King of Ithaca
E102234
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of Ithaca canonical | 2 |
| House of Odysseus | 1 |
| kingdom of Odysseus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T870145 — 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: King of Ithaca Context triple: [Odysseus, positionHeld, King of Ithaca]
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A.
Argonautica
Argonautica is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Apollonius of Rhodes, that recounts Jason and the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece.
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B.
The Return of Ulysses
"The Return of Ulysses" is a chapter from Kenneth Grahame's classic children's novel *The Wind in the Willows*, continuing the adventures of its anthropomorphic animal characters.
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C.
Daughters of Penelope
Daughters of Penelope is a women’s philanthropic and fraternal organization associated with the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, dedicated to promoting Hellenic culture, education, and community service.
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D.
Pillars of Hercules
The Pillars of Hercules is the ancient name for the two promontories flanking the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar, long regarded as the symbolic boundary of the known world in classical antiquity.
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E.
Treasury of the Boeotians
The Treasury of the Boeotians was an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the Boeotian cities to house offerings and display their wealth and piety to the sanctuary of Apollo.
- 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: King of Ithaca Target entity description: The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
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A.
Argonautica
Argonautica is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Apollonius of Rhodes, that recounts Jason and the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece.
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B.
The Return of Ulysses
"The Return of Ulysses" is a chapter from Kenneth Grahame's classic children's novel *The Wind in the Willows*, continuing the adventures of its anthropomorphic animal characters.
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C.
Daughters of Penelope
Daughters of Penelope is a women’s philanthropic and fraternal organization associated with the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, dedicated to promoting Hellenic culture, education, and community service.
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D.
Pillars of Hercules
The Pillars of Hercules is the ancient name for the two promontories flanking the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar, long regarded as the symbolic boundary of the known world in classical antiquity.
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E.
Treasury of the Boeotians
The Treasury of the Boeotians was an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the Boeotian cities to house offerings and display their wealth and piety to the sanctuary of Apollo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological title
ⓘ
royal title ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Homer's Iliad
ⓘ
surface form:
Iliad
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| associatedDeity |
Athena
ⓘ
Poseidon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
Homeric epics ⓘ Odysseus ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in the Odyssey
ⓘ
Kings in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| conflict | suitors of Penelope ⓘ |
| country | Ithaca ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| domain | island of Ithaca ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| genre | epic tradition ⓘ |
| governs | people of Ithaca ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
eloquence
ⓘ
endurance ⓘ trickery ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Homer
ⓘ
later Greek mythographers ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle |
Epic Cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
Trojan War cycle
|
| narrativeFunction | protagonist of the Odyssey ⓘ |
| notableBearer | Odysseus ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
leadership in the Trojan War
ⓘ
ten-year voyage home from Troy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cunning
ⓘ
resourcefulness ⓘ strategic intelligence ⓘ |
| offspring | Telemachus ⓘ |
| region | Ionian Islands ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
kleos
ⓘ
nostos ⓘ xenia ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| role |
Greek hero
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| spouse | Penelope ⓘ |
| symbol |
bow of Odysseus
ⓘ
palace in Ithaca ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic age of heroes ⓘ |
| titleHolderType | legendary king ⓘ |
| transport | ship ⓘ |
| weapon |
bow
ⓘ
spear ⓘ |
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: King of Ithaca Description of subject: The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
kingdom of Odysseus