Magna Graecia, best known for his extensive universal history that greatly influenced later writers like Polybius and Diodorus Siculus.
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B.
Philo of Larissa
Philo of Larissa was a Hellenistic philosopher and prominent Academic Skeptic who led Plato’s Academy in its later period and influenced Roman intellectuals such as Cicero.
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C.
Heraclides Ponticus
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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Theodorus of Cyrene
Theodorus of Cyrene was an ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher known for his work on irrational numbers and for teaching prominent figures such as Plato’s associate Theaetetus.
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E.
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.
- 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: Timaeus of Locri Target entity description: Timaeus of Locri is a Pythagorean philosopher, known primarily as the central speaker in Plato’s dialogue "Timaeus," where he expounds a cosmological account of the universe’s creation and structure.
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A.
Timaeus of Tauromenium
Timaeus of Tauromenium was an ancient Greek historian of Magna Graecia, best known for his extensive universal history that greatly influenced later writers like Polybius and Diodorus Siculus.
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B.
Philo of Larissa
Philo of Larissa was a Hellenistic philosopher and prominent Academic Skeptic who led Plato’s Academy in its later period and influenced Roman intellectuals such as Cicero.
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C.
Heraclides Ponticus
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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D.
Theodorus of Cyrene
Theodorus of Cyrene was an ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher known for his work on irrational numbers and for teaching prominent figures such as Plato’s associate Theaetetus.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue character
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Pythagorean philosopher ⓘ ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Critias
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surface form:
Critias (dialogue)
Timaeus ⓘ
surface form:
Timaeus (dialogue)
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| appearsInWorkBy | Plato ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Demiurge as cosmic craftsman
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geometrical structure of the elements ⓘ mathematical order of the cosmos ⓘ world soul ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosopher | Pythagoras ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool | Pythagoreanism ⓘ |
| centralRoleInWork |
Timaeus
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surface form:
Timaeus (dialogue)
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| culturalContext | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| describedAs | central speaker in Plato’s dialogue Timaeus ⓘ |
| dialogueRole |
interlocutor in Critias (dialogue)
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main speaker in Timaeus (dialogue) ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| expoundsInWork |
account of the structure of the universe
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cosmological account of the universe’s creation ⓘ |
| genreOfMainSource | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| historicity | disputed ⓘ |
| influenced |
ancient cosmological thought
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later Platonist cosmology ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Platonic dialogues
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later ancient testimonies ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| name | Timaeus of Locri self-link ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
cosmology
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mathematical philosophy ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Locri Epizephyrii
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surface form:
Locri
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| placeOfOriginRegion | Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | Pythagorean from Italy ⓘ |
| topicOf |
debates on the relation between Pythagoreanism and Platonism
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scholarly discussions of Plato’s cosmology ⓘ |
| traditionallyDatedToCentury | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Timaeus of Locri Description of subject: Timaeus of Locri is a Pythagorean philosopher, known primarily as the central speaker in Plato’s dialogue "Timaeus," where he expounds a cosmological account of the universe’s creation and structure.
Referenced by (2)
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