Adonis
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Adonis is a strikingly handsome youth in Greek mythology whose beauty and tragic death are central to myths of love, desire, and rebirth.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adonis canonical | 32 |
| Adonis (mythology) | 2 |
| Adonis is killed by a wild boar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1300250 — 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: Adonis Context triple: [Aphrodite, lover, Adonis]
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A.
Hyacinthus
Hyacinthus is a beautiful Spartan youth from Greek mythology whose tragic death and transformation into a flower are closely associated with the god Apollo.
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B.
Sterope
Sterope is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally considered one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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C.
Dardanus
Dardanus is a figure in Greek mythology, often regarded as a son of Zeus and Electra and the legendary ancestor of the Trojans and Romans.
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D.
Antinous
Antinous is one of the leading and most arrogant suitors of Penelope in Homer’s Odyssey, known for his hostility toward Odysseus and his household.
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E.
Perses
Perses is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology, sometimes associated with destruction or linked to the lineage of the goddess Hecate.
- 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: Adonis Target entity description: Adonis is a strikingly handsome youth in Greek mythology whose beauty and tragic death are central to myths of love, desire, and rebirth.
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A.
Hyacinthus
Hyacinthus is a beautiful Spartan youth from Greek mythology whose tragic death and transformation into a flower are closely associated with the god Apollo.
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B.
Sterope
Sterope is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally considered one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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C.
Dardanus
Dardanus is a figure in Greek mythology, often regarded as a son of Zeus and Electra and the legendary ancestor of the Trojans and Romans.
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D.
Antinous
Antinous is one of the leading and most arrogant suitors of Penelope in Homer’s Odyssey, known for his hostility toward Odysseus and his household.
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E.
Perses
Perses is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology, sometimes associated with destruction or linked to the lineage of the goddess Hecate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological youth ⓘ |
| AdoniaFeatures |
mourning rituals for his death
ⓘ
women planting fast-growing gardens ⓘ |
| appearsIn | later Greek literary sources ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Aphrodite
ⓘ
Astarte ⓘ Ishtar ⓘ
linked to:
Inanna
Persephone ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
desire
ⓘ
love ⓘ rebirth ⓘ seasonal cycles ⓘ vegetation ⓘ |
| birthFrom | myrrh tree ⓘ |
| bodyTransformedInto | anemone flower ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | boar attack while hunting ⓘ |
| cultPractices | Adonia festival ⓘ |
| domain |
myth of love and beauty
ⓘ
myth of vegetation and renewal ⓘ |
| etymologyLinkedTo | Semitic languages ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Adonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Adonia festival
|
| hasMythRole |
beloved of Aphrodite
ⓘ
beloved of Persephone ⓘ |
| influencedConcept | modern term "adonis" for an attractive young man ⓘ |
| killedBy | wild boar ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Near Eastern god Tammuz
ⓘ
linked to:
Mesopotamian deity Tammuz
|
| lovedBy |
Aphrodite
ⓘ
Persephone ⓘ |
| mythTheme |
conflict between goddesses over a mortal lover
ⓘ
cycle of seasons ⓘ |
| mythType | dying-and-rising god ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | lord ⓘ |
| notableFor | extraordinary beauty ⓘ |
| parent |
Cinyras
ⓘ
Myrrha ⓘ |
| partnerInMyth |
Aphrodite
ⓘ
Persephone ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Persephone ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
death and rebirth of nature
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ male beauty ⓘ youthful desire ⓘ |
| worshipedIn |
Cyprus
ⓘ
Phoenicia ⓘ
linked to:
Phoenician civilization
ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adonis Description of subject: Adonis is a strikingly handsome youth in Greek mythology whose beauty and tragic death are central to myths of love, desire, and rebirth.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mesopotamian deity Tammuz
subject linked to:
Venus and Adonis
subject linked to:
Venus and Adonis
linked to: Adonis
linked to: Adonis
linked to: Adonis
subject linked to:
poesie for Philip II of Spain
subject linked to:
asteroid 2101 Adonis