Gylippus
E383472
Gylippus was a Spartan general best known for leading the successful defense of Syracuse against the Athenian forces during the Sicilian Expedition in the Peloponnesian War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gylippus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3702051 — 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: Gylippus Context triple: [Sicilian Expedition, opposingCommander, Gylippus]
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A.
Speusippus
Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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B.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus was a prominent Macedonian general of Alexander the Great who became a powerful Diadochi ruler and founder of the Antigonid dynasty during the early Hellenistic era.
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C.
Pleisthenes
Pleisthenes is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology, sometimes described as a son of Atreus and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, and associated with the royal house of Mycenae.
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D.
Cypselus
Cypselus was a 7th-century BC tyrant who seized power in Corinth and founded a ruling dynasty that marked a significant shift from aristocratic to autocratic rule in the city-state.
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E.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
- 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: Gylippus Target entity description: Gylippus was a Spartan general best known for leading the successful defense of Syracuse against the Athenian forces during the Sicilian Expedition in the Peloponnesian War.
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A.
Speusippus
Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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B.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus was a prominent Macedonian general of Alexander the Great who became a powerful Diadochi ruler and founder of the Antigonid dynasty during the early Hellenistic era.
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C.
Pleisthenes
Pleisthenes is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology, sometimes described as a son of Atreus and father of Agamemnon and Menelaus, and associated with the royal house of Mycenae.
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D.
Cypselus
Cypselus was a 7th-century BC tyrant who seized power in Corinth and founded a ruling dynasty that marked a significant shift from aristocratic to autocratic rule in the city-state.
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E.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spartan general
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Corinth
ⓘ
Peloponnesian League ⓘ Syracuse ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Greek generals
ⓘ
Spartan people of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sparta ⓘ |
| commanded |
Spartan forces in Sicily
ⓘ
Syracusan forces ⓘ |
| conflictOutcomeInfluenced | Athenian defeat in Sicily ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spartans ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Sparta
ⓘ
surface form:
Lacedaemon
|
| knownFrom |
Plutarch
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Thucydides ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableFor | defense of Syracuse ⓘ |
| opposed | Athens ⓘ |
| opposedCommander |
Demosthenes
ⓘ
Nicias ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
Sicilian Expedition ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | turned the tide of the Sicilian Expedition against Athens ⓘ |
| sideInConflict |
Peloponnesian side
ⓘ
anti-Athenian coalition ⓘ |
| strategicContribution |
boosted Syracusan morale
ⓘ
implemented effective counter-siege tactics ⓘ reorganized Syracusan defenses ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Corinth
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Sicily
ⓘ
Syracuse ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BC ⓘ |
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: Gylippus Description of subject: Gylippus was a Spartan general best known for leading the successful defense of Syracuse against the Athenian forces during the Sicilian Expedition in the Peloponnesian War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.