Ὀμφάλη
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Ὀμφάλη is the Greek name for Omphale, the mythological Lydian queen best known for enslaving and later marrying the hero Heracles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ὀμφάλη canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4886291 — 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: Ὀμφάλη Context triple: [Omphale, nameInGreek, Ὀμφάλη]
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A.
Aegina
Aegina is a Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, historically significant as a maritime power and cultural center in ancient Greece.
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B.
Serifos
Serifos is a small, rugged Greek island in the western Cyclades known for its traditional whitewashed villages, scenic beaches, and relatively low-key, authentic atmosphere.
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C.
Amorgos
Amorgos is a Greek island in the Cyclades known for its dramatic cliffs, clear blue waters, and traditional whitewashed villages.
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D.
Skiros
Skiros is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea, known for its traditional villages, rugged coastline, and distinctive local culture.
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E.
Pentelikon
Pentelikon is a mountain in the Attica region of Greece, historically renowned for its high-quality white marble used in classical Athenian architecture such as the Parthenon.
- 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: Ὀμφάλη Target entity description: Ὀμφάλη is the Greek name for Omphale, the mythological Lydian queen best known for enslaving and later marrying the hero Heracles.
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A.
Aegina
Aegina is a Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, historically significant as a maritime power and cultural center in ancient Greece.
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B.
Serifos
Serifos is a small, rugged Greek island in the western Cyclades known for its traditional whitewashed villages, scenic beaches, and relatively low-key, authentic atmosphere.
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C.
Amorgos
Amorgos is a Greek island in the Cyclades known for its dramatic cliffs, clear blue waters, and traditional whitewashed villages.
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D.
Skiros
Skiros is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea, known for its traditional villages, rugged coastline, and distinctive local culture.
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E.
Pentelikon
Pentelikon is a mountain in the Attica region of Greece, historically renowned for its high-quality white marble used in classical Athenian architecture such as the Parthenon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lydian queen
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figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mortal woman in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological queen ⓘ |
| appearsIn | myths of Heracles’ servitude ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition | Greek literary sources ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Lydia ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Heracles
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Lydians ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lydian luxury
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cross-dressing motif in Heracles myths ⓘ slavery of Heracles as expiation ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| employerOf | Heracles ⓘ |
| enslaved | Heracles ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasIconography | seated queen with Heracles’ club and lion skin ⓘ |
| hasMythType | heroic service to foreign queen ⓘ |
| hasNameForm | Omphale ⓘ |
| hasServant | Heracles ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
reversal of masculine and feminine roles
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reversal of master–slave relationship ⓘ |
| knownFor |
enslaving Heracles
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marriage to Heracles ⓘ reversing gender roles with Heracles ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterMarried | Heracles ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow before marrying Heracles ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | heroic age ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | powerful eastern queen ⓘ |
| region | Asia Minor ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
eventual lover of Heracles
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taskmaster of Heracles ⓘ |
| ruledOver | Lydia ⓘ |
| spouse | Heracles ⓘ |
| title | Queen of Lydia ⓘ |
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: Ὀμφάλη Description of subject: Ὀμφάλη is the Greek name for Omphale, the mythological Lydian queen best known for enslaving and later marrying the hero Heracles.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.