Death of Sarpedon
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Death of Sarpedon is a pivotal episode in Homer’s Iliad in which the mortal son of Zeus is slain in battle, highlighting the tension between divine will and human fate.
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| Death of Sarpedon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20245350 — 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: Death of Sarpedon Context triple: [Iliad, Book 16, centralEvent, Death of Sarpedon]
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Death of Hector
The Death of Hector is a pivotal episode in Homer’s Iliad in which the Trojan prince Hector is slain by the Greek hero Achilles outside the walls of Troy, symbolizing the tragic turning point of the Trojan War.
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Death of Patroclus
The Death of Patroclus is a pivotal episode in Greek mythology and Homer's Iliad, in which Achilles’ beloved companion is slain in battle, spurring Achilles’ vengeful return to the Trojan War.
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Achilles’ slaying of Memnon
Achilles’ slaying of Memnon is a key episode in the post-Homeric Trojan War tradition in which the Greek hero kills the Ethiopian king Memnon, a renowned ally of Troy.
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D.
death of Achilles
The death of Achilles is a legendary episode from Greek mythology recounting how the nearly invincible hero of the Trojan War was ultimately killed, most famously by an arrow to his vulnerable heel.
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E.
The Death of Hector
The Death of Hector is a painting depicting the climactic moment in Homer’s Iliad when the Trojan hero Hector is slain by Achilles outside the walls of Troy.
- 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: Death of Sarpedon Target entity description: Death of Sarpedon is a pivotal episode in Homer’s Iliad in which the mortal son of Zeus is slain in battle, highlighting the tension between divine will and human fate.
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A.
Death of Hector
The Death of Hector is a pivotal episode in Homer’s Iliad in which the Trojan prince Hector is slain by the Greek hero Achilles outside the walls of Troy, symbolizing the tragic turning point of the Trojan War.
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B.
Death of Patroclus
The Death of Patroclus is a pivotal episode in Greek mythology and Homer's Iliad, in which Achilles’ beloved companion is slain in battle, spurring Achilles’ vengeful return to the Trojan War.
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C.
Achilles’ slaying of Memnon
Achilles’ slaying of Memnon is a key episode in the post-Homeric Trojan War tradition in which the Greek hero kills the Ethiopian king Memnon, a renowned ally of Troy.
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D.
death of Achilles
The death of Achilles is a legendary episode from Greek mythology recounting how the nearly invincible hero of the Trojan War was ultimately killed, most famously by an arrow to his vulnerable heel.
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E.
The Death of Hector
The Death of Hector is a painting depicting the climactic moment in Homer’s Iliad when the Trojan hero Hector is slain by Achilles outside the walls of Troy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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