Phineus, king of Thrace
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Phineus, king of Thrace, is a figure in Greek mythology known as a blind seer tormented by the Harpies until he was rescued by the Argonauts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phineus, king of Thrace canonical | 1 |
| Thracian king Oeagrus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20778420 — 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: Phineus, king of Thrace Context triple: [Phineus (brother of Agenor), distinctFrom, Phineus, king of Thrace]
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A.
Temenus of Argos
Temenus of Argos is a legendary Heraclid king of Argos in Greek mythology, regarded as an ancestor of the Argead dynasty of Macedon.
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B.
Menoeceus
Menoeceus is a tragic Theban noble in Greek mythology, best known for sacrificing himself to save his city during the events surrounding the war of the Seven against Thebes.
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C.
Menoeceus
Menoeceus was an associate and student of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus, best known as the addressee of Epicurus’ ethical treatise commonly called the "Letter to Menoeceus."
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D.
Pheneus
Pheneus was an ancient Arcadian city in the northeastern Peloponnese, known from Greek mythology and classical geography.
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E.
King Thoas of Lemnos
King Thoas of Lemnos is a figure in Greek mythology known as the Lemnian king spared by his daughter Hypsipyle during the massacre of the island’s men.
- 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: Phineus, king of Thrace Target entity description: Phineus, king of Thrace, is a figure in Greek mythology known as a blind seer tormented by the Harpies until he was rescued by the Argonauts.
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A.
Temenus of Argos
Temenus of Argos is a legendary Heraclid king of Argos in Greek mythology, regarded as an ancestor of the Argead dynasty of Macedon.
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B.
Menoeceus
Menoeceus is a tragic Theban noble in Greek mythology, best known for sacrificing himself to save his city during the events surrounding the war of the Seven against Thebes.
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C.
Menoeceus
Menoeceus was an associate and student of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus, best known as the addressee of Epicurus’ ethical treatise commonly called the "Letter to Menoeceus."
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D.
Pheneus
Pheneus was an ancient Arcadian city in the northeastern Peloponnese, known from Greek mythology and classical geography.
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E.
King Thoas of Lemnos
King Thoas of Lemnos is a figure in Greek mythology known as the Lemnian king spared by his daughter Hypsipyle during the massacre of the island’s men.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Phineus (brother of Agenor in some traditions)
linked to: Phineus, king of Thrace