Aithra
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Aithra is a figure from Greek mythology, often known as the mother of the hero Theseus and associated with the royal lineage of Troezen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aithra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7324645 — 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: Aithra Context triple: [Aethra, alternateSpelling, Aithra]
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A.
Orla
Orla is a river in eastern Germany that flows through Thuringia before joining the Saale.
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B.
Aisling
Aisling is a notable film or project associated with acclaimed British cinematographer Dick Pope, recognized for his visually distinctive work.
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C.
Ailbhe
Ailbhe is an Irish Gaelic given name, traditionally used for both males and females and often anglicized as Alva.
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D.
Caitríona
Caitríona is an Irish feminine given name, equivalent to Catherine, commonly borne by women of Irish heritage.
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E.
Sheelagh
Sheelagh is a feminine given name, typically considered an alternative spelling of Sheila and ultimately derived from the Irish name Síle.
- 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: Aithra Target entity description: Aithra is a figure from Greek mythology, often known as the mother of the hero Theseus and associated with the royal lineage of Troezen.
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A.
Orla
Orla is a river in eastern Germany that flows through Thuringia before joining the Saale.
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B.
Aisling
Aisling is a notable film or project associated with acclaimed British cinematographer Dick Pope, recognized for his visually distinctive work.
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C.
Ailbhe
Ailbhe is an Irish Gaelic given name, traditionally used for both males and females and often anglicized as Alva.
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D.
Caitríona
Caitríona is an Irish feminine given name, equivalent to Catherine, commonly borne by women of Irish heritage.
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E.
Sheelagh
Sheelagh is a feminine given name, typically considered an alternative spelling of Sheila and ultimately derived from the Irish name Síle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological queen ⓘ |
| alternativeSpelling |
Aethra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aithra of Troezen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMyth |
Theseus’ journey from Troezen to Athens
ⓘ
Theseus’ recognition by Aegeus ⓘ conception of Theseus ⓘ war of the Seven against Thebes (as captive) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Troezen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Dioscuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in Theseus myths
ⓘ
Queens in Greek mythology ⓘ Women in Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| daughterOf | Pittheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enslavedBy | Helen of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| familyClan | House of Pelops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Pittheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherResidence | Troezen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| freedBy | Dioscuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Pelops
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pelops of Pisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandmother | Hippodamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| lover |
Aegeus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pausanias’ Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Plutarch’s Life of Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherOf | Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “bright sky” or “clear air” in Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Aegeus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pittheus NERFINISHED ⓘ Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
mediator between Aegeus and Theseus
ⓘ
mother of the hero Theseus ⓘ |
| royalStatus |
princess of Troezen
ⓘ
queen of Athens ⓘ |
| spouseOrConsort | Aegeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Aithra Description of subject: Aithra is a figure from Greek mythology, often known as the mother of the hero Theseus and associated with the royal lineage of Troezen.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.