Patroclus
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Patroclus is a prominent figure in Greek mythology, best known as the close companion of Achilles whose death in the Trojan War profoundly motivates Achilles’ return to battle in Homer's Iliad.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patroclus canonical | 41 |
| Patroclus (in Achilles’ armor) | 1 |
| Πάτροκλος | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T376379 — 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: Patroclus Context triple: [Menoetius, parent, Patroclus]
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A.
Achilles
Achilles is a legendary Greek hero of the Trojan War, famed for his near invincibility, martial prowess, and central role in Homer's Iliad.
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B.
Eurymachus
Eurymachus is one of the leading and most manipulative suitors of Penelope in Homer’s Odyssey, known for his deceitful influence over the others and opposition to Odysseus.
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C.
Telemachus
Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope in Greek mythology, known for his coming-of-age journey to seek news of his missing father.
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D.
Odysseus
Odysseus is the cunning Greek hero and king of Ithaca renowned for his long, perilous journey home after the Trojan War as depicted in ancient epic poetry.
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E.
Ares
Ares is the Greek god of war, embodying the brutal and chaotic aspects of battle in ancient Greek mythology.
- 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: Patroclus Target entity description: Patroclus is a prominent figure in Greek mythology, best known as the close companion of Achilles whose death in the Trojan War profoundly motivates Achilles’ return to battle in Homer's Iliad.
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A.
Achilles
Achilles is a legendary Greek hero of the Trojan War, famed for his near invincibility, martial prowess, and central role in Homer's Iliad.
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B.
Eurymachus
Eurymachus is one of the leading and most manipulative suitors of Penelope in Homer’s Odyssey, known for his deceitful influence over the others and opposition to Odysseus.
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C.
Telemachus
Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope in Greek mythology, known for his coming-of-age journey to seek news of his missing father.
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D.
Odysseus
Odysseus is the cunning Greek hero and king of Ithaca renowned for his long, perilous journey home after the Trojan War as depicted in ancient epic poetry.
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E.
Ares
Ares is the Greek god of war, embodying the brutal and chaotic aspects of battle in ancient Greek mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological character
ⓘ
hero of the Trojan War ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Iliad
ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
|
| ashesPlacedWith | Achilles ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
friendship
ⓘ
grief ⓘ heroic loyalty ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Trojan War ⓘ |
| belovedOf | Achilles ⓘ |
| bodyRetrievedBy |
Ajax the Greater
ⓘ
Menelaus ⓘ |
| buriedAt | tumulus near the Hellespont (in myth) ⓘ |
| causeOf | Achilles’ wrath after his death ⓘ |
| closeCompanionOf | Achilles ⓘ |
| createdBy | Homer ⓘ |
| crematedBy | Achilles ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| diesIn | Trojan War ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Trojans
ⓘ
linked to:
Troy
|
| epithet |
Menoetiades
ⓘ
linked to:
Menoetius
horseman ⓘ |
| father | Menoetius ⓘ |
| fightsFor | Achaeans ⓘ |
| friendOf | Achilles ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| greekName |
Πάτροκλος
ⓘ
linked to:
Patroclus
|
| guardian | Peleus ⓘ |
| honoredBy | funeral games organized by Achilles ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Apollo (indirectly, by wounding and disarming)
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollo Paean
Euphorbus ⓘ Hector ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| leadsForcesOf |
Myrmidons
ⓘ
linked to:
Myrmidon
|
| mother |
Periopis
ⓘ
Philomela ⓘ Polymele ⓘ Sthenele ⓘ |
| motivates | Achilles’ return to battle ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | glory of the father ⓘ |
| notableEvent | slays Sarpedon ⓘ |
| origin | Phthia ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | older than Achilles in many traditions ⓘ |
| raisedWith | Achilles ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithAchilles | intimate companionship ⓘ |
| roleInIliad | catalyst for Achilles’ reentry into battle ⓘ |
| weapon | spear ⓘ |
| wearsArmorOf | Achilles ⓘ |
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: Patroclus Description of subject: Patroclus is a prominent figure in Greek mythology, best known as the close companion of Achilles whose death in the Trojan War profoundly motivates Achilles’ return to battle in Homer's Iliad.
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Homer's Iliad
subject linked to:
Briseis (traditional association)
subject linked to:
Myrmidon
linked to: Patroclus
subject linked to:
Myrmidon
subject linked to:
Ajax (mythological Greek hero)
subject linked to:
immortal horses Balius and Xanthus