Eryximachus
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Eryximachus is a physician and one of the speakers in Plato’s *Symposium*, known for giving a speech on love from a medical and cosmic perspective.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eryximachus canonical | 10 |
| III. Eryximachus | 2 |
| Eryximachus’ speech in the Symposium | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T583333 — 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: Eryximachus Context triple: [Plato's Symposium, featuresCharacter, Eryximachus]
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A.
Charmides
Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
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B.
Agathon
Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
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C.
Echecrates
Echecrates is a Pythagorean philosopher who appears in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo" as the interlocutor to whom Phaedo recounts the final conversation and death of Socrates.
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D.
Cebes of Thebes
Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
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E.
Meletus
Meletus was the principal accuser who initiated the charges of impiety and corrupting the youth against Socrates in classical Athens.
- 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: Eryximachus Target entity description: Eryximachus is a physician and one of the speakers in Plato’s *Symposium*, known for giving a speech on love from a medical and cosmic perspective.
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A.
Charmides
Charmides is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature of temperance or self-control through a philosophical conversation between Socrates and the young Charmides.
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B.
Agathon
Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
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C.
Echecrates
Echecrates is a Pythagorean philosopher who appears in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo" as the interlocutor to whom Phaedo recounts the final conversation and death of Socrates.
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D.
Cebes of Thebes
Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
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E.
Meletus
Meletus was the principal accuser who initiated the charges of impiety and corrupting the youth against Socrates in classical Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonic dialogue character
ⓘ
ancient Greek physician ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Symposium (Plato)
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surface form:
Symposium
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| arguesThat |
bad love produces disease and disorder
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good love produces health and harmony ⓘ love governs both bodies and the cosmos ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
balance of bodily humors
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cosmic harmony ⓘ universal order ⓘ |
| associatedWithField |
medicine
ⓘ
natural philosophy ⓘ |
| cosmologicalTheme | love as a principle of cosmic regulation ⓘ |
| createdBy | Plato ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| dialogueCompanions |
Agathon
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Alcibiades ⓘ Aristophanes ⓘ Pausanias ⓘ Phaedrus ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| dialogueSetting | banquet at Agathon’s house ⓘ |
| discussesDeity |
Eros (primordial)
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surface form:
Eros
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| discussesTopic |
relationship between love and cosmic order
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relationship between love and health ⓘ |
| ethicalTheme | proper regulation of desires ⓘ |
| givesSpeechOn | love ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| occupation | physician ⓘ |
| participatesIn | drinking party in Symposium ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Platonism ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Phaedrus
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surface form:
Phaedrus (as another Platonic dialogue on love)
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| roleInWork | speaker in a dialogue on love ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Plato's Symposium
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surface form:
Plato’s Symposium
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| speechPerspective |
cosmic perspective on love
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medical perspective on love ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionContext | 4th century BCE philosophical literature ⓘ |
| usesAnalogyFrom |
astronomy
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medicine ⓘ music ⓘ |
| viewsLoveAs |
a cosmic force
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a principle of order and harmony ⓘ |
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: Eryximachus Description of subject: Eryximachus is a physician and one of the speakers in Plato’s *Symposium*, known for giving a speech on love from a medical and cosmic perspective.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
III. Eryximachus
this entity surface form:
III. Eryximachus
subject surface form:
House of Agathon in Athens
this entity surface form:
Eryximachus’ speech in the Symposium