Admetus
E380385
Admetus is a king in Greek mythology best known for being granted the chance to escape death through another’s sacrifice, a role famously linked with his devoted wife Alcestis.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Admetus canonical | 16 |
| Admeto | 2 |
| Admetus (mythological king) | 1 |
| Admetus (through Cretheus) | 1 |
| Admète | 1 |
| King Admetus of Pherae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3687393 — 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: Admetus Context triple: [Pherae, hasMythologicalAssociation, Admetus]
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A.
Adrastus
Adrastus is a legendary king of Argos in Greek mythology, best known as the leader of the Seven Against Thebes.
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B.
Deiphobus
Deiphobus is a prince of Troy in Greek mythology, known as one of Priam's sons and a prominent warrior during the Trojan War.
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C.
Rhadamanthus
Rhadamanthus is a figure from Greek mythology renowned as a wise and just ruler who, after death, became one of the judges of the dead in the underworld.
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D.
Amphictyon
Amphictyon is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as an early king of Athens and associated with the legendary Amphictyonic League.
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E.
Astakos
Astakos is a coastal town in western Greece known as a regional port and ferry hub on the Ionian Sea.
- 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: Admetus Target entity description: Admetus is a king in Greek mythology best known for being granted the chance to escape death through another’s sacrifice, a role famously linked with his devoted wife Alcestis.
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A.
Adrastus
Adrastus is a legendary king of Argos in Greek mythology, best known as the leader of the Seven Against Thebes.
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B.
Deiphobus
Deiphobus is a prince of Troy in Greek mythology, known as one of Priam's sons and a prominent warrior during the Trojan War.
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C.
Rhadamanthus
Rhadamanthus is a figure from Greek mythology renowned as a wise and just ruler who, after death, became one of the judges of the dead in the underworld.
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D.
Amphictyon
Amphictyon is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as an early king of Athens and associated with the legendary Amphictyonic League.
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E.
Astakos
Astakos is a coastal town in western Greece known as a regional port and ferry hub on the Ionian Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological king ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
hospitality to gods and heroes
ⓘ
marital devotion ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
divine favor
ⓘ
negotiation with fate ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Apollo ⓘ |
| associatedWithHero | Heracles ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| deathCondition | fated to die unless another took his place ⓘ |
| event |
death of Alcestis in his place
ⓘ
linked to:
Alcestis (mythological queen)
restoration of Alcestis by Heracles ⓘ |
| father | Pheres ⓘ |
| genre | tragic myth ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Fates ⓘ |
| grantedPrivilege | ability to avoid death if another volunteered to die for him ⓘ |
| hosted | Apollo ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being granted the chance to escape death if another died in his place
ⓘ
myth of Alcestis ⓘ
linked to:
Alcestis by Euripides
|
| literaryAppearance |
Euripides' play Alcestis
ⓘ
linked to:
Alcestis by Euripides
|
| locatedIn | Thessaly ⓘ |
| marriageContest | suitor of Alcestis ⓘ |
| mother |
Periclymene
ⓘ
linked to:
Clymene
|
| mythLocation | household of Admetus at Pherae ⓘ |
| mythRole | favored mortal of Apollo ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
hospitable
ⓘ
pious ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Pherae
ⓘ
linked to:
Tisiphonus of Pherae
|
| realm | Pherae ⓘ |
| receivedHelpFrom |
Apollo
ⓘ
Artemis ⓘ the Fates ⓘ
linked to:
Moirae
|
| rescuedBy | Heracles ⓘ |
| savedBy |
Alcestis
ⓘ
linked to:
Alcestis (mythological queen)
Heracles retrieving Alcestis from Death ⓘ
linked to:
Alcestis (mythological queen)
|
| source |
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Euripides, Alcestis ⓘ
linked to:
Alcestis by Euripides
|
| spouse |
Alcestis
ⓘ
linked to:
Alcestis (mythological queen)
|
| taskAssistance | Apollo helped yoke the lion and boar ⓘ |
| taskForMarriage | yoking a lion and a boar to a chariot ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic age of heroes ⓘ |
| virtue | xenia (hospitality) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Admetus Description of subject: Admetus is a king in Greek mythology best known for being granted the chance to escape death through another’s sacrifice, a role famously linked with his devoted wife Alcestis.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Admetus
subject linked to:
Alcestis by Euripides
subject linked to:
Alcestis by Euripides
linked to: Admetus
linked to: Admetus
linked to: Admetus
subject linked to:
Alcestis (mythological queen)
subject linked to:
Alcestis (mythological queen)
subject linked to:
Admetus' father Pheres
subject linked to:
Admetus' father Pheres
subject linked to:
Alceste by Christoph Willibald Gluck
linked to: Admetus