house of Agathon in Athens
E359093
The house of Agathon in Athens is the setting of Plato’s dialogue "Symposium," where Socrates and other notable Athenians gather to discuss the nature of love.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| house of Agathon in Athens canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3455403 — 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: house of Agathon in Athens Context triple: [Συμπόσιον, locationInPlot, house of Agathon in Athens]
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A.
Stoa of the Athenians
The Stoa of the Athenians is an ancient colonnaded portico at Delphi, dedicated by the Athenians to commemorate their naval victories and to house war trophies.
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B.
Athenian court
The Athenian court was an ancient Greek judicial institution in Athens where citizens gathered to hear legal cases and administer justice.
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C.
Mint of Athens
The Mint of Athens was an ancient Greek facility in the Athenian Agora where the city’s coinage, including its famous silver drachmas, was produced.
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D.
Zappeion
Zappeion is a 19th-century neoclassical exhibition and conference hall in central Athens, Greece, historically used for national ceremonies and major public events.
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E.
gate of Athena Archegetis
The Gate of Athena Archegetis is a monumental marble entrance in Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena, serving as the main gateway to the Roman Agora and a notable example of classical Greek architecture.
- 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: house of Agathon in Athens Target entity description: The house of Agathon in Athens is the setting of Plato’s dialogue "Symposium," where Socrates and other notable Athenians gather to discuss the nature of love.
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A.
Stoa of the Athenians
The Stoa of the Athenians is an ancient colonnaded portico at Delphi, dedicated by the Athenians to commemorate their naval victories and to house war trophies.
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B.
Athenian court
The Athenian court was an ancient Greek judicial institution in Athens where citizens gathered to hear legal cases and administer justice.
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C.
Mint of Athens
The Mint of Athens was an ancient Greek facility in the Athenian Agora where the city’s coinage, including its famous silver drachmas, was produced.
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D.
Zappeion
Zappeion is a 19th-century neoclassical exhibition and conference hall in central Athens, Greece, historically used for national ceremonies and major public events.
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E.
gate of Athena Archegetis
The Gate of Athena Archegetis is a monumental marble entrance in Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena, serving as the main gateway to the Roman Agora and a notable example of classical Greek architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
setting of a literary work ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Συμπόσιον
ⓘ
surface form:
Symposium
|
| appearsInWorkBy | Plato ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosopher |
Plato
ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| describedInGenre | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | literary setting with uncertain historical basis ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFrame | recounted banquet at Agathon's house ⓘ |
| hostedCharacter |
Agathon
ⓘ
Alcibiades ⓘ Aristophanes ⓘ Eryximachus ⓘ Pausanias ⓘ Phaedrus ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
banquet
ⓘ
symposium ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkItAppearsIn | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Athens
ⓘ
Classical Athens ⓘ |
| mainThemeDiscussed |
Eros (primordial)
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surface form:
Eros
love ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | gathering place for discussion of love ⓘ |
| ownerInNarrative | Agathon ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Phaedrus ⓘ |
| settingOf |
Symposium (Plato)
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surface form:
Plato's Symposium
|
| timeOfFictionalEvent | late 5th century BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: house of Agathon in Athens Description of subject: The house of Agathon in Athens is the setting of Plato’s dialogue "Symposium," where Socrates and other notable Athenians gather to discuss the nature of love.
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