Cyclopes
E20349
The Cyclopes are one-eyed giants from Greek mythology renowned as master craftsmen who forged Zeus’s thunderbolts and other divine weapons.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cyclopes canonical | 20 |
| Cyclops | 7 |
| "Cyclops" | 1 |
| Cyclopes (as another group of man-eating beings in the Odyssey) | 1 |
| Cyclopes of Greek mythology | 1 |
| ElderCyclopes | 1 |
| the Cyclopes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T156899 — 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: Cyclopes Context triple: [Titanomachy, supportedBy, Cyclopes]
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A.
Polyphemus
Polyphemus is the one-eyed Cyclops in Greek mythology best known for trapping Odysseus and his men in a cave and being outwitted and blinded by them.
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B.
Cronos
Cronos is a 1993 Mexican horror-fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro, noted for its inventive vampire mythology and atmospheric visual style.
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C.
Typhoeus
Typhoeus is a monstrous serpentine giant from Greek mythology, often depicted as a fearsome adversary of Zeus and a symbol of chaotic natural forces.
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D.
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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E.
Helios
Helios is the personification of the sun in ancient Greek mythology, often depicted driving a chariot across the sky each day.
- 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: Cyclopes Target entity description: The Cyclopes are one-eyed giants from Greek mythology renowned as master craftsmen who forged Zeus’s thunderbolts and other divine weapons.
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A.
Polyphemus
Polyphemus is the one-eyed Cyclops in Greek mythology best known for trapping Odysseus and his men in a cave and being outwitted and blinded by them.
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B.
Cronos
Cronos is a 1993 Mexican horror-fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro, noted for its inventive vampire mythology and atmospheric visual style.
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C.
Typhoeus
Typhoeus is a monstrous serpentine giant from Greek mythology, often depicted as a fearsome adversary of Zeus and a symbol of chaotic natural forces.
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D.
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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E.
Helios
Helios is the personification of the sun in ancient Greek mythology, often depicted driving a chariot across the sky each day.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
beings from Greek mythology
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giants ⓘ mythological race ⓘ |
| alignment | varies by myth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hesiod’s Theogony
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linked to:
Hesiod's Theogony
Homer’s Odyssey ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Odyssey
various later Greek and Roman works ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hades
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Hephaestus ⓘ Poseidon ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| created |
Hades’s helm of invisibility
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Poseidon’s trident ⓘ Zeus’s thunderbolts ⓘ various divine weapons ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| employer | Olympian gods ⓘ |
| eyeCount | one ⓘ |
| genre | myth ⓘ |
| giftedTo |
Hades
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Poseidon ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| languageOfMyths | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Greek mythological creatures ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
great physical strength
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master craftsmen ⓘ single eye in the middle of the forehead ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Arges
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Brontes ⓘ Polyphemus ⓘ Steropes ⓘ |
| parentageVariant |
children of Poseidon (for some later Cyclopes)
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children of Uranus and Gaia ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
dangerous man-eating giants in the Odyssey
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helpful divine craftsmen in Hesiodic tradition ⓘ |
| powerType |
metalworking
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smithing ⓘ weapon forging ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
divine craftsmen
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giants in mythology ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | allies of Zeus in the Titanomachy ⓘ |
| symbol |
forge
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single eye ⓘ thunderbolt ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
| workplace |
Mount Etna
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forge ⓘ underworld forges ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cyclopes Description of subject: The Cyclopes are one-eyed giants from Greek mythology renowned as master craftsmen who forged Zeus’s thunderbolts and other divine weapons.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Telepylus
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relatedMythologicalGroup
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Cyclopes (as another group of man-eating beings in the Odyssey)
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