Hieron I of Syracuse
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Hieron I of Syracuse was a powerful 5th-century BCE tyrant of Syracuse known for his military successes, political influence in Magna Graecia, and patronage of prominent poets such as Pindar and Aeschylus.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gelo of Syracuse | 4 |
| Hieron I | 4 |
| Hieron I of Syracuse canonical | 4 |
| Hiero I of Syracuse | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4531927 — 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: Hieron I of Syracuse Context triple: [Pindar, patron, Hieron I of Syracuse]
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A.
Gelon of Gela
Gelon of Gela was a powerful early 5th-century BC Greek tyrant who rose to rule both Gela and Syracuse, playing a major role in Sicilian and wider Greek politics during the Persian Wars era.
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B.
Dionysius I of Syracuse
Dionysius I of Syracuse was a powerful 4th-century BCE tyrant of Syracuse known for his military campaigns against Carthage and his transformation of the city into a major Mediterranean power.
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C.
Aristomache of Syracuse
Aristomache of Syracuse was an ancient Greek noblewoman best known as one of the wives of the tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse and a member of his powerful Sicilian court.
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D.
Dionysius II of Syracuse
Dionysius II of Syracuse was a 4th-century BC tyrant of Syracuse whose troubled and often ineffectual rule contrasted with that of his powerful father and led to political instability and eventual exile.
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E.
Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
- 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: Hieron I of Syracuse Target entity description: Hieron I of Syracuse was a powerful 5th-century BCE tyrant of Syracuse known for his military successes, political influence in Magna Graecia, and patronage of prominent poets such as Pindar and Aeschylus.
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A.
Gelon of Gela
Gelon of Gela was a powerful early 5th-century BC Greek tyrant who rose to rule both Gela and Syracuse, playing a major role in Sicilian and wider Greek politics during the Persian Wars era.
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B.
Dionysius I of Syracuse
Dionysius I of Syracuse was a powerful 4th-century BCE tyrant of Syracuse known for his military campaigns against Carthage and his transformation of the city into a major Mediterranean power.
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C.
Aristomache of Syracuse
Aristomache of Syracuse was an ancient Greek noblewoman best known as one of the wives of the tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse and a member of his powerful Sicilian court.
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D.
Dionysius II of Syracuse
Dionysius II of Syracuse was a 4th-century BC tyrant of Syracuse whose troubled and often ineffectual rule contrasted with that of his powerful father and led to political instability and eventual exile.
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E.
Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sicilian Greek
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ancient Greek person ⓘ monarch of Syracuse ⓘ ruler ⓘ tyrant ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Aetna (city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 467 BCE ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pindar’s epinician odes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 467 BCE ⓘ |
| era | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dorian Greek ⓘ |
| father | Deinomenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | tyranny ⓘ |
| hasWorkDedicatedTo |
Bacchylides’ odes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pindar’s odes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | politics of Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansion of Syracusan power in Magna Graecia
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naval victory over Etruscans at Cumae ⓘ patronage of poets ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sicily ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
conflicts with Carthaginians
ⓘ
war against Etruscans ⓘ |
| militaryRank | naval commander ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Cumae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Himera (as ally of Gelon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | foundation of Aetna (city) ⓘ |
| partOf | Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Aeschylus
NERFINISHED
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Bacchylides NERFINISHED ⓘ Pindar NERFINISHED ⓘ Simonides of Ceos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Catana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
promotion of Greek colonization in Sicily
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relocation of inhabitants of Catana ⓘ strengthening of Syracusan navy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | tyrant of Syracuse ⓘ |
| predecessor | Gelon of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residence | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Gelon of Syracuse
NERFINISHED
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Polyzalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrasybulus of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 478 BCE ⓘ |
| successor | Thrasybulus of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hieron I of Syracuse Description of subject: Hieron I of Syracuse was a powerful 5th-century BCE tyrant of Syracuse known for his military successes, political influence in Magna Graecia, and patronage of prominent poets such as Pindar and Aeschylus.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hiero I of Syracuse
this entity surface form:
Hieron I
this entity surface form:
Gelo of Syracuse
this entity surface form:
Gelo of Syracuse
this entity surface form:
Gelo of Syracuse
this entity surface form:
Gelo of Syracuse
this entity surface form:
Hieron I
this entity surface form:
Hieron I
this entity surface form:
Hieron I
this entity surface form:
Hiero I of Syracuse