Ganymede (mythology)

E393180

Trojan prince divine hero figure in Greek mythology

Ganymede (mythology) is a divine hero in Greek myth, a beautiful Trojan prince abducted by Zeus to serve as cupbearer to the gods on Mount Olympus.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Ganymede (mythology) canonical	2
Ganymeda (in some traditions as female cupbearer)	1
Ganymede (Greek mythology)	1
Ganymede (as cupbearer in some myths)	1
Ganymede in Greek mythology	1
Ganymede with the Eagle of Jupiter	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3839697 — 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: Ganymede (mythology)
Context triple: [1036 Ganymed, namedAfter, Ganymede (mythology)]

A. Coeus
Coeus is a Titan from Greek mythology, associated with intelligence and the axis of the heavens, who fought against the Olympian gods.
B. Astraeus
Astraeus is a Titan god in Greek mythology associated with dusk, stars, and astrology.
C. Asteria
Asteria is a figure in Greek mythology, a Titaness associated with falling stars and nocturnal divination.
D. Cretheus
Cretheus is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Iolcus and ancestor of the hero Jason.
E. Philyra
Philyra is an Oceanid nymph in Greek mythology best known as the mother of the centaur Chiron.
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: Ganymede (mythology)
Target entity description: Ganymede (mythology) is a divine hero in Greek myth, a beautiful Trojan prince abducted by Zeus to serve as cupbearer to the gods on Mount Olympus.

A. Coeus
Coeus is a Titan from Greek mythology, associated with intelligence and the axis of the heavens, who fought against the Olympian gods.
B. Astraeus
Astraeus is a Titan god in Greek mythology associated with dusk, stars, and astrology.
C. Asteria
Asteria is a figure in Greek mythology, a Titaness associated with falling stars and nocturnal divination.
D. Cretheus
Cretheus is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Iolcus and ancestor of the hero Jason.
E. Philyra
Philyra is an Oceanid nymph in Greek mythology best known as the mother of the centaur Chiron.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Trojan prince ⓘ divine hero ⓘ figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
abductionFormOfZeus	eagle ⓘ
abductor	Zeus ⓘ
artDepictions	Classical sculpture ⓘ Greek vase painting ⓘ
artMotif	abduction by Zeus as an eagle ⓘ
associatedConstellation	Aquarius ⓘ
associatedWith	hospitality and serving wine ⓘ immortality granted by the gods ⓘ pederastic love in Greek culture ⓘ
compensationToFamilyByZeus	divine horses ⓘ golden vine (in some versions) ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
ethnicity	Trojan ⓘ
father	Laomedon (in some traditions) ⓘ linked to: Laomedon Tros ⓘ
function	pouring nectar and ambrosia for the gods ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
grantedStatusByZeus	eternal youth ⓘ immortal ⓘ
laterCulturalInfluence	reference point in discussions of Greek homoeroticism ⓘ symbol of male beauty in Western art ⓘ
lover	Zeus ⓘ
mentionedIn	Apollodorus' Bibliotheca ⓘ Homer's Iliad ⓘ Homeric Hymns (later tradition) ⓘ linked to: Homeric Hymns Pindar's odes ⓘ
mother	Acallaris (in some traditions) ⓘ Callirrhoe (in some traditions) ⓘ linked to: Callirrhoe
mythology	Greek mythology ⓘ
notableAttribute	extraordinary beauty ⓘ
origin	Troy ⓘ
replacedDeityInRole	Hebe ⓘ
representedAs	youth pouring water ⓘ
role	cupbearer of the gods ⓘ
servedDeities	Olympian gods ⓘ
servedLocation	Mount Olympus ⓘ
siblings	Assaracus (in some traditions) ⓘ linked to: Assaracus Ilus (in some traditions) ⓘ linked to: Ilus
symbol	cup ⓘ eagle ⓘ wine jug ⓘ
theme	divine–mortal love ⓘ elevation of mortals to Olympus ⓘ
worshippedAs	local hero in Troy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1036 Ganymed → namedAfter → Ganymede (mythology) ⓘ

subject linked to: asteroid 1036 Ganymed

Hebe → cultTitle → Ganymeda (in some traditions as female cupbearer) ⓘ