seventh labour of Heracles
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The seventh labour of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero captures the ferocious Cretan Bull, a monstrous creature terrorizing Crete.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| seventh labour of Heracles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5725129 — 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: seventh labour of Heracles Context triple: [Cretan Bull, labourNumber, seventh labour of Heracles]
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A.
Fifth Labor of Heracles
The Fifth Labor of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to clean the vast, filthy stables of King Augeas in a single day, famously achieved by rerouting two rivers.
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B.
sixth Labour of Heracles
The sixth Labour of Heracles is the mythological task in which the hero was ordered to drive away or kill the man-eating Stymphalian Birds that plagued a marsh in Arcadia.
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C.
Ninth Labor of Heracles
The Ninth Labor of Heracles is the mythological quest in which the hero Heracles is tasked with obtaining the war belt of the Amazon queen Hippolyta.
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D.
twelfth labor of Heracles
The twelfth labor of Heracles is the climactic feat in Greek mythology in which the hero must descend into the Underworld and bring back Cerberus, the three-headed hound guarding its gates.
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E.
Fourth Labor of Heracles
The Fourth Labor of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to capture alive the fearsome Erymanthian Boar and bring it back to King Eurystheus.
- 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: seventh labour of Heracles Target entity description: The seventh labour of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero captures the ferocious Cretan Bull, a monstrous creature terrorizing Crete.
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A.
Fifth Labor of Heracles
The Fifth Labor of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to clean the vast, filthy stables of King Augeas in a single day, famously achieved by rerouting two rivers.
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B.
sixth Labour of Heracles
The sixth Labour of Heracles is the mythological task in which the hero was ordered to drive away or kill the man-eating Stymphalian Birds that plagued a marsh in Arcadia.
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C.
Ninth Labor of Heracles
The Ninth Labor of Heracles is the mythological quest in which the hero Heracles is tasked with obtaining the war belt of the Amazon queen Hippolyta.
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D.
twelfth labor of Heracles
The twelfth labor of Heracles is the climactic feat in Greek mythology in which the hero must descend into the Underworld and bring back Cerberus, the three-headed hound guarding its gates.
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E.
Fourth Labor of Heracles
The Fourth Labor of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to capture alive the fearsome Erymanthian Boar and bring it back to King Eurystheus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
labour of Heracles
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mythological event ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition |
after the cleaning of the Augean stables in many traditions
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before the Mares of Diomedes in many traditions ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Eurystheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
Cretan Bull later released
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Cretan Bull wanders to Marathon in Attica in some versions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Roman wall painting
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ancient Greek vase painting ⓘ |
| featuresCreature | Cretan Bull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresRuler | King Minos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | eighth labour of Heracles ⓘ |
| follows | sixth labour of Heracles ⓘ |
| genre | heroic myth ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | Cretan Bull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
bull as sacred or divine animal
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heroic capture rather than killing ⓘ monster terrorizing a region ⓘ |
| hasObjective | capture the Cretan Bull alive ⓘ |
| hasSequenceNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| hasSource |
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca
NERFINISHED
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Diodorus Siculus, Library of History NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias, Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTaskType | capture of a monster ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heroic strength
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service to a king ⓘ submission of chaos ⓘ |
| heroPerformsFor | King Eurystheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heroUsesMethod | overpowers the bull by physical strength ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Heracles cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | demonstration of Heracles’ mastery over wild nature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | middle labour in the canonical twelve ⓘ |
| partOf | Labours of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDeity |
Poseidon
NERFINISHED
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Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Knossos
NERFINISHED
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Marathon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Labours of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Cretan Bull brought to Eurystheus
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Heracles captures the Cretan Bull ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn | Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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