Aegisthus
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Aegisthus is a figure in Greek mythology known for his affair with Clytemnestra and his role in the murder of King Agamemnon, which led to his eventual killing by Orestes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aegisthus canonical | 10 |
| Pleisthenes (son of Thyestes) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1705867 — 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: Aegisthus Context triple: [Atreid dynasty, hasMember, Aegisthus]
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A.
Orestheus
Orestheus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the flood survivor and progenitor of humankind, Deucalion.
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B.
Orestes
Orestes was a Roman general and statesman who effectively ruled the Western Roman Empire through his young son, the last emperor Romulus Augustulus, before being overthrown by Odoacer.
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C.
Eteocles
Eteocles is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Thebes known for his deadly conflict with his brother Polynices in the aftermath of their father Oedipus’s downfall.
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D.
Polydorus
Polydorus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a son of Cadmus and Harmonia and thus a Theban prince.
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E.
Polynices
Polynices is a tragic figure in Greek mythology, the son of Oedipus who fought his brother Eteocles for the throne of Thebes and was denied burial after their mutual death.
- 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: Aegisthus Target entity description: Aegisthus is a figure in Greek mythology known for his affair with Clytemnestra and his role in the murder of King Agamemnon, which led to his eventual killing by Orestes.
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A.
Orestheus
Orestheus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the flood survivor and progenitor of humankind, Deucalion.
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B.
Orestes
Orestes was a Roman general and statesman who effectively ruled the Western Roman Empire through his young son, the last emperor Romulus Augustulus, before being overthrown by Odoacer.
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C.
Eteocles
Eteocles is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Thebes known for his deadly conflict with his brother Polynices in the aftermath of their father Oedipus’s downfall.
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D.
Polydorus
Polydorus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a son of Cadmus and Harmonia and thus a Theban prince.
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E.
Polynices
Polynices is a tragic figure in Greek mythology, the son of Oedipus who fought his brother Eteocles for the throne of Thebes and was denied burial after their mutual death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Agamemnon (play)
ⓘ
linked to:
Agamemnon
Libation Bearers ⓘ
linked to:
Oresteia
Oresteia ⓘ works of Aeschylus ⓘ
linked to:
Aeschylus
works of Euripides ⓘ works of Sophocles ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Trojan War aftermath
ⓘ
murder of Agamemnon ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Mycenae
ⓘ
linked to:
Mycenae and Tiryns
|
| causeOfDeath | vengeance killing by Orestes ⓘ |
| coRulesWith | Clytemnestra ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
Orestes ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandparent | Pelops ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalSource |
Aeschylus' Agamemnon
ⓘ
linked to:
Oresteia
Aeschylus' Libation Bearers ⓘ
linked to:
Oresteia
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ |
| killedBy | Orestes ⓘ |
| killedByMethod | sword ⓘ |
| killedIn |
Mycenae
ⓘ
linked to:
Mycenae and Tiryns
|
| languageOfMyth | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| loverOf | Clytemnestra ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Atreus
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Atreus myth cycle
|
| mentionedIn |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
Pindar's odes ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
affair with Clytemnestra
ⓘ
murder of Agamemnon ⓘ |
| parent | Thyestes ⓘ |
| partner | Clytemnestra ⓘ |
| partOfNarrativeCycle |
Atreid saga
ⓘ
Oresteia cycle ⓘ
linked to:
Oresteia
|
| reignsOver |
Mycenae
ⓘ
linked to:
Mycenae and Tiryns
|
| relatedTo |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
Atreus ⓘ Menelaus ⓘ |
| relativeThroughMarriage |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
Orestes ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
adulterer
ⓘ
regicide ⓘ usurper of Agamemnon's throne ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
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familial curse ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aegisthus Description of subject: Aegisthus is a figure in Greek mythology known for his affair with Clytemnestra and his role in the murder of King Agamemnon, which led to his eventual killing by Orestes.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.