Heracles of Macedon
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Heracles of Macedon was the illegitimate son of Alexander the Great who became a short-lived claimant to the Macedonian throne during the turbulent Successor period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heracles of Macedon canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3593441 — 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: Heracles of Macedon Context triple: [Alexander IV of Macedon, sibling, Heracles of Macedon]
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A.
Perseus of Macedon
Perseus of Macedon was the last king of the Antigonid dynasty, whose defeat by Rome in the Third Macedonian War led to the end of the Macedonian kingdom as an independent state.
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B.
Demetrius I of Macedon
Demetrius I of Macedon was a prominent Hellenistic king and military leader, known for his ambitious campaigns, naval innovations, and role in the Wars of the Diadochi following Alexander the Great’s death.
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C.
Alexander I of Macedon
Alexander I of Macedon was an early 5th-century BC king of Macedon known for navigating between Persian dominance and emerging Greek power, and for being recognized as a philhellene who participated in the Olympic Games.
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D.
Alexander II of Macedon
Alexander II of Macedon was a 4th-century BC king of Macedon whose brief and turbulent reign preceded the rise of his younger brother Philip II and the subsequent expansion of the Macedonian kingdom.
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E.
Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon was the 4th-century BCE king who transformed Macedonia into a dominant military power and laid the foundations for his son Alexander the Great’s vast empire.
- 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: Heracles of Macedon Target entity description: Heracles of Macedon was the illegitimate son of Alexander the Great who became a short-lived claimant to the Macedonian throne during the turbulent Successor period.
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A.
Perseus of Macedon
Perseus of Macedon was the last king of the Antigonid dynasty, whose defeat by Rome in the Third Macedonian War led to the end of the Macedonian kingdom as an independent state.
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B.
Demetrius I of Macedon
Demetrius I of Macedon was a prominent Hellenistic king and military leader, known for his ambitious campaigns, naval innovations, and role in the Wars of the Diadochi following Alexander the Great’s death.
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C.
Alexander I of Macedon
Alexander I of Macedon was an early 5th-century BC king of Macedon known for navigating between Persian dominance and emerging Greek power, and for being recognized as a philhellene who participated in the Olympic Games.
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D.
Alexander II of Macedon
Alexander II of Macedon was a 4th-century BC king of Macedon whose brief and turbulent reign preceded the rise of his younger brother Philip II and the subsequent expansion of the Macedonian kingdom.
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E.
Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon was the 4th-century BCE king who transformed Macedonia into a dominant military power and laid the foundations for his son Alexander the Great’s vast empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Macedonian prince
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ pretender to the throne ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | about 18 years ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Asia Minor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| claimToThroneBasedOn | being son of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 327 BC ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 309 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Argead dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Macedonian ⓘ |
| father | Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Heracles of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Hellenistic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Classical Greece ⓘ |
| illegitimateChildOf | Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legitimacyStatus | illegitimate ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | murdered ⓘ |
| mother | Barsine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherEthnicBackground |
Greek
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Alexander the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olympias NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip II of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Cassander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paternalGrandfather | Philip II of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paternalGrandmother | Olympias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorOfKilling | agents of Polyperchon ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Successor period
ⓘ
Wars of the Diadochi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | claimant to the Macedonian throne ⓘ |
| realmClaimed | Kingdom of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| shortDescription | illegitimate son of Alexander the Great and brief claimant to the Macedonian throne ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Diodorus Siculus
NERFINISHED
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Justin (historian) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | illegitimate son of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Polyperchon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatToRuleOf | Cassander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsPoliticalPawnBy | Polyperchon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heracles of Macedon Description of subject: Heracles of Macedon was the illegitimate son of Alexander the Great who became a short-lived claimant to the Macedonian throne during the turbulent Successor period.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.