Pterelaus
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Pterelaus is a mythological king in Greek legend, known for his golden, immortality-granting hair and his conflict with Amphitryon over the kingdom of the Taphians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pterelaus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4886229 — 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: Pterelaus Context triple: [Amphitryon, enemy, Pterelaus]
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A.
Phylacus
Phylacus is a figure from Greek mythology known as a leader of the Magnetes, a Thessalian people mentioned in epic tradition.
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B.
Cleinias
Cleinias is a young Athenian nobleman who serves as the central interlocutor and philosophical pupil of Socrates in Plato’s dialogue *Euthydemus*.
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C.
Phaenarete
Phaenarete was an Athenian midwife best known as the mother of the philosopher Socrates.
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D.
Aesimus
Aesimus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the son of the trickster Autolycus.
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E.
Phasaelis
Phasaelis was a Nabatean princess, daughter of King Aretas IV, best known as the first wife of Herod Antipas whose repudiation of her led to political and military conflict.
- 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: Pterelaus Target entity description: Pterelaus is a mythological king in Greek legend, known for his golden, immortality-granting hair and his conflict with Amphitryon over the kingdom of the Taphians.
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A.
Phylacus
Phylacus is a figure from Greek mythology known as a leader of the Magnetes, a Thessalian people mentioned in epic tradition.
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B.
Cleinias
Cleinias is a young Athenian nobleman who serves as the central interlocutor and philosophical pupil of Socrates in Plato’s dialogue *Euthydemus*.
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C.
Phaenarete
Phaenarete was an Athenian midwife best known as the mother of the philosopher Socrates.
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D.
Aesimus
Aesimus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the son of the trickster Autolycus.
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E.
Phasaelis
Phasaelis was a Nabatean princess, daughter of King Aretas IV, best known as the first wife of Herod Antipas whose repudiation of her led to political and military conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
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mythological king ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Acarnania
NERFINISHED
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Taphos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| betrayedBy | Comaetho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in Greek heroic legend
ⓘ
Children of Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict | control of the Taphian kingdom ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Amphitryon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| deathCause | loss of his golden hair and subsequent killing ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Amphitryon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Taphian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate | lost immortality and was slain ⓘ |
| father | Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hairFunction | source of his immortality ⓘ |
| hairGranted | immortality ⓘ |
| hairRemovedBy | Comaetho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalAttribute | golden hair ⓘ |
| hasQuality | immortal while golden hair remained ⓘ |
| killedBy | Amphitryon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdomDisputedWith | Amphitryon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Apollodorus' Bibliotheca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Hippothoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| mythType | heroic saga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflict with Amphitryon
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golden hair that granted immortality ⓘ |
| offspring |
Antiochus
NERFINISHED
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Chersidamas NERFINISHED ⓘ Chromius NERFINISHED ⓘ Comaetho NERFINISHED ⓘ Everes NERFINISHED ⓘ Mestor NERFINISHED ⓘ Taphios (in some traditions ancestor, in others descendant) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
king of Taphos
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king of the Taphians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | campaign of Amphitryon against the Taphians ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Heracles (indirectly, through Amphitryon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledOver |
Taphos
NERFINISHED
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the Taphian islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | unknown (varies by source) ⓘ |
| vulnerability | loss of the golden hair ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pterelaus Description of subject: Pterelaus is a mythological king in Greek legend, known for his golden, immortality-granting hair and his conflict with Amphitryon over the kingdom of the Taphians.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.