Pelias
E234813
Pelias is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as the usurping king of Iolcus who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pelias canonical | 17 |
| Pelias (through Cretheus) | 1 |
| Pelias (through Tyro and Poseidon) | 1 |
| Tyro's son Pelias | 1 |
| kingdom of Pelias | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2094397 — 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: Pelias Context triple: [Jason, uncle, Pelias]
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A.
Aeëtes
Aeëtes is a king in Greek mythology, best known as the ruler of Colchis and keeper of the Golden Fleece.
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B.
Peleus
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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C.
Polydectes
Polydectes is a king in Greek mythology best known for sending Perseus on the quest to slay Medusa in an attempt to get rid of him.
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D.
King of Phthia
King of Phthia is a mythological Greek royal title associated with the legendary ruler Deucalion, famed as a survivor of a great flood and progenitor of humankind.
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E.
Telegonus
Telegonus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the son of the sorceress Circe and the hero Odysseus, who unwittingly killed his father and later married Penelope.
- 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: Pelias Target entity description: Pelias is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as the usurping king of Iolcus who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.
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A.
Aeëtes
Aeëtes is a king in Greek mythology, best known as the ruler of Colchis and keeper of the Golden Fleece.
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B.
Peleus
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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C.
Polydectes
Polydectes is a king in Greek mythology best known for sending Perseus on the quest to slay Medusa in an attempt to get rid of him.
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D.
King of Phthia
King of Phthia is a mythological Greek royal title associated with the legendary ruler Deucalion, famed as a survivor of a great flood and progenitor of humankind.
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E.
Telegonus
Telegonus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the son of the sorceress Circe and the hero Odysseus, who unwittingly killed his father and later married Penelope.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological king ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Argonauts
ⓘ
Golden Fleece ⓘ goddess Hera ⓘ
linked to:
Hera
|
| basedOn | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| causeOf |
Jason’s quest for the Golden Fleece
ⓘ
assembly of the Argonauts ⓘ |
| child |
Acastus
ⓘ
Alcestis ⓘ
linked to:
Alcestis (mythological queen)
Hippothoe ⓘ Medusa (daughter of Pelias) ⓘ
linked to:
Medusa (daughter of Sthenelus)
Pelopia ⓘ Pisidice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| father |
Poseidon
ⓘ
Tyro ⓘ |
| genre | Greek heroic myth ⓘ |
| halfBrother |
Aeson
ⓘ
Neleus ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalEvent |
deception involving rejuvenation trick
ⓘ
sending Jason to Colchis ⓘ usurpation of the throne of Iolcus ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Medea (indirectly)
ⓘ
linked to:
Medea
daughters of Pelias ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Thessaly ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | dismemberment and boiling ⓘ |
| memberOf | royal family of Iolcus ⓘ |
| mother | Tyro ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflict with Jason
ⓘ
death through the deception of Medea ⓘ role in the Argonauts myth ⓘ sending Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece ⓘ usurping the throne of Iolcus ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| opponent |
Hera
ⓘ
Jason ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Iolcus ⓘ |
| relative |
Jason
ⓘ
Medea ⓘ |
| residence | Iolcus ⓘ |
| ruledIn | Iolcus ⓘ |
| sibling |
Aeson
ⓘ
Amythaon ⓘ Neleus ⓘ Pheres ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anaxibia
ⓘ
Phylomache ⓘ |
| uncle | Jason ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Pelias Description of subject: Pelias is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as the usurping king of Iolcus who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pelias
linked to: Pelias
linked to: Pelias
subject linked to:
Alcestis (mythological queen)
subject linked to:
Alcestis (mythological queen)