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Empedocles was undoubtedly acquainted with the didactic poems of Xenophanes and Parmenides - allusions to the latter can be found in the fragments - but he seems to have surpassed them in the animation and richness of his style , and in the clearness of his descriptions and diction .
 person: Empedocles; person: Xenophanes; person: Parmenides
Given options, please tell me the categories of all the listed entity words.Output format is "type1: word1; type2: word2". 
Option: location, person, organization 
Text: {0} 
 Entities: Empedocles, Xenophanes, Parmenides 
Answer:
 person: Empedocles; person: Xenophanes; person: Parmenides