Eurystheus
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Eurystheus is the mythological king of Tiryns and Mycenae in Greek mythology who imposed the Twelve Labors upon Heracles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eurystheus canonical | 58 |
| King Eurystheus | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T934147 — 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: Eurystheus Context triple: [Heracles, orderedBy, Eurystheus]
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A.
Aeëtes
Aeëtes is a king in Greek mythology, best known as the ruler of Colchis and keeper of the Golden Fleece.
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B.
King of Phthia
King of Phthia is a mythological Greek royal title associated with the legendary ruler Deucalion, famed as a survivor of a great flood and progenitor of humankind.
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C.
Minos
Minos is a legendary king of Crete in Greek mythology, famed for commissioning the Labyrinth and serving as a judge of the dead in the underworld.
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D.
Astakos
Astakos is a coastal town in western Greece known as a regional port and ferry hub on the Ionian Sea.
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E.
Amphictyon
Amphictyon is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as an early king of Athens and associated with the legendary Amphictyonic League.
- 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: Eurystheus Target entity description: Eurystheus is the mythological king of Tiryns and Mycenae in Greek mythology who imposed the Twelve Labors upon Heracles.
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A.
Aeëtes
Aeëtes is a king in Greek mythology, best known as the ruler of Colchis and keeper of the Golden Fleece.
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B.
King of Phthia
King of Phthia is a mythological Greek royal title associated with the legendary ruler Deucalion, famed as a survivor of a great flood and progenitor of humankind.
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C.
Minos
Minos is a legendary king of Crete in Greek mythology, famed for commissioning the Labyrinth and serving as a judge of the dead in the underworld.
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D.
Astakos
Astakos is a coastal town in western Greece known as a regional port and ferry hub on the Ionian Sea.
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E.
Amphictyon
Amphictyon is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as an early king of Athens and associated with the legendary Amphictyonic League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Greek mythology
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mortal ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| ancestor | Zeus ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth |
Daughters of Heracles (Heracleidae)
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linked to:
Heracleidae
Hera’s persecution of Heracles ⓘ Twelve Labors of Heracles ⓘ
linked to:
Heracles cycle
birth of Heracles ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Attica (in some traditions his head buried there as protective talisman) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Argos (mythological kingdom)
ⓘ
linked to:
Argolid
|
| death | killed in battle against the Athenians while pursuing the Heracleidae (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| enemy |
Heracleidae
ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ |
| father | Sthenelus of Mycenae ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather | Perseus ⓘ |
| imposedTaskOn | Heracles ⓘ |
| isKnownFor | imposing the Twelve Labors on Heracles ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Euripides’ play Heracleidae ⓘ Homeric tradition (indirectly, as king favored by Hera) ⓘ |
| mother | Sthenelus of Mycenae’s wife Nicippe (traditionally called Nicippe or Antibia or Archippe) ⓘ |
| notableAction |
declared two of Heracles’ labors invalid (Hydra and Augean Stables) to extend the number of tasks
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hid in a bronze jar or pithos out of fear of Heracles ⓘ |
| orderedLabor |
Apples of the Hesperides
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linked to:
golden apples of the Hesperides
Augean Stables ⓘ Belt of Hippolyta ⓘ Capture of Cerberus ⓘ Cattle of Geryon ⓘ Ceryneian Hind ⓘ Cretan Bull ⓘ Erymanthian Boar ⓘ Lernaean Hydra ⓘ
linked to:
LernaeanHydra
Mares of Diomedes ⓘ Nemean Lion ⓘ Stymphalian Birds ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Hera ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
king of Mycenae
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king of Tiryns ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sthenelus of Mycenae ⓘ |
| relative |
Alcmene
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Amphitryon ⓘ Atreus ⓘ Eurystheus’ sisters (e.g., Astyoche, Antimache – variant traditions) ⓘ Heracles ⓘ |
| ruledIn |
Mycenae
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linked to:
Mycenae and Tiryns
Tiryns ⓘ
linked to:
Mycenae and Tiryns
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| successor | Atreus ⓘ |
| timePeriod | age of heroes in Greek mythology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eurystheus Description of subject: Eurystheus is the mythological king of Tiryns and Mycenae in Greek mythology who imposed the Twelve Labors upon Heracles.
Referenced by (60)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Euripides’ play Heracleidae
subject linked to:
twelfth labor of Heracles
subject linked to:
twelfth labor of Heracles
subject linked to:
object to be stolen by Heracles
subject linked to:
object to be stolen by Heracles
subject linked to:
object Heracles must obtain and bring back
linked to: Eurystheus