Simmias of Thebes
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Simmias of Thebes was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and close associate of Socrates, best known for his role as a questioning interlocutor in Plato’s dialogues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Simmias of Thebes canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T448785 — 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: Simmias of Thebes Context triple: [Phaedo, featuresCharacter, Simmias of Thebes]
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A.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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B.
Timotheus
Timotheus is the Latin form of the given name Timothy, historically used in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and classical contexts.
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C.
Κρίτων
Κρίτων is a Socratic dialogue by Plato in which Socrates discusses justice, obligation, and civil disobedience with his friend Crito while awaiting execution.
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D.
Oedipus
Oedipus is a tragic hero in Greek mythology best known for unwittingly killing his father and marrying his mother, a fate he was prophesied to fulfill.
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E.
Aristocles
Aristocles was the given birth name of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy.
- 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: Simmias of Thebes Target entity description: Simmias of Thebes was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and close associate of Socrates, best known for his role as a questioning interlocutor in Plato’s dialogues.
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A.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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B.
Timotheus
Timotheus is the Latin form of the given name Timothy, historically used in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and classical contexts.
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C.
Κρίτων
Κρίτων is a Socratic dialogue by Plato in which Socrates discusses justice, obligation, and civil disobedience with his friend Crito while awaiting execution.
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D.
Oedipus
Oedipus is a tragic hero in Greek mythology best known for unwittingly killing his father and marrying his mother, a fate he was prophesied to fulfill.
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E.
Aristocles
Aristocles was the given birth name of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, one of the most influential figures in Western philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic character
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Pythagorean philosopher ⓘ ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ disciple of Socrates ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cebes of Thebes
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Plato ⓘ Pythagoreanism ⓘ
surface form:
Pythagoreans
Socrates ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Greek Pythagoreans
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Ancient Thebans ⓘ Characters in Plato's dialogues ⓘ Followers of Socrates ⓘ |
| citizenship | Thebes ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fictionalizationOf | historical Simmias of Thebes ⓘ |
| genre | ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Pythagoras
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Pythagorean tradition ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arguments about the soul in Plato's Phaedo
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being a close associate of Socrates ⓘ being a questioning interlocutor in Plato's dialogues ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Apology of Socrates
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surface form:
Plato's Apology
Crito ⓘ
surface form:
Plato's Crito
Phaedo ⓘ
surface form:
Plato's Phaedo
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| notableWork |
role in Plato's Apology
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role in Plato's Crito ⓘ role in Plato's Gorgias ⓘ role in Plato's Phaedo ⓘ role in Plato's Phaedrus ⓘ |
| philosophicalInterest |
Pythagorean doctrines
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ethics ⓘ immortality of the soul ⓘ nature of the soul ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Pythagoreanism
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Socratic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Thebes ⓘ |
| region | Boeotia ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
Socratic interlocutor
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interlocutor of Socrates in Plato's Phaedo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Simmias of Thebes Description of subject: Simmias of Thebes was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and close associate of Socrates, best known for his role as a questioning interlocutor in Plato’s dialogues.
Referenced by (4)
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