Thyestes
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Thyestes is a tragic figure in Greek mythology, a son of Pelops and brother of Atreus, best known for his bitter feud with Atreus that culminated in the infamous cannibalistic banquet.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thyestes canonical | 14 |
| Atreus’ cannibal feast of Thyestes’ sons | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1705857 — 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: Thyestes Context triple: [Atreid dynasty, hasMember, Thyestes]
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A.
Electra
Electra is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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B.
Agamemnon
Agamemnon is the legendary king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek forces in the Trojan War in Greek mythology.
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C.
Orestes
Orestes was a Roman general and statesman who effectively ruled the Western Roman Empire through his young son, the last emperor Romulus Augustulus, before being overthrown by Odoacer.
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D.
King of Corinth
King of Corinth is the mythological Greek monarch of the city-state of Corinth, most famously associated with the cunning and eternally punished figure of Sisyphus.
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E.
Polydectes
Polydectes is a king in Greek mythology best known for sending Perseus on the quest to slay Medusa in an attempt to get rid of him.
- 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: Thyestes Target entity description: Thyestes is a tragic figure in Greek mythology, a son of Pelops and brother of Atreus, best known for his bitter feud with Atreus that culminated in the infamous cannibalistic banquet.
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A.
Electra
Electra is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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B.
Agamemnon
Agamemnon is the legendary king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek forces in the Trojan War in Greek mythology.
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C.
Orestes
Orestes was a Roman general and statesman who effectively ruled the Western Roman Empire through his young son, the last emperor Romulus Augustulus, before being overthrown by Odoacer.
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D.
King of Corinth
King of Corinth is the mythological Greek monarch of the city-state of Corinth, most famously associated with the cunning and eternally punished figure of Sisyphus.
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E.
Polydectes
Polydectes is a king in Greek mythology best known for sending Perseus on the quest to slay Medusa in an attempt to get rid of him.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
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mythological king ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Ennius’ lost tragedy Thyestes
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Seneca the Younger’s tragedy Thyestes ⓘ mythographical summaries in Pseudo-Apollodorus ⓘ various accounts by Hyginus ⓘ works of Euripides (lost play Thyestes) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aegisthus’ later murder of Agamemnon
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Mycenae and Tiryns ⓘ
surface form:
Mycenae
Elis (city) ⓘ
surface form:
Pisa in Elis
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| causeOfConflict |
adultery with Aërope
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theft of the golden lamb (golden fleece of Atreus) ⓘ |
| child |
Pelopia
ⓘ
Aegisthus ⓘ
surface form:
Pleisthenes (son of Thyestes)
Tantalus ⓘ
surface form:
Tantalus (son of Thyestes)
several unnamed sons ⓘ |
| conceptionOfAegisthus | incest with his daughter Pelopia ⓘ |
| conflict | struggle for the throne of Mycenae ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greek mythology
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| curse | curse on the House of Atreus ⓘ |
| enemy | Atreus ⓘ |
| father | Pelops ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather | Tantalus ⓘ |
| house |
House of Atreus myth cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Atreus
|
| languageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterReception |
frequent subject in Roman tragedy
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inspiration for Renaissance and early modern tragedies ⓘ |
| lover |
Aerope
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surface form:
Aërope
|
| mother | Hippodamia ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Atreid saga ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent | banquet at which he unknowingly ate his own sons ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cannibalistic banquet prepared by Atreus
ⓘ
feud with his brother Atreus ⓘ |
| offspring | Aegisthus ⓘ |
| parentOf | Aegisthus ⓘ |
| sibling | Atreus ⓘ |
| spouse |
Aerope
ⓘ
surface form:
Aërope
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| theme |
cannibalism
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dynastic curse ⓘ familial revenge ⓘ incest ⓘ |
| title |
king of Mycenae
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Mycenae
Prince of Pisa in Elis ⓘ |
| uncle | Chrysippus ⓘ |
| victimOf |
infanticide of his sons by Atreus
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revenge of Atreus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thyestes Description of subject: Thyestes is a tragic figure in Greek mythology, a son of Pelops and brother of Atreus, best known for his bitter feud with Atreus that culminated in the infamous cannibalistic banquet.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Atreus’ cannibal feast of Thyestes’ sons