Aethra's son Theseus
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Aethra's son Theseus is a legendary Greek hero and king of Athens, famed for slaying the Minotaur and uniting Attica.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aethra's son Theseus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13467889 — 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: Aethra's son Theseus Context triple: [Children of Poseidon, includes, Aethra's son Theseus]
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Acamas (son of Theseus)
Acamas, son of the Athenian hero Theseus, is a figure in Greek mythology known for his role in the Trojan War and for helping rescue his grandmother Aethra from captivity in Troy.
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Teseo Tesei
Teseo Tesei was an Italian naval officer, engineer, and pioneer of manned torpedoes during World War II, regarded as a hero of the Italian Royal Navy’s special assault units.
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Erichthonius of Athens
Erichthonius of Athens is a mythical early king of Athens in Greek mythology, often depicted as an autochthonous or earth-born figure associated with Athena and the founding of key Athenian cults and institutions.
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D.
Polydeukes
Polydeukes is a hero from Greek mythology, one of the Dioscuri twins (with his brother Castor), renowned as a skilled boxer and protector of sailors.
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Menoeceus
Menoeceus was an associate and student of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus, best known as the addressee of Epicurus’ ethical treatise commonly called the "Letter to Menoeceus."
- 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: Aethra's son Theseus Target entity description: Aethra's son Theseus is a legendary Greek hero and king of Athens, famed for slaying the Minotaur and uniting Attica.
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A.
Acamas (son of Theseus)
Acamas, son of the Athenian hero Theseus, is a figure in Greek mythology known for his role in the Trojan War and for helping rescue his grandmother Aethra from captivity in Troy.
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B.
Teseo Tesei
Teseo Tesei was an Italian naval officer, engineer, and pioneer of manned torpedoes during World War II, regarded as a hero of the Italian Royal Navy’s special assault units.
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C.
Erichthonius of Athens
Erichthonius of Athens is a mythical early king of Athens in Greek mythology, often depicted as an autochthonous or earth-born figure associated with Athena and the founding of key Athenian cults and institutions.
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D.
Polydeukes
Polydeukes is a hero from Greek mythology, one of the Dioscuri twins (with his brother Castor), renowned as a skilled boxer and protector of sailors.
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E.
Menoeceus
Menoeceus was an associate and student of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus, best known as the addressee of Epicurus’ ethical treatise commonly called the "Letter to Menoeceus."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary king of Athens
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mythological Greek hero ⓘ |
| ally | Ariadne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
NERFINISHED
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Plutarch’s Life of Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ works of Euripides ⓘ works of Sophocles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Labyrinth at Knossos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Troezen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captured | Helen of Sparta as a child in some traditions ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pushed from a cliff by King Lycomedes in some traditions ⓘ |
| child |
Acamas
NERFINISHED
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Demophon NERFINISHED ⓘ Hippolytus NERFINISHED ⓘ Melanippus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phaedra’s unnamed sons in some traditions ⓘ |
| creditedWith |
establishing the Isthmian Games in some traditions
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establishing the Panathenaic festival in some traditions ⓘ founding political unity of Athens and Attica ⓘ reforms dividing Athenians into classes in some traditions ⓘ synoecism of Attica ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Skyros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy |
King Minos of Crete
NERFINISHED
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Minotaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Aegeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerPartner |
Antiope
NERFINISHED
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Ariadne NERFINISHED ⓘ Hippolyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friend | Pirithous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| killed |
Cercyon
NERFINISHED
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Minotaur NERFINISHED ⓘ Periphetes NERFINISHED ⓘ Procrustes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sciron NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinis NERFINISHED ⓘ the Crommyonian Sow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Aethra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abandoning Ariadne on Naxos
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descent into the underworld with Pirithous ⓘ friendship with Heracles in some traditions ⓘ journey from Troezen to Athens defeating bandits ⓘ participation in the Calydonian Boar hunt in some traditions ⓘ slaying the Minotaur ⓘ uniting Attica under Athenian rule ⓘ |
| participatedIn | battle against the Centaurs at Pirithous’ wedding ⓘ |
| possibleFather | Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedAidFrom | Ariadne’s thread NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Phaedra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | labrys (double axe) in some iconography ⓘ |
| title | King of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | hero of Athens ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aethra's son Theseus Description of subject: Aethra's son Theseus is a legendary Greek hero and king of Athens, famed for slaying the Minotaur and uniting Attica.
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