Phineus and the Harpies
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Phineus and the Harpies is a famous episode from Greek mythology in which the Argonauts rescue the blind seer Phineus from the torment of monstrous winged spirits who continually defile his food.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phineus and the Harpies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6287710 — 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: Phineus and the Harpies Context triple: [Argonautic expedition, featuresEpisode, Phineus and the Harpies]
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A.
Mares of Diomedes
The Mares of Diomedes are man-eating horses from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labors.
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B.
Creatures of Heracles
Creatures of Heracles are the various mythological monsters and beasts that the hero Heracles was tasked with confronting and overcoming in his legendary labors.
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C.
Hylas and the Nymphs
Hylas and the Nymphs is a famous 1896 Pre-Raphaelite-style oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the mythological abduction of Hylas by water nymphs.
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D.
Aetia
Aetia is a major didactic and elegiac poem by the Hellenistic poet Callimachus that explores the origins and myths behind various customs, cities, and religious practices in the Greek world.
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E.
Stymphalian Birds
The Stymphalian Birds are man-eating, bronze-beaked birds from Greek mythology whose defeat by Heracles formed one of his Twelve Labours.
- 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: Phineus and the Harpies Target entity description: Phineus and the Harpies is a famous episode from Greek mythology in which the Argonauts rescue the blind seer Phineus from the torment of monstrous winged spirits who continually defile his food.
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A.
Mares of Diomedes
The Mares of Diomedes are man-eating horses from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labors.
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B.
Creatures of Heracles
Creatures of Heracles are the various mythological monsters and beasts that the hero Heracles was tasked with confronting and overcoming in his legendary labors.
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C.
Hylas and the Nymphs
Hylas and the Nymphs is a famous 1896 Pre-Raphaelite-style oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the mythological abduction of Hylas by water nymphs.
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D.
Aetia
Aetia is a major didactic and elegiac poem by the Hellenistic poet Callimachus that explores the origins and myths behind various customs, cities, and religious practices in the Greek world.
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E.
Stymphalian Birds
The Stymphalian Birds are man-eating, bronze-beaked birds from Greek mythology whose defeat by Heracles formed one of his Twelve Labours.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological episode
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story from Greek mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Apollonius of Rhodes’ Argonautica
NERFINISHED
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Hyginus’ Fabulae NERFINISHED ⓘ Pindar’s Odes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterFrom | Argonautica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfTorment |
misuse of prophetic gifts
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offense against the gods ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Phineus is tormented by Harpies who defile his food ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Hellenistic and Roman reliefs
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ancient Greek vase painting ⓘ later European paintings ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Calais
NERFINISHED
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Phineus NERFINISHED ⓘ Zetes NERFINISHED ⓘ the Harpies ⓘ |
| featuresCreatureType | Harpies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGroup |
the Argonauts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Boreads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HarpiesDescribedAs |
agents of divine punishment
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monstrous winged spirits ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
blind seer
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pursuit and banishment of monsters ⓘ winged spirits ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
atonement
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deliverance ⓘ divine punishment ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| involvesAction |
Argonauts rescue Phineus from the Harpies
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Harpies snatch and befoul Phineus’ meals ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| moralAspect |
illustration of mercy following repentance
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warning against revealing too much divine knowledge ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | explains why the Argonauts receive prophetic instructions ⓘ |
| PhineusDescribedAs |
blind seer
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former king of Thrace ⓘ |
| relatedMythCycle | Argonauts’ voyage for the Golden Fleece ⓘ |
| resolution | Harpies are driven away or constrained by oath ⓘ |
| resultForArgonauts | Phineus gives prophetic guidance to the Argonauts ⓘ |
| resultForPhineus | Phineus is freed from hunger and torment ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | Archaic to Hellenistic period of Greek literature ⓘ |
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