Ares
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Ares is the Greek god of war, embodying the brutal and chaotic aspects of battle in ancient Greek mythology.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ares canonical | 82 |
| Ares, the Greek god of war | 2 |
| Ares (in cult image or decoration) | 1 |
| Ares (in some traditions) | 1 |
| Ares in The Hitman’s Bodyguard | 1 |
| Άρης | 1 |
| Ἄρης | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T156635 — 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: Ares Context triple: [Zeus, child, Ares]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Poseidon
Poseidon is the ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, one of the twelve Olympian deities.
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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.
Athena
Athena is the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare, and crafts, and the patron deity of the city of Athens.
- 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: Ares Target entity description: Ares is the Greek god of war, embodying the brutal and chaotic aspects of battle in ancient Greek mythology.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Poseidon
Poseidon is the ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, one of the twelve Olympian deities.
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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.
Athena
Athena is the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare, and crafts, and the patron deity of the city of Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek god
ⓘ
Olympian god ⓘ war deity ⓘ |
| aspectContrastedWithAthena | brutal physical warfare vs. strategic warfare ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
battle rage
ⓘ
bloodshed ⓘ masculine aggression ⓘ slaughter ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Thrace ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Deimos
ⓘ
Enyo ⓘ Eris ⓘ Harmonia ⓘ Phobos ⓘ battle frenzy ⓘ |
| chariotDrawnBy | fire-breathing horses ⓘ |
| child |
Adrestia
ⓘ
Deimos ⓘ Cupid ⓘ
surface form:
Eros (in some traditions)
Harmonia ⓘ Phobos ⓘ |
| consort | Aphrodite ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Athena ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Athena
ⓘ
surface form:
Athena (in the Iliad)
Heracles ⓘ
surface form:
Heracles (in some myths)
|
| domain |
battlefield
ⓘ
bloodshed ⓘ violence ⓘ war ⓘ |
| father | Zeus ⓘ |
| featuredInWork |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
Homer's Iliad ⓘ Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Homer's Odyssey (briefly)
various Greek tragedies ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| greekName |
Ares
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ἄρης
|
| lover | Aphrodite ⓘ |
| mother | Hera ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | Archaic and Classical Greece ⓘ |
| notableMyth |
affair with Aphrodite
ⓘ
capture by Otus and Ephialtes ⓘ participation in Trojan War ⓘ |
| pantheon | Olympian gods ⓘ |
| parentOfPersonification |
Deimos (Terror)
ⓘ
Harmonia ⓘ
surface form:
Harmonia (Harmony)
Phobos (Fear) ⓘ |
| parentsCollective | Zeus and Hera ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
armed warrior
ⓘ
young bearded man in armor ⓘ |
| residence | Mount Olympus ⓘ |
| romanEquivalent | Mars ⓘ |
| sacredAnimal |
dog
ⓘ
vulture ⓘ |
| sacredBird |
eagle owl (in some sources)
ⓘ
vulture ⓘ |
| sacredPlant | spear-shaped plants (symbolically) ⓘ |
| sibling |
Aphrodite
ⓘ
surface form:
Aphrodite (in some traditions as a daughter of Zeus)
Apollo ⓘ Artemis ⓘ Athena ⓘ Dionysus ⓘ Hephaestus ⓘ Hermes ⓘ |
| sideInTrojanWar |
Troy
ⓘ
surface form:
Trojans
|
| symbol |
chariot
ⓘ
helmet ⓘ shield ⓘ spear ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bloodlust
ⓘ
brutal aspects of war ⓘ chaotic aspects of war ⓘ courage in battle ⓘ |
| templeLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| vehicle | war chariot ⓘ |
| weapon |
spear
ⓘ
sword ⓘ |
| worshipCenter |
Sparta
ⓘ
Thrace ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ares Description of subject: Ares is the Greek god of war, embodying the brutal and chaotic aspects of battle in ancient Greek mythology.
Referenced by (89)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ares (in some traditions)
this entity surface form:
Ares in The Hitman’s Bodyguard
subject surface form:
Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
subject surface form:
Ares V
this entity surface form:
Ares, the Greek god of war
this entity surface form:
Ares (in cult image or decoration)
subject surface form:
Sparta
this entity surface form:
Ares, the Greek god of war