Cyrus of Phasis
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7th-century Christian bishop
Byzantine patriarch
Christian theologian
Monothelite theologian
Patriarch of Alexandria
Cyrus of Phasis was a 7th-century Byzantine patriarch of Alexandria and prominent Monothelite theologian and church leader involved in the religious controversies of his time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cyrus of Phasis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3571071 — 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: Cyrus of Phasis Context triple: [Cyrus of Alexandria, alsoKnownAs, Cyrus of Phasis]
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A.
Ariobarzanes of Pontus
Ariobarzanes of Pontus was a Hellenistic-era monarch who briefly ruled the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia during the 3rd century BC.
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B.
Pharnaces I of Pontus
Pharnaces I of Pontus was a 2nd-century BC king who expanded the Pontic Kingdom’s power around the Black Sea and founded the important port city of Pharnacia.
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C.
Pharnaces II of Pontus
Pharnaces II of Pontus was a 1st-century BC king best known as the son of Mithridates VI and for his failed attempt to challenge Roman power, culminating in his swift defeat by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Zela.
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D.
King of Pontus
The King of Pontus was the Hellenistic monarch of the ancient kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia, most famously associated with Mithridates VI, who fiercely resisted Roman expansion.
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E.
Darius of Pontus
Darius of Pontus was a lesser-known monarch of the Hellenistic Kingdom of Pontus, ruling part of its territory during the turbulent period of regional fragmentation and dynastic struggles.
- 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: Cyrus of Phasis Target entity description: Cyrus of Phasis was a 7th-century Byzantine patriarch of Alexandria and prominent Monothelite theologian and church leader involved in the religious controversies of his time.
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A.
Ariobarzanes of Pontus
Ariobarzanes of Pontus was a Hellenistic-era monarch who briefly ruled the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia during the 3rd century BC.
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B.
Pharnaces I of Pontus
Pharnaces I of Pontus was a 2nd-century BC king who expanded the Pontic Kingdom’s power around the Black Sea and founded the important port city of Pharnacia.
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C.
Pharnaces II of Pontus
Pharnaces II of Pontus was a 1st-century BC king best known as the son of Mithridates VI and for his failed attempt to challenge Roman power, culminating in his swift defeat by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Zela.
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D.
King of Pontus
The King of Pontus was the Hellenistic monarch of the ancient kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia, most famously associated with Mithridates VI, who fiercely resisted Roman expansion.
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E.
Darius of Pontus
Darius of Pontus was a lesser-known monarch of the Hellenistic Kingdom of Pontus, ruling part of its territory during the turbulent period of regional fragmentation and dynastic struggles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
7th-century Christian bishop
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Byzantine patriarch ⓘ Christian theologian ⓘ Monothelite theologian ⓘ Patriarch of Alexandria ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| church |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| era | Byzantine period ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Christological debates in the Byzantine Empire
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religious controversies of the 7th century ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ecclesiastical leadership in Alexandria
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role in Christological controversies ⓘ support of Monothelitism ⓘ |
| officeType | patriarchate ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Dyothelite theologians
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supporters of Chalcedonian dyothelitism ⓘ |
| partOf | Byzantine ecclesiastical hierarchy ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Alexandria
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Phasis ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Phasis
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Monothelite church leader ⓘ Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria ⓘ
surface form:
Patriarch of Alexandria
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Monothelitism
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Orthodox Church of Alexandria ⓘ
surface form:
Patriarchate of Alexandria
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| theologicalOrientation | Monothelitism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cyrus of Phasis Description of subject: Cyrus of Phasis was a 7th-century Byzantine patriarch of Alexandria and prominent Monothelite theologian and church leader involved in the religious controversies of his time.
Referenced by (1)
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