Nessus
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Nessus is a centaur in Greek mythology best known for his role in the death of Heracles after deceitfully causing the poisoned garment incident.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nessus canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3888097 — 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: Nessus Context triple: [Heracles cycle, includesCharacter, Nessus]
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A.
OpenVAS
OpenVAS is an open-source vulnerability scanning and management framework used to assess and improve the security of computer networks and systems.
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B.
Tenable
Tenable is a British daytime television quiz show, hosted by Warwick Davis, in which teams of contestants attempt to complete top-ten lists on a variety of topics.
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C.
Nmap
Nmap is a widely used open-source network scanning and security auditing tool that discovers hosts and services on computer networks.
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D.
OWASP ZAP
OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy) is an open-source web application security testing tool used to find vulnerabilities in web applications.
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E.
Metasploit Framework
Metasploit Framework is an open-source penetration testing platform widely used for developing, testing, and executing exploits against remote targets.
- 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: Nessus Target entity description: Nessus is a centaur in Greek mythology best known for his role in the death of Heracles after deceitfully causing the poisoned garment incident.
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A.
OpenVAS
OpenVAS is an open-source vulnerability scanning and management framework used to assess and improve the security of computer networks and systems.
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B.
Tenable
Tenable is a British daytime television quiz show, hosted by Warwick Davis, in which teams of contestants attempt to complete top-ten lists on a variety of topics.
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C.
Nmap
Nmap is a widely used open-source network scanning and security auditing tool that discovers hosts and services on computer networks.
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D.
OWASP ZAP
OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy) is an open-source web application security testing tool used to find vulnerabilities in web applications.
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E.
Metasploit Framework
Metasploit Framework is an open-source penetration testing platform widely used for developing, testing, and executing exploits against remote targets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
centaur
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological character ⓘ |
| activity | ferryman at the river Evenus ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
ⓘ
Sophocles’ tragedy Trachiniae (The Women of Trachis) ⓘ
linked to:
The Women of Trachis
myths of Heracles and Deianira ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Deianira
ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ river Evenus ⓘ
linked to:
Evenus River
|
| attemptedAction | abduction of Deianira ⓘ |
| category |
Centaurs in Greek mythology
ⓘ
Characters in Heracles myths ⓘ Male figures in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| consequenceOfDeception | Deianira smeared Nessus’ blood on Heracles’ garment ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| deathCause |
arrow shot by Heracles
ⓘ
poisoned arrow of Heracles ⓘ |
| deception | claimed his blood would act as a love charm ⓘ |
| etymologyProposed | possibly related to Greek word for "young" or "bridal" (uncertain) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| indirectlyCaused |
Heracles’ mortal agony
ⓘ
linked to:
Hercules Furens
Heracles’ self-immolation on a funeral pyre ⓘ |
| killedBy | Heracles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deceiving Deianira about a love charm
ⓘ
poisoned garment incident ⓘ |
| locationOfDeath |
river Evenus
ⓘ
linked to:
Evenus River
|
| mediumDepictedIn |
Roman literature
ⓘ
ancient Greek vase painting ⓘ later European art and literature ⓘ |
| motivationAttributed | lust for Deianira ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Heracles cycle ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for Heracles’ death ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the death of Heracles ⓘ |
| poisonInvolved | Lernaean Hydra’s venom ⓘ |
| relationshipToDeianira | would-be abductor ⓘ |
| relationshipToHeracles | enemy ⓘ |
| roleIn | death of Heracles ⓘ |
| spouseOf |
Deianira (indirectly, by attempted abduction)
ⓘ
linked to:
Deianira
|
| symbolism |
fatal consequences of deceit
ⓘ
treachery ⓘ |
| victimOf | Heracles’ suspicion and retaliation ⓘ |
| weaponUsedAgainst | bow and arrow of Heracles ⓘ |
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: Nessus Description of subject: Nessus is a centaur in Greek mythology best known for his role in the death of Heracles after deceitfully causing the poisoned garment incident.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.