Nekyia (Odyssey, Book 11)
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Nekyia (Odyssey, Book 11) is the episode in Homer’s Odyssey where Odysseus journeys to the underworld to consult the dead and receive prophetic guidance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aeneas’ katabasis (descent to the Underworld) | 1 |
| Nekyia (Odyssey, Book 11) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4959441 — 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: Nekyia (Odyssey, Book 11) Context triple: [Anticlea, appearsInEpisode, Nekyia (Odyssey, Book 11)]
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Stymphalian Birds
The Stymphalian Birds are man-eating, bronze-beaked birds from Greek mythology whose defeat by Heracles formed one of his Twelve Labours.
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Stymphalia
Stymphalia is a village and lake region in northeastern Arcadia, Greece, known from Greek mythology as the site of the Stymphalian birds slain by Heracles.
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Heliaia
Heliaia was the principal popular court of Classical Athens, composed of large citizen juries that handled most legal cases and played a key role in the city’s democratic system.
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House of Aeolus through Sisyphus
The House of Aeolus through Sisyphus is the mythological royal lineage descending from the wind-god Aeolus via his cunning grandson Sisyphus, legendary founder and king of Corinth.
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E.
Autolychus
Autolychus is a figure from Greek mythology, often depicted as a skilled thief and trickster associated with the lineage of notable mythic heroes.
- 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: Nekyia (Odyssey, Book 11) Target entity description: Nekyia (Odyssey, Book 11) is the episode in Homer’s Odyssey where Odysseus journeys to the underworld to consult the dead and receive prophetic guidance.
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A.
Stymphalian Birds
The Stymphalian Birds are man-eating, bronze-beaked birds from Greek mythology whose defeat by Heracles formed one of his Twelve Labours.
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B.
Stymphalia
Stymphalia is a village and lake region in northeastern Arcadia, Greece, known from Greek mythology as the site of the Stymphalian birds slain by Heracles.
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C.
the death of Phlebas the Phoenician
The death of Phlebas the Phoenician is a brief, symbolic episode in T.S. Eliot’s "The Waste Land" that portrays a drowned sailor whose fate reflects themes of mortality, transformation, and the erasure of individual identity.
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D.
Heliaia
Heliaia was the principal popular court of Classical Athens, composed of large citizen juries that handled most legal cases and played a key role in the city’s democratic system.
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E.
House of Aeolus through Sisyphus
The House of Aeolus through Sisyphus is the mythological royal lineage descending from the wind-god Aeolus via his cunning grandson Sisyphus, legendary founder and king of Corinth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
episode of an epic poem
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katabasis narrative ⓘ mythological episode ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Book 11 of the Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek nekros meaning dead ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Achilles
NERFINISHED
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Agamemnon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ajax son of Telamon NERFINISHED ⓘ Anticleia NERFINISHED ⓘ Elpenor NERFINISHED ⓘ Minos NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ Sisyphus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tantalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiresias NERFINISHED ⓘ Tityos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Hades
NERFINISHED
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Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInstructionFrom | Circe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | Νέκυια ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consultation of the dead
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fate and mortality ⓘ journey to the underworld ⓘ memory and kleos ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
catalogue of heroines
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heroic encounter with famous dead warriors ⓘ shades of the dead drinking blood to speak ⓘ |
| includesRitual |
blood sacrifice to the dead
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libations to the dead ⓘ |
| influenced | later katabasis narratives in Greco-Roman literature ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
Odysseus learns about the situation in Ithaca
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Odysseus learns how to appease Poseidon ⓘ Odysseus receives prophetic guidance for his return to Ithaca ⓘ |
| partOf | Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Circe episode in Book 10 of the Odyssey ⓘ |
| setting |
House of Hades
NERFINISHED
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Underworld ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical philology
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comparative literature ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | Archaic Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nekyia (Odyssey, Book 11) Description of subject: Nekyia (Odyssey, Book 11) is the episode in Homer’s Odyssey where Odysseus journeys to the underworld to consult the dead and receive prophetic guidance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Misenus
this entity surface form:
Aeneas’ katabasis (descent to the Underworld)