Hospitality of King Keleos
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The Hospitality of King Keleos is a mythological episode from the Eleusinian cycle in which the king of Eleusis receives the goddess Demeter in disguise, leading to the founding of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hospitality of King Keleos canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1060947 — 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: Hospitality of King Keleos Context triple: [Eleusis, mythologicalAssociation, Hospitality of King Keleos]
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A.
Prince of Ithaca
Prince of Ithaca is the royal title held by Telemachus, the son of Odysseus and heir to the throne in Homeric Greek mythology.
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B.
King of Ithaca
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
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C.
City of the Kings
City of the Kings is a historical nickname for Lima, the capital of Peru, reflecting its founding under Spanish colonial rule.
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D.
Heraia
Heraia was an ancient Greek women’s athletic festival and footrace held at Olympia in honor of the goddess Hera.
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E.
Throne of Zeus
Throne of Zeus is a song by American singer Stefani Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga.
- 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: Hospitality of King Keleos Target entity description: The Hospitality of King Keleos is a mythological episode from the Eleusinian cycle in which the king of Eleusis receives the goddess Demeter in disguise, leading to the founding of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
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A.
Prince of Ithaca
Prince of Ithaca is the royal title held by Telemachus, the son of Odysseus and heir to the throne in Homeric Greek mythology.
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B.
King of Ithaca
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
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C.
City of the Kings
City of the Kings is a historical nickname for Lima, the capital of Peru, reflecting its founding under Spanish colonial rule.
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D.
Heraia
Heraia was an ancient Greek women’s athletic festival and footrace held at Olympia in honor of the goddess Hera.
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E.
Throne of Zeus
Throne of Zeus is a song by American singer Stefani Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological narrative
ⓘ
mythological episode ⓘ |
| associatedWithCult | Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Demeter ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Eleusis ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| explainsOriginOf |
Demeter’s sanctuary at Eleusis
ⓘ
linked to:
Telesterion at Eleusis
Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Demeter’s arrival in Eleusis in disguise
ⓘ
Demeter’s nursing of Demophon ⓘ
linked to:
Hymn to Demeter
Demeter’s reception by Keleos and his family ⓘ attempt to immortalize Demophon ⓘ institution of the Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ revelation of Demeter’s divine identity ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
attempted immortalization of a mortal child
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gods visiting mortals in disguise ⓘ secret rites revealed to chosen mortals ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Demeter’s search for Persephone
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abduction of Persephone by Hades ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Demeter
ⓘ
Keleos ⓘ |
| hasMoral | hospitality to strangers may honor the gods in disguise ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Demophon
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Metaneira ⓘ Triptolemus ⓘ daughters of Keleos ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Eleusis
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house of Keleos ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestSource | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| leadsTo |
establishment of Demeter’s cult at Eleusis
ⓘ
foundation of the Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ |
| mythType | etiological myth ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Homeric Hymn to Demeter
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linked to:
Hymn to Demeter
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| partOf |
Eleusinian cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Eleusinian Mysteries
|
| relatedMyth |
Abduction of Persephone
ⓘ
linked to:
abduction of Persephone
Institution of the Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
linked to:
Eleusinian Mysteries
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| theme |
divine epiphany
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initiation and mystery rites ⓘ reward for pious hospitality ⓘ xenia (ritual hospitality) ⓘ |
| timeWithinMyth | period of Demeter’s mourning for Persephone ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hospitality of King Keleos Description of subject: The Hospitality of King Keleos is a mythological episode from the Eleusinian cycle in which the king of Eleusis receives the goddess Demeter in disguise, leading to the founding of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
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