Periander
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Periander was an early 6th-century BC tyrant of Corinth and one of the legendary Seven Sages of Greece, known for his authoritarian rule and efforts to strengthen Corinthian power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Periander canonical | 2 |
| Periander of Corinth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12476195 — 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: Periander Context triple: [Cypselus, successor, Periander]
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A.
Peisistratos
Peisistratos was a 6th-century BCE Athenian tyrant who consolidated power in Athens and laid groundwork for its later democratic and cultural flourishing.
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B.
Evagoras
Evagoras is an encomiastic work by the Athenian orator Isocrates that praises the life and virtues of the Cypriot king Evagoras I.
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C.
Cypselus
Cypselus was a 7th-century BC tyrant who seized power in Corinth and founded a ruling dynasty that marked a significant shift from aristocratic to autocratic rule in the city-state.
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D.
Polycrates of Samos
Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
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E.
Cychreus of Salamis
Cychreus of Salamis is a figure in Greek mythology associated with the island of Salamis, often linked to early kingship or monstrous legends there.
- 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: Periander Target entity description: Periander was an early 6th-century BC tyrant of Corinth and one of the legendary Seven Sages of Greece, known for his authoritarian rule and efforts to strengthen Corinthian power.
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A.
Peisistratos
Peisistratos was a 6th-century BCE Athenian tyrant who consolidated power in Athens and laid groundwork for its later democratic and cultural flourishing.
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B.
Evagoras
Evagoras is an encomiastic work by the Athenian orator Isocrates that praises the life and virtues of the Cypriot king Evagoras I.
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C.
Cypselus
Cypselus was a 7th-century BC tyrant who seized power in Corinth and founded a ruling dynasty that marked a significant shift from aristocratic to autocratic rule in the city-state.
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D.
Polycrates of Samos
Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
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E.
Cychreus of Salamis
Cychreus of Salamis is a figure in Greek mythology associated with the island of Salamis, often linked to early kingship or monstrous legends there.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Periander of Corinth