Philoetius
E111516
Philoetius is a loyal cowherd in Homer’s Odyssey who helps Odysseus and Telemachus defeat the suitors upon Odysseus’s return to Ithaca.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philoetius canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T896657 — 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: Philoetius Context triple: [Telemachus, alliesWith, Philoetius]
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A.
Praxeas
Praxeas was an early Christian theologian known for promoting a modalistic view of the Trinity that was later deemed heretical by mainstream church authorities.
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B.
Pythias
Pythias was the first wife of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle and the mother of his daughter, also named Pythias.
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C.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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D.
Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a 6th-century Byzantine jurist who helped systematize and codify Roman law under Emperor Justinian I.
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E.
Dioscorus
Dioscorus is traditionally depicted in Christian hagiography as the pagan father of Saint Barbara who opposed her conversion and ultimately martyred her.
- 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: Philoetius Target entity description: Philoetius is a loyal cowherd in Homer’s Odyssey who helps Odysseus and Telemachus defeat the suitors upon Odysseus’s return to Ithaca.
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A.
Praxeas
Praxeas was an early Christian theologian known for promoting a modalistic view of the Trinity that was later deemed heretical by mainstream church authorities.
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B.
Pythias
Pythias was the first wife of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle and the mother of his daughter, also named Pythias.
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C.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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D.
Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a 6th-century Byzantine jurist who helped systematize and codify Roman law under Emperor Justinian I.
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E.
Dioscorus
Dioscorus is traditionally depicted in Christian hagiography as the pagan father of Saint Barbara who opposed her conversion and ultimately martyred her.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cowherd
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ servant ⓘ |
| alliesWith |
Eumaeus
ⓘ
Telemachus ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Odyssey
ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Odyssey
|
| associatedWith | Eumaeus ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | disloyal servants of Odysseus ⓘ |
| creator | Homer ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| fightsAgainst | the suitors ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | epic poetry ⓘ |
| guards | doors of the megaron during the battle with the suitors ⓘ |
| helps |
Odysseus lock the doors of the hall
ⓘ
Odysseus secure the weapons from the suitors ⓘ stringing and preparation of Odysseus’s bow scene ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek (literary character) ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Archaic Greek epic ⓘ |
| loyalDuring | Odysseus’s long absence from Ithaca ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Odysseus
ⓘ
Telemachus ⓘ |
| mentionedInBook |
Odyssey Book 20
ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Odyssey
Odyssey Book 21 ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Odyssey
Odyssey Book 22 ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Odyssey
|
| narrativeFunction | supporting character ⓘ |
| occupation | cowherd ⓘ |
| participatesIn | slaughter of the suitors ⓘ |
| praisedBy | Odysseus ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
faithfulness to his absent master
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ |
| recognizes |
Odysseus in disguise
ⓘ
linked to:
Odysseus
|
| residence | Ithaca ⓘ |
| rewardedBy | Odysseus after the defeat of the suitors ⓘ |
| roleInWork | helper of the hero ⓘ |
| serves | Odysseus ⓘ |
| socialStatus | slave ⓘ |
| supports | Odysseus in reclaiming his household ⓘ |
| symbolizes | ideal loyalty of servants ⓘ |
| treatsAsMaster | Odysseus ⓘ |
| workLocation | Odysseus’s cattle farms ⓘ |
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: Philoetius Description of subject: Philoetius is a loyal cowherd in Homer’s Odyssey who helps Odysseus and Telemachus defeat the suitors upon Odysseus’s return to Ithaca.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
the contest of the bow in Ithaca
subject linked to:
slaughter of the suitors
subject linked to:
the suitors of Penelope