King Midas
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King Midas is a legendary Phrygian king in Greek mythology best known for his fabled ability to turn everything he touched into gold.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Midas canonical | 17 |
| Midas | 10 |
| King Midas and the Golden Touch | 1 |
| King Midas tradition | 1 |
| Midas (legendary Phrygian king) | 1 |
| Midas and the donkey ears | 1 |
| Midas of Phrygia | 1 |
| legend of King Midas and the golden touch | 1 |
| myth of Midas’ donkey ears | 1 |
| mythological King Midas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2907926 — 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: King Midas Context triple: [Phrygia, notableRuler, King Midas]
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A.
Gyges
Gyges is one of the three Hecatoncheires in Greek mythology, a primordial giant with a hundred hands and fifty heads who aided the Olympian gods in their battle against the Titans.
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B.
King Solomon
King Solomon is a biblical king of ancient Israel renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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C.
King Ergamenes
King Ergamenes was a reformist ruler of the ancient Nubian kingdom of Meroë, known for breaking priestly power and reshaping the monarchy’s authority.
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D.
Hercules
Hercules is a prominent northern-sky constellation named after the mythological Greek hero, known for containing the bright globular cluster Messier 13.
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E.
Hercules
Hercules is a historic steam-powered tugboat preserved as a museum ship in San Francisco, showcasing early 20th-century maritime industry and engineering.
- 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: King Midas Target entity description: King Midas is a legendary Phrygian king in Greek mythology best known for his fabled ability to turn everything he touched into gold.
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A.
Gyges
Gyges is one of the three Hecatoncheires in Greek mythology, a primordial giant with a hundred hands and fifty heads who aided the Olympian gods in their battle against the Titans.
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B.
King Solomon
King Solomon is a biblical king of ancient Israel renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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C.
King Ergamenes
King Ergamenes was a reformist ruler of the ancient Nubian kingdom of Meroë, known for breaking priestly power and reshaping the monarchy’s authority.
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D.
Hercules
Hercules is a prominent northern-sky constellation named after the mythological Greek hero, known for containing the bright globular cluster Messier 13.
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E.
Hercules
Hercules is a historic steam-powered tugboat preserved as a museum ship in San Francisco, showcasing early 20th-century maritime industry and engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Greek mythology
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legendary figure ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Ovid's Metamorphoses
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linked to:
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
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| askedToRevokeGiftFrom | Dionysus ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Phrygia ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Dionysus ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth | judgment of a musical contest between Apollo and Pan ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
river Pactolus
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linked to:
Pactolus River
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| category |
Characters in Ovid's Metamorphoses
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Greek legendary figures ⓘ Mythological kings of Phrygia ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Phrygia ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| curedAt |
river Pactolus
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linked to:
Pactolus River
|
| genre |
legend
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myth ⓘ |
| grantedWishBy | Dionysus ⓘ |
| influenced |
idiom "Midas touch"
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modern metaphor for success in making money ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Midas touch
ⓘ
ability to turn everything he touched into gold ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterRetoldIn | Latin literature ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Metamorphoses
ⓘ
linked to:
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Ovid ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
consequences of excessive desire for wealth
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greed ⓘ value of non-material things ⓘ |
| mythCycle |
Dionysian myths
ⓘ
linked to:
Dionysian Mysteries
|
| mythologicalLocation | Phrygia ⓘ |
| name |
Midas
ⓘ
linked to:
King Midas
|
| narrativeFunction | didactic tale ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | warning example of greed ⓘ |
| physicalTrait | donkey ears (in some myths) ⓘ |
| powerType | gold-producing touch ⓘ |
| punishedBy |
Apollo
ⓘ
his own wish ⓘ |
| receivedDonkeyEarsFrom | Apollo ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia ⓘ |
| regretted | his golden touch ⓘ |
| secretRevealedBy | his barber ⓘ |
| secretRevealedThrough | whispered into the ground and reeds ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
greed
ⓘ
materialism ⓘ unintended consequences of wishes ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic age ⓘ |
| title | King ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Midas Description of subject: King Midas is a legendary Phrygian king in Greek mythology best known for his fabled ability to turn everything he touched into gold.
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idiom "Midas touch"
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