Ismene
E109699
Ismene is a character in Greek mythology, best known as one of the daughters of Oedipus and Jocasta and the sister of Antigone.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ismene canonical | 30 |
| Ismene (character) | 1 |
| Ismene is Oedipus's other daughter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T924848 — 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: Ismene Context triple: [Oedipus, children, Ismene]
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A.
Chrysothemis
Chrysothemis is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology who tend a blissful garden at the western edge of the world.
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B.
Electra
Electra is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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C.
Alcmene
Alcmene is a mortal woman in Greek mythology, best known as the mother of the hero Heracles.
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D.
Hesione
Hesione is a figure in Greek mythology, often identified as a mortal woman or princess associated with the Titan Prometheus in later mythic traditions.
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E.
Simmias of Thebes
Simmias of Thebes was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and close associate of Socrates, best known for his role as a questioning interlocutor in Plato’s dialogues.
- 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: Ismene Target entity description: Ismene is a character in Greek mythology, best known as one of the daughters of Oedipus and Jocasta and the sister of Antigone.
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A.
Chrysothemis
Chrysothemis is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology who tend a blissful garden at the western edge of the world.
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B.
Electra
Electra is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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C.
Alcmene
Alcmene is a mortal woman in Greek mythology, best known as the mother of the hero Heracles.
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D.
Hesione
Hesione is a figure in Greek mythology, often identified as a mortal woman or princess associated with the Titan Prometheus in later mythic traditions.
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E.
Simmias of Thebes
Simmias of Thebes was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and close associate of Socrates, best known for his role as a questioning interlocutor in Plato’s dialogues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Sophocles' Antigone
ⓘ
linked to:
Antigone
Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus ⓘ
linked to:
Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus"
Sophocles' Seven Against Thebes tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Seven Against Thebes
|
| associatedWithCity | Thebes ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
conflict between family loyalty and civic law
ⓘ
female agency in Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | minor but significant character in the Theban cycle ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cautious
ⓘ
law-abiding ⓘ loyal to family ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Theban ⓘ |
| father | Oedipus ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | mythological, not historical ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grandfather | Laius ⓘ |
| grandmother | Jocasta's mother (often unnamed in surviving sources) ⓘ |
| house | House of Labdacus ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | contrast to Antigone's defiance ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfSources | Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| mother | Jocasta ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Theban cycle ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| nameScript | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
| notableAction |
later tries to share Antigone's guilt before Creon
ⓘ
refuses at first to help Antigone bury Polynices ⓘ |
| notableInterpretation | often interpreted as representing ordinary civic obedience ⓘ |
| relationshipToAntigone | supportive but fearful sister ⓘ |
| relativeOf |
Creon
ⓘ
Eurydice of Thebes ⓘ
linked to:
Eurydice of Pylos
Haemon ⓘ
linked to:
Creon
|
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| roleInAntigone | sister and foil to Antigone ⓘ |
| sibling |
Antigone
ⓘ
Eteocles ⓘ Polynices ⓘ |
| sourceAuthor |
Aeschylus (Theban tradition context)
ⓘ
linked to:
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy
Euripides (indirectly, in lost or fragmentary plays) ⓘ
linked to:
Euripides
Sophocles ⓘ |
| timeOfMythicSetting | mythic heroic age ⓘ |
| tragicContext |
aftermath of Oedipus' downfall
ⓘ
civil war between Eteocles and Polynices ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Ismene Description of subject: Ismene is a character in Greek mythology, best known as one of the daughters of Oedipus and Jocasta and the sister of Antigone.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus"
linked to: Ismene
subject linked to:
Sophocles’ play "Antigone"
linked to: Ismene