daughters of King Cocalus
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The daughters of King Cocalus are figures in Greek mythology known for murdering King Minos, often by scalding him in a bath, after he pursued the inventor Daedalus to their father's court in Sicily.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| daughters of King Cocalus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1092337 — 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: daughters of King Cocalus Context triple: [Minos, killedBy, daughters of King Cocalus]
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A.
Heracleidae
The Heracleidae are the mythological descendants of the Greek hero Heracles, who play a central role in various legends about dynastic claims and the return of his lineage to power in Greece.
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B.
Hesperides
The Hesperides are nymphs from Greek mythology who tend a blissful garden in the far west, often associated with golden apples and the evening star.
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C.
Minervina
Minervina was the first wife or consort of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, known primarily as the mother of his son Crispus.
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D.
Salopians
Salopians are the pupils and alumni of Shrewsbury School, a historic independent boarding school in Shrewsbury, England.
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E.
Heliades
The Heliades are the daughters of the sun god Helios in Greek mythology, best known for mourning their brother Phaethon and being transformed into poplar trees whose tears became amber.
- 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: daughters of King Cocalus Target entity description: The daughters of King Cocalus are figures in Greek mythology known for murdering King Minos, often by scalding him in a bath, after he pursued the inventor Daedalus to their father's court in Sicily.
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A.
Heracleidae
The Heracleidae are the mythological descendants of the Greek hero Heracles, who play a central role in various legends about dynastic claims and the return of his lineage to power in Greece.
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B.
Hesperides
The Hesperides are nymphs from Greek mythology who tend a blissful garden in the far west, often associated with golden apples and the evening star.
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C.
Minervina
Minervina was the first wife or consort of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, known primarily as the mother of his son Crispus.
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D.
Salopians
Salopians are the pupils and alumni of Shrewsbury School, a historic independent boarding school in Shrewsbury, England.
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E.
Heliades
The Heliades are the daughters of the sun god Helios in Greek mythology, best known for mourning their brother Phaethon and being transformed into poplar trees whose tears became amber.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figures in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological characters ⓘ |
| appearsIn | later traditions of the Daedalus legend ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Daedalus
ⓘ
Minos ⓘ
surface form:
King Minos
labyrinth myth cycle ⓘ |
| basedIn | Sicily ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sicily ⓘ |
| event | murder of Minos in a bath ⓘ |
| genre | Greek heroic myth ⓘ |
| hasFather | King Cocalus ⓘ |
| hasUncertainNumber | true ⓘ |
| involvedIn | pursuit of Daedalus by Minos ⓘ |
| killed |
Minos
ⓘ
surface form:
King Minos
|
| languageOfTradition | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | court of King Cocalus in Sicily ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeathInflicted | scalding in a bath ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to protect Daedalus
ⓘ
hospitality owed by King Cocalus to Daedalus ⓘ |
| mythType | aition for Minos’ death in Sicily ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | agents of Minos’ downfall ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sicilian Greek myth cycle
ⓘ
mythology of Daedalus ⓘ mythology of King Minos ⓘ |
| relative | King Cocalus ⓘ |
| role |
assassins of King Minos
ⓘ
protectors of Daedalus ⓘ |
| timeInMythology | generation after Theseus and the Minotaur ⓘ |
| toolUsed | boiling water ⓘ |
| victimOfKilling |
Minos
ⓘ
surface form:
King Minos
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: daughters of King Cocalus Description of subject: The daughters of King Cocalus are figures in Greek mythology known for murdering King Minos, often by scalding him in a bath, after he pursued the inventor Daedalus to their father's court in Sicily.
Referenced by (1)
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