Cratinus
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Cratinus was a prominent Athenian comic playwright of the 5th century BCE, renowned as one of the leading figures of Old Comedy alongside Aristophanes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cratinus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11882485 — 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: Cratinus Context triple: [Old Comedy, majorRepresentative, Cratinus]
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A.
Μενέξενoς
Μενέξενoς is the Ancient Greek form of the name Menexenus, known from classical Athenian history and literature, including Plato’s dialogues.
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B.
Crantor of Soli
Crantor of Soli was an early Academic philosopher best known for his work on ethics and consolation, particularly his influential treatise "On Grief."
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C.
Thrasyllus
Thrasyllus was an Athenian general and politician of the late 5th century BCE who played a prominent role in the naval campaigns of the Peloponnesian War.
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D.
Fasilides
Fasilides was a 17th-century Emperor of Ethiopia known for consolidating imperial power, restoring Orthodox Christianity as the state religion, and founding the city of Gondar as his capital.
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E.
Timotheus
Timotheus is the Latin form of the given name Timothy, historically used in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and classical contexts.
- 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: Cratinus Target entity description: Cratinus was a prominent Athenian comic playwright of the 5th century BCE, renowned as one of the leading figures of Old Comedy alongside Aristophanes.
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A.
Μενέξενoς
Μενέξενoς is the Ancient Greek form of the name Menexenus, known from classical Athenian history and literature, including Plato’s dialogues.
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B.
Crantor of Soli
Crantor of Soli was an early Academic philosopher best known for his work on ethics and consolation, particularly his influential treatise "On Grief."
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C.
Thrasyllus
Thrasyllus was an Athenian general and politician of the late 5th century BCE who played a prominent role in the naval campaigns of the Peloponnesian War.
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D.
Fasilides
Fasilides was a 17th-century Emperor of Ethiopia known for consolidating imperial power, restoring Orthodox Christianity as the state religion, and founding the city of Gondar as his capital.
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E.
Timotheus
Timotheus is the Latin form of the given name Timothy, historically used in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and classical contexts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.