Philomela
E263223
Philomela is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the mother of Patroclus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philomela canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2397230 — 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: Philomela Context triple: [Patroclus, mother, Philomela]
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A.
Antiope
Antiope is an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, often associated with Athens through her relationship with the hero Theseus.
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B.
Philomelus
Philomelus was a Phocian military leader who initiated and led the early phases of the Third Sacred War in ancient Greece.
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C.
Philomelus
Philomelus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the goddess Demeter.
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D.
Deianira
Deianira is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the second wife of the hero Heracles and for inadvertently causing his death through the poisoned tunic.
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E.
Alcione
Alcione is the nickname of the Italian World War II-era Cant Z.1007 medium bomber aircraft.
- 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: Philomela Target entity description: Philomela is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the mother of Patroclus.
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A.
Antiope
Antiope is an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, often associated with Athens through her relationship with the hero Theseus.
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B.
Philomelus
Philomelus was a Phocian military leader who initiated and led the early phases of the Third Sacred War in ancient Greece.
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C.
Philomelus
Philomelus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the goddess Demeter.
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D.
Deianira
Deianira is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the second wife of the hero Heracles and for inadvertently causing his death through the poisoned tunic.
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E.
Alcione
Alcione is the nickname of the Italian World War II-era Cant Z.1007 medium bomber aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological figure
ⓘ
woman in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| appearsIn | later mythographical traditions about Patroclus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Opuntian Lokris
ⓘ
linked to:
Opuntian Locris
|
| child | Patroclus ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Achilles
ⓘ
Trojan War ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Philomela associated with the nightingale myth
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Philomela daughter of Pandion ⓘ
linked to:
Philomela
|
| era | mythic age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Trojan War cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Trojan War
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Philomela of Opus
ⓘ
linked to:
Philomela
Philomele ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the mother of Patroclus ⓘ |
| relative |
Menoetius
ⓘ
Patroclus ⓘ |
| residence | Opus ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | mother of a Greek hero ⓘ |
| spouseOrPartner | Menoetius ⓘ |
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: Philomela Description of subject: Philomela is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the mother of Patroclus.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.