Triple

T2789522
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Epicurus E61893 entity
Predicate wrote P2831 FINISHED
Object Letter to Pythocles
Letter to Pythocles is a didactic Epicurean treatise in the form of a letter that outlines Epicurus’ natural philosophy, especially his views on celestial and meteorological phenomena.
E298890 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Letter to Pythocles | Statement: [Epicurus, wrote, Letter to Pythocles]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Letter to Pythocles
Context triple: [Epicurus, wrote, Letter to Pythocles]
  • A. Letter to Menoeceus
    Letter to Menoeceus is a short ethical treatise by Epicurus that outlines his philosophy of pleasure, virtue, and the rational pursuit of a tranquil life.
  • B. Letter to Demetrias
    Letter to Demetrias is a theological treatise by the British monk Pelagius, written as spiritual guidance to a young Roman noblewoman and known for articulating key Pelagian views on free will and moral responsibility.
  • C. Letter to Herodotus
    Letter to Herodotus is a foundational philosophical work by Epicurus that concisely outlines his views on physics and the nature of reality.
  • D. Treasury of the Athenians
    The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
  • E. Phaedo of Elis
    Phaedo of Elis was an ancient Greek philosopher and disciple of Socrates, best known as the namesake and reported source of Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo," which recounts Socrates’ final hours and arguments for the immortality of the soul.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Letter to Pythocles
Triple: [Epicurus, wrote, Letter to Pythocles]
Generated description
Letter to Pythocles is a didactic Epicurean treatise in the form of a letter that outlines Epicurus’ natural philosophy, especially his views on celestial and meteorological phenomena.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Letter to Pythocles
Target entity description: Letter to Pythocles is a didactic Epicurean treatise in the form of a letter that outlines Epicurus’ natural philosophy, especially his views on celestial and meteorological phenomena.
  • A. Letter to Menoeceus
    Letter to Menoeceus is a short ethical treatise by Epicurus that outlines his philosophy of pleasure, virtue, and the rational pursuit of a tranquil life.
  • B. Letter to Demetrias
    Letter to Demetrias is a theological treatise by the British monk Pelagius, written as spiritual guidance to a young Roman noblewoman and known for articulating key Pelagian views on free will and moral responsibility.
  • C. Letter to Herodotus chosen
    Letter to Herodotus is a foundational philosophical work by Epicurus that concisely outlines his views on physics and the nature of reality.
  • D. Treasury of the Athenians
    The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
  • E. Phaedo of Elis
    Phaedo of Elis was an ancient Greek philosopher and disciple of Socrates, best known as the namesake and reported source of Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo," which recounts Socrates’ final hours and arguments for the immortality of the soul.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ab4b7f51d881908768300ebd2fbdae completed March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abddb4ef3081909122840a357801bf completed March 7, 2026, 8:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afce8e2c488190a63332f36803c295 completed March 10, 2026, 7:55 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afcf6ded208190a9315d1130dd0cbe completed March 10, 2026, 7:59 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afd0219b34819095bc98ba28ca97f5 completed March 10, 2026, 8:02 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:58 p.m.