Althaemenes
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Althaemenes is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a Cretan prince whose attempt to avoid an oracle’s prophecy tragically led him to kill his father.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Althaemenes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5958580 — 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.
Target entity: Althaemenes Context triple: [Catreus, offspring, Althaemenes]
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Prodicus
Prodicus was a 5th-century BCE Greek sophist and philosopher from Ceos, known for his precise distinctions between words and his influential moral allegory "The Choice of Heracles."
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Hermotimus of Clazomenae
Hermotimus of Clazomenae was a semi-legendary pre-Socratic figure from Ionia, often cited in ancient sources as an early thinker associated with ideas about the soul’s separation from the body and later linked, perhaps apocryphally, to the philosophy of Anaxagoras.
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Mnesicles
Mnesicles was a 5th-century BC Athenian architect best known for designing the monumental entrance complex to the Acropolis.
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Theodorus of Cyrene
Theodorus of Cyrene was an ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher known for his work on irrational numbers and for teaching prominent figures such as Plato’s associate Theaetetus.
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Aristeus of Corinth
Aristeus of Corinth was a 5th-century BC Corinthian general noted for leading Corinthian forces against Athens during the early stages of the Peloponnesian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Althaemenes Target entity description: Althaemenes is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a Cretan prince whose attempt to avoid an oracle’s prophecy tragically led him to kill his father.
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A.
Prodicus
Prodicus was a 5th-century BCE Greek sophist and philosopher from Ceos, known for his precise distinctions between words and his influential moral allegory "The Choice of Heracles."
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B.
Hermotimus of Clazomenae
Hermotimus of Clazomenae was a semi-legendary pre-Socratic figure from Ionia, often cited in ancient sources as an early thinker associated with ideas about the soul’s separation from the body and later linked, perhaps apocryphally, to the philosophy of Anaxagoras.
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Mnesicles
Mnesicles was a 5th-century BC Athenian architect best known for designing the monumental entrance complex to the Acropolis.
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Theodorus of Cyrene
Theodorus of Cyrene was an ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher known for his work on irrational numbers and for teaching prominent figures such as Plato’s associate Theaetetus.
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Aristeus of Corinth
Aristeus of Corinth was a 5th-century BC Corinthian general noted for leading Corinthian forces against Athens during the early stages of the Peloponnesian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cretan prince
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figure in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| actionTakenRegardingProphecy | left Crete to avoid killing his father ⓘ |
| associatedMoral |
danger of trying to escape prophecy
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inevitability of fate ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Mount Atabyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rhodes
NERFINISHED
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oracle of Delphi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarenessOfVictimIdentity | did not recognize Catreus when he killed him ⓘ |
| causeOfTragedy | attempt to avoid oracle’s prophecy ⓘ |
| circumstancesOfPatricide | mistook his father for a raider landing on Rhodes ⓘ |
| cultActivity |
founded altars on Rhodes
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instituted sacrifices to the gods on Rhodes ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion and mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| death | died of grief after killing his father ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Cretan ⓘ |
| father | Catreus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedSanctuary | sanctuary of Zeus Atabyrius on Mount Atabyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather | Minos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killed | Catreus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.2.1–2
NERFINISHED
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Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 5.59 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfKillingFather | struck Catreus with a spear ⓘ |
| migrationDestination | Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Cretan royal house of Minos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTheme |
patricide
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self-fulfilling prophecy ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Ἀλθαίμενης NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | example of tragic irony in Greek myth ⓘ |
| origin | Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prophecy | he would kill his father Catreus ⓘ |
| prophecyType | oracle of patricide ⓘ |
| reactionToPatricide | overwhelmed with grief ⓘ |
| receivedOracleFrom | Delphi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleOnRhodes | leader of Cretan colonists ⓘ |
| settledOn | Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Aerope
NERFINISHED
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Apemosyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Clymene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity | Zeus Atabyrius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Althaemenes Description of subject: Althaemenes is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a Cretan prince whose attempt to avoid an oracle’s prophecy tragically led him to kill his father.
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