Periclymenus
E454471
Periclymenus is a figure in Greek mythology, famed as one of the sons of Neleus and Poseidon who was granted the power of shape-shifting in battle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Periclymenus canonical | 6 |
| Periclymenus (son of Neleus) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4564196 — 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: Periclymenus Context triple: [Tyro, grandmotherOf, Periclymenus]
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A.
Steropes
Steropes is a one-eyed giant from Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes known for forging Zeus’s thunderbolts.
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B.
Pholus
Pholus is a wise centaur from Greek mythology, best known for his role in the stories surrounding Heracles and the fateful encounter with the poisoned arrows of the Hydra.
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C.
Demophon
Demophon is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the sons of the Athenian hero Theseus and later a king of Athens.
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D.
Enipeus
Enipeus is a river god in Greek mythology, personifying a famous river of Thessaly and known for being the object of Tyro’s love.
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E.
Cercyon
Cercyon is a figure from Greek mythology, a violent bandit and wrestler slain by the hero Theseus during his journey to Athens.
- 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: Periclymenus Target entity description: Periclymenus is a figure in Greek mythology, famed as one of the sons of Neleus and Poseidon who was granted the power of shape-shifting in battle.
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A.
Steropes
Steropes is a one-eyed giant from Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes known for forging Zeus’s thunderbolts.
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B.
Pholus
Pholus is a wise centaur from Greek mythology, best known for his role in the stories surrounding Heracles and the fateful encounter with the poisoned arrows of the Hydra.
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C.
Demophon
Demophon is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the sons of the Athenian hero Theseus and later a king of Athens.
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D.
Enipeus
Enipeus is a river god in Greek mythology, personifying a famous river of Thessaly and known for being the object of Tyro’s love.
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E.
Cercyon
Cercyon is a figure from Greek mythology, a violent bandit and wrestler slain by the hero Theseus during his journey to Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
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mythological character ⓘ |
| ability | shape-shifting ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Poseidon ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Pylos ⓘ |
| canTransformInto |
ant
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bee ⓘ boar ⓘ eagle ⓘ horse ⓘ leopard ⓘ lion ⓘ snake ⓘ various animals ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion and mythology ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Pylos ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| family | Neleids ⓘ |
| father |
Neleus
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Poseidon ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grantedPowerBy | Poseidon ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
great strength in battle
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versatility in combat ⓘ |
| killedBy | Heracles ⓘ |
| killedIn | sack of Pylos by Heracles ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
linked to:
The Odyssey
Ovid's Metamorphoses ⓘ
linked to:
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
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| mother | Chloris ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle |
Heracles myths
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Neleid saga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
resisting Heracles at Pylos
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shape-shifting in battle ⓘ |
| participatedIn | war between Heracles and Neleus ⓘ |
| residence | Pylos ⓘ |
| sibling |
Alastor
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Asterius ⓘ Deimachus ⓘ Epilaus ⓘ Eurybius ⓘ Eurymenes ⓘ Evagoras ⓘ Nestor ⓘ Pero ⓘ Phrasius ⓘ Pylaon ⓘ Taurus ⓘ |
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: Periclymenus Description of subject: Periclymenus is a figure in Greek mythology, famed as one of the sons of Neleus and Poseidon who was granted the power of shape-shifting in battle.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Periclymenus