Hyllus
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Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T934140 — 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: Hyllus Context triple: [Heracles, child, Hyllus]
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A.
Thersander
Thersander is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a descendant of the royal house of Thebes and one of the Epigoni who attacked the city.
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B.
Halius
Halius is a minor figure in Greek mythology known as one of the sons of King Alcinous of the Phaeacians.
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C.
Paeligni
The Paeligni were an ancient Italic tribe of central Italy, closely associated with the Samnites and known for their role in early Roman history and the Social War.
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D.
Johanus
Johanus is a given name, likely a variant or diminutive of Johan, used as a personal first name in some cultures.
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E.
Cruquius
Cruquius is a village in North Holland, Netherlands, known for its historic steam pumping station that helped drain the Haarlemmermeer lake.
- 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: Hyllus Target entity description: Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
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A.
Thersander
Thersander is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a descendant of the royal house of Thebes and one of the Epigoni who attacked the city.
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B.
Halius
Halius is a minor figure in Greek mythology known as one of the sons of King Alcinous of the Phaeacians.
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C.
Paeligni
The Paeligni were an ancient Italic tribe of central Italy, closely associated with the Samnites and known for their role in early Roman history and the Social War.
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D.
Johanus
Johanus is a given name, likely a variant or diminutive of Johan, used as a personal first name in some cultures.
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E.
Cruquius
Cruquius is a village in North Holland, Netherlands, known for its historic steam pumping station that helped drain the Haarlemmermeer lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hero in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | death of Heracles ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Peloponnese
ⓘ
Trachis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dorian invasion
ⓘ
conquest of the Peloponnese ⓘ return of the Heracleidae ⓘ
linked to:
Heracleidae
|
| attemptedTo | reconquer Peloponnese for the Heracleidae ⓘ |
| battleLocation | Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in Greek mythology
ⓘ
Children of Heracles ⓘ |
| childOf |
Deianira
ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation | Dorians ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Aristomachus
ⓘ
Cleodaeus ⓘ Ctesippus ⓘ Evaechme ⓘ |
| fulfilledWish | married Iole at Heracles’ command ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandchildOf |
Alcmene
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ |
| killedBy | Echemus ⓘ |
| killedIn | single combat with Echemus ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Heracleidae ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Apollodorus
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus of Athens
Diodorus Siculus ⓘ Herodotus ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | possibly derived from Greek "hyle" (wood, forest) ⓘ |
| oathTerms | if Hyllus lost, Heracleidae would withdraw for a set period ⓘ |
| oathWith | Echemus ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Deianira ⓘ |
| roleAfterHeraclesDeath | executor of Heracles’ last wishes ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
forerunner of the Dorian return
ⓘ
leader of the Heracleidae ⓘ |
| spouse | Iole ⓘ |
| stepChildOf | Iole ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic age of heroes ⓘ |
| withdrawalPeriod | three generations ⓘ |
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: Hyllus Description of subject: Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.