Pylade
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Pylade is a loyal and courageous companion of Orestes in classical mythology, often portrayed as a model of steadfast friendship and devotion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pylade canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5456201 — 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: Pylade Context triple: [Iphigénie en Tauride (Gluck), mainCharacter, Pylade]
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A.
Palamedes
Palamedes is a 1625 Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel that allegorically critiques political and religious injustice in the Dutch Republic.
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B.
Asterope
Asterope is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology associated with tending the gods’ blissful garden and its golden apples.
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C.
Asterope
Asterope is a figure from Greek mythology, often identified as one of the Pleiad nymphs and associated with the star cluster in the constellation Taurus.
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D.
Terpsion
Terpsion is a character in Plato’s dialogues, notably appearing in the Theaetetus as one of the interlocutors involved in recounting Socratic conversations.
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E.
Dardanus
Dardanus is a French Baroque opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, known for its rich orchestration, innovative harmony, and mythological storyline.
- 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: Pylade Target entity description: Pylade is a loyal and courageous companion of Orestes in classical mythology, often portrayed as a model of steadfast friendship and devotion.
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A.
Palamedes
Palamedes is a 1625 Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel that allegorically critiques political and religious injustice in the Dutch Republic.
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B.
Asterope
Asterope is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology associated with tending the gods’ blissful garden and its golden apples.
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C.
Asterope
Asterope is a figure from Greek mythology, often identified as one of the Pleiad nymphs and associated with the star cluster in the constellation Taurus.
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D.
Terpsion
Terpsion is a character in Plato’s dialogues, notably appearing in the Theaetetus as one of the interlocutors involved in recounting Socratic conversations.
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E.
Dardanus
Dardanus is a French Baroque opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, known for its rich orchestration, innovative harmony, and mythological storyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Greek mythology
ⓘ
hero ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Aeschylus' Libation Bearers
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Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris ⓘ
linked to:
Iphigenia in Tauris
Euripides' Orestes ⓘ
linked to:
Euripides' play "Orestes"
myths of the Atreid family ⓘ stories of Orestes ⓘ various later retellings of the Orestes legend ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Delphi
ⓘ
Mycenae ⓘ Tauris ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Orestes ⓘ |
| bestFriendOf | Orestes ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in the Oresteia
ⓘ
Greek mythological heroes ⓘ Mythological exemplars of friendship ⓘ |
| companionOf | Orestes ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| father | Strophius ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFriendshipPactWith | Orestes ⓘ |
| helps |
Orestes in matricide of Clytemnestra
ⓘ
Orestes steal the statue of Artemis from Tauris ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accompanying Orestes to Tauris
ⓘ
helping Orestes avenge Agamemnon ⓘ willingness to die with Orestes ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryType | tragic hero ⓘ |
| moralExemplarOf |
friendship
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| mother | Anaxibia ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Oresteia ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Pylade ⓘ |
| notedFor |
courage
ⓘ
devotion ⓘ friendship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| origin | Phocis ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage | Orestes ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | model of steadfast friendship ⓘ |
| spouse | Electra ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
faithful companionship
ⓘ
ideal friendship ⓘ |
| title | Prince of Phocis ⓘ |
| tradition | Classical mythology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pylade Description of subject: Pylade is a loyal and courageous companion of Orestes in classical mythology, often portrayed as a model of steadfast friendship and devotion.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.