Heraclid dynasty of Corinth
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The Heraclid dynasty of Corinth was an ancient Greek royal lineage claiming descent from the hero Heracles that ruled the city-state of Corinth in the early archaic period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heraclid dynasty of Corinth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9959039 — 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: Heraclid dynasty of Corinth Context triple: [Aletes, dynasty, Heraclid dynasty of Corinth]
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A.
Antenorid dynasty of Corinth
The Antenorid dynasty of Corinth was a legendary royal lineage in ancient Greek mythology, traditionally linked to heroic figures such as Bellerophon and associated with the early ruling families of Corinth.
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B.
Heraclid dynasty
The Heraclid dynasty was an ancient ruling family of Lydia in western Anatolia, traditionally claimed to be descended from the Greek hero Heracles.
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Deinomenid dynasty
The Deinomenid dynasty was a powerful ruling family in ancient Sicily that controlled the city-states of Gela and Syracuse during the early 5th century BCE.
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D.
Agiad dynasty
The Agiad dynasty was one of the two hereditary royal families of ancient Sparta, traditionally traced back to the legendary hero Heracles and ruling alongside the Eurypontid line.
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E.
Spartocid dynasty
The Spartocid dynasty was a ruling family of Thracian origin that controlled the ancient Greek-Scythian Bosporan Kingdom around the Black Sea from the 5th to the 2nd century BCE.
- 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: Heraclid dynasty of Corinth Target entity description: The Heraclid dynasty of Corinth was an ancient Greek royal lineage claiming descent from the hero Heracles that ruled the city-state of Corinth in the early archaic period.
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A.
Antenorid dynasty of Corinth
The Antenorid dynasty of Corinth was a legendary royal lineage in ancient Greek mythology, traditionally linked to heroic figures such as Bellerophon and associated with the early ruling families of Corinth.
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B.
Heraclid dynasty
The Heraclid dynasty was an ancient ruling family of Lydia in western Anatolia, traditionally claimed to be descended from the Greek hero Heracles.
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C.
Deinomenid dynasty
The Deinomenid dynasty was a powerful ruling family in ancient Sicily that controlled the city-states of Gela and Syracuse during the early 5th century BCE.
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D.
Agiad dynasty
The Agiad dynasty was one of the two hereditary royal families of ancient Sparta, traditionally traced back to the legendary hero Heracles and ruling alongside the Eurypontid line.
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E.
Spartocid dynasty
The Spartocid dynasty was a ruling family of Thracian origin that controlled the ancient Greek-Scythian Bosporan Kingdom around the Black Sea from the 5th to the 2nd century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek royal dynasty
ⓘ
ruling house ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | transition from monarchy to oligarchic rule in Corinth ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythology | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Heraclid houses
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Corinthian monarchy ⓘ |
| capital | Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalStatus | pre-classical ⓘ |
| claimedDescentFrom | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | archaic Greek polis system ⓘ |
| dynasticFounder | Aletes of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause | replacement by Bacchiad oligarchy ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Dorian Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Bacchiad dynasty of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | kingship ⓘ |
| hasAncestralFigure |
Heracles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hyllus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegendaryOrigin | Dorian invasion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMythicEvent | return of the Heraclids ⓘ |
| hasMythicTheme | heroic ancestry legitimizing kingship ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Aletes of Corinth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
descendants of Aletes ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalCenter | acropolis of Corinth (Acrocorinth) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRulingLegitimacyClaim | descent from Heracles and Zeus ⓘ |
| hasTitleForRuler | basileus of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | early archaic period ⓘ |
| memberOfEthnicGroup | Dorians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Eusebius’ Chronicle (indirectly via king lists)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pausanias’ Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | Heraclid dynasties in Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | royal house of Corinth ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sisyphid dynasty of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Corinthia
NERFINISHED
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Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ruled |
Corinth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city-state of Corinth ⓘ |
| sharesMythicAncestorWith |
Heraclid dynasty of Argos
NERFINISHED
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Heraclid dynasty of Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType | ancient Greek literary tradition ⓘ |
| successionType | patrilineal succession ⓘ |
| territorialBase | Isthmus of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarchy | hereditary kingship ⓘ |
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