Poseidon
E21594
Poseidon is the ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, one of the twelve Olympian deities.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poseidon canonical | 185 |
| Neptune (Roman god of the sea) | 2 |
| Poseidon Helikonios | 2 |
| Greek god Poseidon | 1 |
| Olympian god Poseidon | 1 |
| Poseidon (in some traditions) | 1 |
| Poseidon (in some versions) | 1 |
| Poseidon Ennosigaios | 1 |
| Roman god Neptune | 1 |
| sea god Neptune | 1 |
| Ποσειδώνας | 1 |
| Ποσειδῶν (Poseidon) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T156617 — 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: Poseidon Context triple: [Zeus, sibling, Poseidon]
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A.
Zeus
Zeus is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology, ruling over the sky and thunder and presiding as the chief deity of the pantheon.
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B.
Cronos
Cronos is a 1993 Mexican horror-fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro, noted for its inventive vampire mythology and atmospheric visual style.
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C.
Cronus
Cronus is a Titan in Greek mythology best known for overthrowing his father Uranus and later being overthrown by his own son Zeus.
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D.
Heracles
Heracles is a legendary hero of Greek mythology renowned for his superhuman strength and his completion of the Twelve Labors.
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E.
Typhoeus
Typhoeus is a monstrous serpentine giant from Greek mythology, often depicted as a fearsome adversary of Zeus and a symbol of chaotic natural forces.
- 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: Poseidon Target entity description: Poseidon is the ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, one of the twelve Olympian deities.
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A.
Zeus
Zeus is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology, ruling over the sky and thunder and presiding as the chief deity of the pantheon.
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B.
Cronos
Cronos is a 1993 Mexican horror-fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro, noted for its inventive vampire mythology and atmospheric visual style.
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C.
Cronus
Cronus is a Titan in Greek mythology best known for overthrowing his father Uranus and later being overthrown by his own son Zeus.
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D.
Heracles
Heracles is a legendary hero of Greek mythology renowned for his superhuman strength and his completion of the Twelve Labors.
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E.
Typhoeus
Typhoeus is a monstrous serpentine giant from Greek mythology, often depicted as a fearsome adversary of Zeus and a symbol of chaotic natural forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek god
ⓘ
Olympian deity ⓘ mythological character ⓘ |
| abode |
palace in the depths of the ocean
ⓘ
the sea ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Atlantis
ⓘ
Cape Sounion ⓘ Corinth ⓘ |
| child |
Benthesikyme
ⓘ
Chrysaor ⓘ Arion ⓘ
surface form:
Pegasus
Polyphemus ⓘ Rhode ⓘ Theseus ⓘ Triton ⓘ |
| consort |
Amphitrite
ⓘ
Aphrodite ⓘ Demeter ⓘ Medusa ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| domain |
earthquakes
ⓘ
horses ⓘ sea ⓘ |
| epithet |
Earth-shaker
ⓘ
Enosichthon ⓘ Hippios ⓘ |
| festival | Isthmian Games ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| greekName | Ποσειδῶν ⓘ |
| majorSanctuary |
Isthmia
ⓘ
Cape Sounion ⓘ
surface form:
Sounion
|
| mythologicalEvent |
contest with Athena for patronage of Athens
ⓘ
division of the cosmos with Zeus and Hades ⓘ |
| offering |
bulls
ⓘ
horses ⓘ |
| pantheon | Olympian gods ⓘ |
| parents |
Cronus
ⓘ
Rhea ⓘ |
| power |
causing earthquakes
ⓘ
control of seas ⓘ creating storms ⓘ |
| romanEquivalent | Neptune ⓘ |
| sibling |
Demeter
ⓘ
Hades ⓘ Hera ⓘ Hestia ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| symbol |
bull
ⓘ
dolphin ⓘ horse ⓘ trident ⓘ |
| weapon | trident ⓘ |
| worshipType |
maritime cult
ⓘ
state cult ⓘ |
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: Poseidon Description of subject: Poseidon is the ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, one of the twelve Olympian deities.
Referenced by (198)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Neptune (Roman god of the sea)
subject surface form:
Rescuing Andromeda
subject surface form:
Cetus
subject surface form:
Cetus
subject surface form:
Bellerophon
this entity surface form:
Poseidon (in some traditions)
subject surface form:
Poseidon statue in Gothenburg
subject surface form:
Poseidon statue in Gothenburg
this entity surface form:
Poseidon Helikonios
this entity surface form:
Poseidon Helikonios