Idas
E413995
Idas is a figure in Greek mythology known as a heroic but contentious suitor who abducted Marpessa and later became her husband.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Idas canonical | 16 |
| Idas (in some accounts) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4110029 — 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: Idas Context triple: [Marpessa, spouse, Idas]
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A.
Igede
Igede is an ethnic group in central Nigeria known for its distinct language, cultural festivals, and presence in and around Benue State.
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B.
Idanell
Idanell is the birth name of Nellie Connally, the former First Lady of Texas and widow of Governor John Connally, who was riding in the car with President John F. Kennedy during his assassination.
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C.
Nisaea
Nisaea was the port town and harbor of ancient Megara in Greece, serving as its main maritime outlet on the Saronic Gulf.
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D.
Dausa
Dausa is a town and district headquarters in the Indian state of Rajasthan, known for its historical forts, stepwells, and proximity to Jaipur.
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E.
Iadera
Iadera is the ancient Roman and medieval Latin name for the coastal city now known as Zadar in Croatia.
- 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: Idas Target entity description: Idas is a figure in Greek mythology known as a heroic but contentious suitor who abducted Marpessa and later became her husband.
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A.
Igede
Igede is an ethnic group in central Nigeria known for its distinct language, cultural festivals, and presence in and around Benue State.
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B.
Idanell
Idanell is the birth name of Nellie Connally, the former First Lady of Texas and widow of Governor John Connally, who was riding in the car with President John F. Kennedy during his assassination.
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C.
Nisaea
Nisaea was the port town and harbor of ancient Megara in Greece, serving as its main maritime outlet on the Saronic Gulf.
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D.
Dausa
Dausa is a town and district headquarters in the Indian state of Rajasthan, known for its historical forts, stepwells, and proximity to Jaipur.
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E.
Iadera
Iadera is the ancient Roman and medieval Latin name for the coastal city now known as Zadar in Croatia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mortal hero ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aphareus
ⓘ
Apollo ⓘ Argonauts ⓘ Calydonian boar hunt ⓘ
linked to:
Calydonian Boar Hunt
Lynceus ⓘ Marpessa ⓘ |
| category |
Heroes in Greek mythology
ⓘ
Messenian characters in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| child |
Alcestis
ⓘ
linked to:
Alcestis (mythological queen)
Cleopatra ⓘ |
| chosenBy | Marpessa ⓘ |
| conflict | war between Apharetidae and Dioscuri ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed by Polydeuces ⓘ |
| enemy |
Castor
ⓘ
Polydeuces ⓘ |
| epithet | contentious suitor ⓘ |
| father | Aphareus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| groupAffiliation |
Argonauts
ⓘ
Calydonian hunters ⓘ
linked to:
Calydonian Boar Hunt
|
| hometown | Arene in Messenia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abducting Marpessa
ⓘ
contending with Apollo for Marpessa ⓘ participation in the Calydonian boar hunt ⓘ voyage of the Argonauts ⓘ
linked to:
Argonautica
|
| literarySource |
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Homer’s Iliad (indirect genealogical references) ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
Pausanias’ Description of Greece ⓘ |
| memberOf | Apharetidae ⓘ |
| mother | Arene ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
abduction of Marpessa in a chariot
ⓘ
judgment of Zeus over Marpessa’s choice ⓘ |
| opponentInLove | Apollo ⓘ |
| region | Messenia ⓘ |
| role | suitor of Marpessa ⓘ |
| sibling | Lynceus ⓘ |
| spouse | Marpessa ⓘ |
| weapon | spear ⓘ |
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: Idas Description of subject: Idas is a figure in Greek mythology known as a heroic but contentious suitor who abducted Marpessa and later became her husband.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.