Hundred-Handers
E114716
The Hundred-Handers are three gigantic figures from Greek mythology, each possessing a hundred arms and fifty heads, who aided the Olympian gods in their battle against the Titans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hundred-Handers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T967678 — 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: Hundred-Handers Context triple: [Hecatoncheires, alsoKnownAs, Hundred-Handers]
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A.
Five Hundred Faces
Five Hundred Faces is a song featured on the album "Harrow Songs."
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B.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
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C.
The Whip Hand
The Whip Hand is a 1951 American Cold War thriller film about a journalist uncovering a sinister communist plot in a small town.
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D.
The Great Eight
The Great Eight is the famous nickname of Russian ice hockey superstar Alex Ovechkin, one of the most prolific goal scorers in NHL history.
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E.
Bonesmen
Bonesmen are members of the secretive Yale University society Skull and Bones, known for its influential and elite alumni network in American politics, business, and culture.
- 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: Hundred-Handers Target entity description: The Hundred-Handers are three gigantic figures from Greek mythology, each possessing a hundred arms and fifty heads, who aided the Olympian gods in their battle against the Titans.
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A.
Five Hundred Faces
Five Hundred Faces is a song featured on the album "Harrow Songs."
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B.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
-
C.
The Whip Hand
The Whip Hand is a 1951 American Cold War thriller film about a journalist uncovering a sinister communist plot in a small town.
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D.
The Great Eight
The Great Eight is the famous nickname of Russian ice hockey superstar Alex Ovechkin, one of the most prolific goal scorers in NHL history.
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E.
Bonesmen
Bonesmen are members of the secretive Yale University society Skull and Bones, known for its influential and elite alumni network in American politics, business, and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological creatures
ⓘ
mythological group ⓘ primordial beings ⓘ |
| aided |
Olympian gods
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Hecatoncheires
ⓘ
Hekatonkheires ⓘ
linked to:
Hecatoncheires
|
| appearsIn | Greek cosmogonic myths ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Titanomachy ⓘ |
| considered | extremely powerful and fearsome ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | guardians of the defeated Titans ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| describedAs | three gigantic figures each with one hundred arms and fifty heads ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek hekaton (hundred) and kheir (hand) ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Titans ⓘ |
| freedBy | Zeus ⓘ |
| guarded | Titans imprisoned in Tartarus ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Briareus
ⓘ
Cottus ⓘ
linked to:
Cottidae
Gyges ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | Uranus ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | Tartarus ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterRole | supporters of Zeus’s rule ⓘ |
| mythicSymbolism | overwhelming natural or cosmic forces ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | age of the Titans ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Briareus
ⓘ
Cottus ⓘ
linked to:
Cottidae
Gyges ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 3 ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Uranus who feared their strength ⓘ |
| parentage |
Gaia
ⓘ
Uranus ⓘ |
| physicalTrait |
fifty heads
ⓘ
hundred arms ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | allies of the Olympian gods in the Titanomachy ⓘ |
| siblingOf |
Cyclopes
ⓘ
Titans ⓘ |
| sourceAuthor | Hesiod ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Theogony
ⓘ
linked to:
Hesiod's Theogony
|
| statusInMyth | primordial offspring of sky and earth ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | boulders hurled with their hundred hands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hundred-Handers Description of subject: The Hundred-Handers are three gigantic figures from Greek mythology, each possessing a hundred arms and fifty heads, who aided the Olympian gods in their battle against the Titans.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.