Symplegades
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Symplegades are the legendary “Clashing Rocks” of Greek mythology that guarded the entrance to the Black Sea, threatening to crush any ship attempting to pass between them.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Symplegades canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23245186 — 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: Symplegades Context triple: [passage of the Symplegades, hasLocation, Symplegades]
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A.
Scylla and Charybdis
Scylla and Charybdis are a pair of deadly sea monsters from Greek mythology that embody the perilous choice between two dangers, famously encountered by Odysseus.
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B.
Kallidike
Kallidike is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the daughters of King Keleos of Eleusis, associated with the myth of Demeter.
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C.
Stymphalia
Stymphalia is a village and lake region in northeastern Arcadia, Greece, known from Greek mythology as the site of the Stymphalian birds slain by Heracles.
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D.
Charybdis
Charybdis is a monstrous sea creature from Greek mythology, often depicted as a deadly whirlpool that threatens sailors alongside the monster Scylla.
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E.
Apsyrtus
Apsyrtus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of King Aeëtes of Colchis and the brother of Medea, whose murder plays a key role in the story of Jason and the Argonauts.
- 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: Symplegades Target entity description: Symplegades are the legendary “Clashing Rocks” of Greek mythology that guarded the entrance to the Black Sea, threatening to crush any ship attempting to pass between them.
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A.
Scylla and Charybdis
Scylla and Charybdis are a pair of deadly sea monsters from Greek mythology that embody the perilous choice between two dangers, famously encountered by Odysseus.
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B.
Kallidike
Kallidike is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the daughters of King Keleos of Eleusis, associated with the myth of Demeter.
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C.
Stymphalia
Stymphalia is a village and lake region in northeastern Arcadia, Greece, known from Greek mythology as the site of the Stymphalian birds slain by Heracles.
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D.
Charybdis
Charybdis is a monstrous sea creature from Greek mythology, often depicted as a deadly whirlpool that threatens sailors alongside the monster Scylla.
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E.
Apsyrtus
Apsyrtus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of King Aeëtes of Colchis and the brother of Medea, whose murder plays a key role in the story of Jason and the Argonauts.
- 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:
ship Argo