passage of the Symplegades
E581566
The passage of the Symplegades is the legendary episode in Greek mythology where the Argonauts navigate between the crashing Clashing Rocks at the Bosporus, a perilous trial that tests their courage and divine favor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| passage of the Symplegades canonical | 1 |
| passage through the Symplegades (Clashing Rocks) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6287711 — 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: passage of the Symplegades Context triple: [Argonautic expedition, featuresEpisode, passage of the Symplegades]
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Scylla and Charybdis
Scylla and Charybdis are a pair of deadly sea monsters from Greek mythology that embody the perilous choice between two dangers, famously encountered by Odysseus.
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B.
Pillars of Hercules
The Pillars of Hercules is the ancient name for the two promontories flanking the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar, long regarded as the symbolic boundary of the known world in classical antiquity.
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C.
Charybdis
Charybdis is a monstrous sea creature from Greek mythology, often depicted as a deadly whirlpool that threatens sailors alongside the monster Scylla.
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D.
Scylla
Scylla is a fearsome sea monster from Greek mythology, often depicted with multiple heads and dwelling in a narrow strait opposite the whirlpool Charybdis.
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E.
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.
- 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: passage of the Symplegades Target entity description: The passage of the Symplegades is the legendary episode in Greek mythology where the Argonauts navigate between the crashing Clashing Rocks at the Bosporus, a perilous trial that tests their courage and divine favor.
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A.
Scylla and Charybdis
Scylla and Charybdis are a pair of deadly sea monsters from Greek mythology that embody the perilous choice between two dangers, famously encountered by Odysseus.
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B.
Pillars of Hercules
The Pillars of Hercules is the ancient name for the two promontories flanking the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar, long regarded as the symbolic boundary of the known world in classical antiquity.
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C.
Charybdis
Charybdis is a monstrous sea creature from Greek mythology, often depicted as a deadly whirlpool that threatens sailors alongside the monster Scylla.
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D.
Scylla
Scylla is a fearsome sea monster from Greek mythology, often depicted with multiple heads and dwelling in a narrow strait opposite the whirlpool Charybdis.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
episode in Greek mythology
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mythological event ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Sea
NERFINISHED
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Hellespont–Black Sea route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyBefore | arrival in Colchis ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek religion and mythology ⓘ |
| followsAdviceFrom | Phineus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Symplegades episode
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passage of the Clashing Rocks NERFINISHED ⓘ passage of the Cyanean Rocks ⓘ |
| hasCause | quest for the Golden Fleece ⓘ |
| hasDivineHelper |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
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Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ Phineus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Bosporus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clashing Rocks NERFINISHED ⓘ Symplegades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalFunction | test set by the gods ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Bosporus becomes safely navigable
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Symplegades become fixed ⓘ safe passage of the Argo ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Argonauts
NERFINISHED
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Jason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
death of the Argonauts
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destruction of the Argo ⓘ |
| involvesAction |
divine intervention to steady the Argo
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rocks crashing together ⓘ |
| involvesObject |
dove
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ship Argo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
NERFINISHED
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Argonautica attributed to Apollonius Rhodius NERFINISHED ⓘ Argonautica by Apollonius of Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Pindar’s Pythian Odes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Argonautica myth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | consultation with the seer Phineus ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Clashing Rocks motif
NERFINISHED
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perilous sea-passage archetype ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
overcoming seemingly impossible obstacles
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transition from known to unknown seas ⓘ |
| testsQuality |
courage of the Argonauts
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divine favor toward the Argonauts ⓘ seamanship of the Argonauts ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic age of heroes ⓘ |
| usesStrategy |
rowing at full speed between the rocks
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sending a dove ahead ⓘ |
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Subject: passage of the Symplegades Description of subject: The passage of the Symplegades is the legendary episode in Greek mythology where the Argonauts navigate between the crashing Clashing Rocks at the Bosporus, a perilous trial that tests their courage and divine favor.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
passage through the Symplegades (Clashing Rocks)