Peleus
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Peleus is a hero in Greek mythology, a king of Phthia and husband of the sea nymph Thetis, best known as the father of Achilles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peleus canonical | 44 |
| Peleus and Menelaus | 1 |
| realm of Peleus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1449851 — 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: Peleus Context triple: [Achilles, father, Peleus]
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A.
Sthenelus
Sthenelus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a king of Mycenae and a descendant of the hero Perseus.
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B.
ᾍδης
ᾍδης is the Ancient Greek name for Hades, the god who rules the underworld and the realm of the dead in Greek mythology.
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C.
Poseidon
Poseidon is the ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, one of the twelve Olympian deities.
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D.
Aeacus
Aeacus is a just and pious king from Greek mythology who ruled the island of Aegina and later became one of the three judges of the dead in the underworld.
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E.
Palamedes
Palamedes is a 1625 Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel that allegorically critiques political and religious injustice in the Dutch Republic.
- 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: Peleus Target entity description: Peleus is a hero in Greek mythology, a king of Phthia and husband of the sea nymph Thetis, best known as the father of Achilles.
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A.
Sthenelus
Sthenelus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a king of Mycenae and a descendant of the hero Perseus.
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B.
ᾍδης
ᾍδης is the Ancient Greek name for Hades, the god who rules the underworld and the realm of the dead in Greek mythology.
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C.
Poseidon
Poseidon is the ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, one of the twelve Olympian deities.
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D.
Aeacus
Aeacus is a just and pious king from Greek mythology who ruled the island of Aegina and later became one of the three judges of the dead in the underworld.
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E.
Palamedes
Palamedes is a 1625 Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel that allegorically critiques political and religious injustice in the Dutch Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hero in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mortal man ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Iliad
ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
|
| associatedWith |
Aegina
ⓘ
Mount Pelion ⓘ Phthia ⓘ piety toward the gods ⓘ spear-throwing skill ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | varies by tradition ⓘ |
| causeOfEvent | wedding indirectly caused the Trojan War ⓘ |
| childOf |
Aeacus
ⓘ
Endeïs ⓘ
linked to:
Endeis
|
| commanderOf | Myrmidons in earlier generation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Phthia ⓘ |
| educated |
on Mount Pelion
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Pelion
|
| ethnicGroup |
Myrmidons (as their king)
ⓘ
linked to:
Myrmidon
|
| fatherOf | Achilles ⓘ |
| grandfatherOf | Neoptolemus ⓘ |
| hasMentor | Chiron ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalEpisode |
abandonment by Thetis after she tries to make Achilles immortal
ⓘ
accidental killing of Eurytion ⓘ attempted murder by Astydameia ⓘ purification by Acastus ⓘ rescue by Jason and the Dioscuri in some versions ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalRole |
companion of Heracles in some traditions
ⓘ
father of the greatest Greek hero Achilles ⓘ host of the wedding that led to the Judgment of Paris ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalTheme |
reward for piety by marriage to a goddess
ⓘ
suffering due to divine and heroic conflicts ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek (mythological context) ⓘ |
| memberOf | Aeacidae ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Apollodorus
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus of Athens
Apollonius of Rhodes ⓘ Homer ⓘ Pindar ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Argonautic expedition
ⓘ
Calydonian boar hunt ⓘ
linked to:
Calydonian Boar Hunt
wedding of Peleus and Thetis ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Argonautic expedition
ⓘ
Calydonian boar hunt ⓘ
linked to:
Calydonian Boar Hunt
|
| placeOfBirth | Aegina ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Phthia ⓘ |
| residence | Phthia ⓘ |
| sibling | Telamon ⓘ |
| spouse | Thetis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peleus Description of subject: Peleus is a hero in Greek mythology, a king of Phthia and husband of the sea nymph Thetis, best known as the father of Achilles.
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Peleus
subject linked to:
Andromache
subject linked to:
Andromache
linked to: Peleus
subject linked to:
Cypria (lost epic)
subject linked to:
House of Aeacus
subject linked to:
House of Aeacus
subject linked to:
ship Argo
subject linked to:
immortal horses Balius and Xanthus
subject linked to:
immortal horses Balius and Xanthus