Telephus
E110490
Telephus is a hero in Greek mythology, a son of Heracles who became king of Mysia and played a crucial role in the events leading up to the Trojan War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Telephus canonical | 21 |
| Telephus myth cycle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T934141 — 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: Telephus Context triple: [Heracles, child, Telephus]
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A.
Palamedes
Palamedes is a 1625 Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel that allegorically critiques political and religious injustice in the Dutch Republic.
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B.
Aristaeus
Aristaeus is a minor Greek god associated with agriculture, beekeeping, and pastoral pursuits, often revered as a culture hero who taught humans various rural arts.
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C.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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D.
Helinus
Helinus is a small genus of flowering plants known for its climbing or scrambling shrubs, classified within the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae.
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E.
Astakos
Astakos is a coastal town in western Greece known as a regional port and ferry hub on the Ionian Sea.
- 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: Telephus Target entity description: Telephus is a hero in Greek mythology, a son of Heracles who became king of Mysia and played a crucial role in the events leading up to the Trojan War.
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A.
Palamedes
Palamedes is a 1625 Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel that allegorically critiques political and religious injustice in the Dutch Republic.
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B.
Aristaeus
Aristaeus is a minor Greek god associated with agriculture, beekeeping, and pastoral pursuits, often revered as a culture hero who taught humans various rural arts.
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C.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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D.
Helinus
Helinus is a small genus of flowering plants known for its climbing or scrambling shrubs, classified within the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae.
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E.
Astakos
Astakos is a coastal town in western Greece known as a regional port and ferry hub on the Ionian Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demigod
ⓘ
hero in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
tragedies by Aeschylus (lost plays)
ⓘ
tragedies by Euripides (lost plays) ⓘ tragedies by Sophocles (lost plays) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Trojan War ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Teuthrania ⓘ |
| becameKingOf | Mysia ⓘ |
| begsAidFrom | Greeks ⓘ |
| childOf |
Auge
ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ |
| conditionForGuidance | healing of his wound ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Pergamon ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion and mythology ⓘ |
| defends | Mysia against Greek landing ⓘ |
| depictedOn |
Telephus Frieze at Pergamon Altar
ⓘ
linked to:
Pergamon Altar frieze
|
| exposedAsInfant | yes (in some versions) ⓘ |
| fightsAgainst | Greeks mistaking them for enemies ⓘ |
| grandchildOf | Zeus ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| healedBy |
Achilles
ⓘ
rust from Achilles’ spear ⓘ |
| identifiedBy | tokens of recognition (in some versions) ⓘ |
| languageOfMyth | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| marriedTo |
Astyoché (in some traditions)
ⓘ
Laodice (in some traditions) ⓘ
linked to:
Laodice
|
| mythologicalEra | generation before the Trojan War ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
healer wounded by healer
ⓘ
misdirected expedition of Greeks ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Eurypylus of Mysia
ⓘ
linked to:
Eurypylus
|
| playsRoleIn | events leading up to the Trojan War ⓘ |
| providesToGreeks | guidance to Troy ⓘ |
| raisedBy | King Teuthras ⓘ |
| receivesOracleFrom | Apollo ⓘ |
| rescuedBy | herdsmen (in some versions) ⓘ |
| ruledIn | Mysia ⓘ |
| seeksOracleAt | Delphi ⓘ |
| sometimesCalled | son of Teuthras (by adoption) ⓘ |
| travelsTo |
Argos
ⓘ
Mycenae ⓘ
linked to:
Mycenae and Tiryns
|
| worshippedAs | hero at Pergamon ⓘ |
| woundedBy |
Achilles
ⓘ
spear of Achilles ⓘ |
| woundLocation | thigh ⓘ |
| woundType | incurable wound ⓘ |
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: Telephus Description of subject: Telephus is a hero in Greek mythology, a son of Heracles who became king of Mysia and played a crucial role in the events leading up to the Trojan War.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Astyoché (in some traditions)
subject linked to:
Astyoché (in some traditions)
linked to: Telephus