King Antiphates
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King Antiphates is the mythical ruler of the man-eating Laestrygonians encountered by Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Antiphates canonical | 3 |
| Antiphates | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4648940 — 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: King Antiphates Context triple: [Laestrygonians, governedBy, King Antiphates]
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A.
Spartocus I
Spartocus I was the founder of the Spartocid dynasty and an early ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom on the northern coast of the Black Sea in the 5th century BCE.
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B.
Cleon
Cleon was an influential Athenian statesman and general during the Peloponnesian War, known for his aggressive policies and prominent role in Athenian politics.
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C.
Demetrius of Phalerum
Demetrius of Phalerum was an Athenian orator, statesman, and philosopher of the Peripatetic school who governed Athens under Macedonian rule and later became an influential scholar at the Ptolemaic court in Alexandria.
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D.
Metrocles of Maroneia
Metrocles of Maroneia was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Cynic school, known as a student of Crates of Thebes and for helping develop Cynic ethical teachings on simplicity and self-sufficiency.
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E.
Pherendates
Pherendates was an Achaemenid Persian official who served as satrap (provincial governor) of Egypt during the early period of Persian rule.
- 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: King Antiphates Target entity description: King Antiphates is the mythical ruler of the man-eating Laestrygonians encountered by Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey.
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A.
Spartocus I
Spartocus I was the founder of the Spartocid dynasty and an early ruler of the Bosporan Kingdom on the northern coast of the Black Sea in the 5th century BCE.
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B.
Cleon
Cleon was an influential Athenian statesman and general during the Peloponnesian War, known for his aggressive policies and prominent role in Athenian politics.
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C.
Demetrius of Phalerum
Demetrius of Phalerum was an Athenian orator, statesman, and philosopher of the Peripatetic school who governed Athens under Macedonian rule and later became an influential scholar at the Ptolemaic court in Alexandria.
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D.
Metrocles of Maroneia
Metrocles of Maroneia was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Cynic school, known as a student of Crates of Thebes and for helping develop Cynic ethical teachings on simplicity and self-sufficiency.
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E.
Pherendates
Pherendates was an Achaemenid Persian official who served as satrap (provincial governor) of Egypt during the early period of Persian rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Odyssey
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Odyssey ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Laestrygonians
ⓘ
Telepylus ⓘ |
| behavior |
cannibalistic
ⓘ
hostile to strangers ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in Greek epic poetry
ⓘ
Giants in Greek mythology ⓘ Mythological kings ⓘ |
| causes | destruction of most of Odysseus’s fleet ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | events of Odysseus’s wanderings after Troy ⓘ |
| createdBy | Homer ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| diet | human flesh ⓘ |
| domain | Telepylus ⓘ |
| encounters | Odysseus ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Odysseus ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Laestrygonian
ⓘ
linked to:
Laestrygonians
|
| fictionalStatus | mythological, not historical ⓘ |
| firstAttacks | one of Odysseus’s scouts ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Odyssey, Book 10
ⓘ
linked to:
The Odyssey
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| mythologicalType | giant ⓘ |
| name |
Antiphates
ⓘ
linked to:
King Antiphates
|
| narrativeFunction | obstacle on Odysseus’s journey home ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attacking Odysseus and his companions
ⓘ
ruling a tribe of man-eating giants ⓘ |
| offspring | unnamed Laestrygonian princess ⓘ |
| opposes | nostos (homecoming) of Odysseus ⓘ |
| orders | attack on Odysseus’s men ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
cruel ruler
ⓘ
inhospitable host ⓘ |
| residence | Telepylus ⓘ |
| role | antagonist ⓘ |
| spares | Odysseus’s own ship ⓘ |
| species |
Laestrygonian
ⓘ
linked to:
Laestrygonians
|
| spouse | unnamed Laestrygonian queen ⓘ |
| title | King of the Laestrygonians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Antiphates Description of subject: King Antiphates is the mythical ruler of the man-eating Laestrygonians encountered by Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: King Antiphates
linked to: King Antiphates