myth of King Nisus
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The myth of King Nisus tells of the ruler whose magical purple lock of hair guaranteed his kingdom’s safety until his daughter’s betrayal led to his downfall and transformation into a bird.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| myth of King Nisus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13467790 — 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.
Target entity: myth of King Nisus Context triple: [Ancient Megara, notableMyth, myth of King Nisus]
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The Myth of the Birth of the Hero
The Myth of the Birth of the Hero is a psychoanalytic study that interprets recurring motifs in ancient hero birth legends to reveal underlying unconscious fantasies and family dynamics.
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Thessalian myth cycle
The Thessalian myth cycle is a body of ancient Greek legends centered on the region of Thessaly, featuring its local heroes, dynasties, and distinctive religious traditions.
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Atalanta in Calydon
Atalanta in Calydon is a 19th-century English poetic drama by Algernon Charles Swinburne that reimagines the Greek myth of the Calydonian boar hunt in a highly lyrical, classical style.
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myths of Theseus
The myths of Theseus are a cycle of ancient Greek legends centered on the Athenian hero famed for slaying the Minotaur, unifying Attica, and undertaking numerous perilous adventures.
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land of the Golden Fleece
The land of the Golden Fleece is the mythic kingdom in Greek mythology where Jason and the Argonauts journeyed to obtain the magical golden ram’s fleece, traditionally associated with ancient Colchis on the Black Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: myth of King Nisus Target entity description: The myth of King Nisus tells of the ruler whose magical purple lock of hair guaranteed his kingdom’s safety until his daughter’s betrayal led to his downfall and transformation into a bird.
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A.
The Myth of the Birth of the Hero
The Myth of the Birth of the Hero is a psychoanalytic study that interprets recurring motifs in ancient hero birth legends to reveal underlying unconscious fantasies and family dynamics.
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B.
Thessalian myth cycle
The Thessalian myth cycle is a body of ancient Greek legends centered on the region of Thessaly, featuring its local heroes, dynasties, and distinctive religious traditions.
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C.
Atalanta in Calydon
Atalanta in Calydon is a 19th-century English poetic drama by Algernon Charles Swinburne that reimagines the Greek myth of the Calydonian boar hunt in a highly lyrical, classical style.
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D.
myths of Theseus
The myths of Theseus are a cycle of ancient Greek legends centered on the Athenian hero famed for slaying the Minotaur, unifying Attica, and undertaking numerous perilous adventures.
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E.
land of the Golden Fleece
The land of the Golden Fleece is the mythic kingdom in Greek mythology where Jason and the Argonauts journeyed to obtain the magical golden ram’s fleece, traditionally associated with ancient Colchis on the Black Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek myth
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act of betrayal ⓘ capture of city ⓘ human ⓘ king of Crete ⓘ legend of Megara ⓘ magical talisman ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ mythological king ⓘ mythological king ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ princess of Megara ⓘ |
| action | cuts off Nisus’s purple lock of hair ⓘ |
| causedBy | Scylla’s betrayal ⓘ |
| causes | loss of Megara’s protection ⓘ |
| centralEvent | siege of Megara by Minos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek religion and mythology ⓘ |
| fate |
death and transformation into a bird
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transformation into a bird ⓘ |
| father | Nisus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grants | invulnerability of Megara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Nisus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalAttribute | purple lock of hair ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Megara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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consequences of broken oaths ⓘ divine punishment ⓘ filial disloyalty ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Minos
NERFINISHED
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Scylla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesEpisode | story of Nisus and Scylla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
daughter betrays father for foreign lover
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magical hair as life-token ⓘ metamorphosis into birds ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| moralLesson |
love driven by passion can be destructive
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treachery against kin leads to ruin ⓘ |
| motivation | desire to win Minos’s love ⓘ |
| notableFor | betrayal of her father ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of Nisus ⓘ |
| plotPoint | Scylla falls in love with Minos ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Megara ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Ovid’s Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultsIn | fall of Megara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transformedInto |
ciris
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sea eagle ⓘ |
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Subject: myth of King Nisus Description of subject: The myth of King Nisus tells of the ruler whose magical purple lock of hair guaranteed his kingdom’s safety until his daughter’s betrayal led to his downfall and transformation into a bird.
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