House of Danaus
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The House of Danaus is the mythological royal lineage of King Danaus of Argos, infamous in Greek legend for the crime and punishment of his fifty daughters, the Danaides.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| House of Danaus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8902940 — 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: House of Danaus Context triple: [The Danaides, hasMythologicalContext, House of Danaus]
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A.
House of Labdacus
The House of Labdacus is the tragic royal dynasty of Thebes in Greek mythology, best known as the cursed family line of Oedipus and his descendants.
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B.
House of Teti
The House of Teti was an ancient Egyptian royal dynasty of the Old Kingdom, originating with Pharaoh Teti and including successors such as Pepi I Meryre.
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C.
The Minotaur
The Minotaur is a contemporary opera by British composer Harrison Birtwistle that reimagines the Greek myth of the half-man, half-bull creature with a dark, psychologically intense score.
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D.
The Pupa
The Pupa is a mysterious, evolving alien organism in the animated series "Solar Opposites" destined to eventually terraform and reshape the Earth.
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E.
Creatures of Heracles
Creatures of Heracles are the various mythological monsters and beasts that the hero Heracles was tasked with confronting and overcoming in his legendary labors.
- 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: House of Danaus Target entity description: The House of Danaus is the mythological royal lineage of King Danaus of Argos, infamous in Greek legend for the crime and punishment of his fifty daughters, the Danaides.
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A.
House of Labdacus
The House of Labdacus is the tragic royal dynasty of Thebes in Greek mythology, best known as the cursed family line of Oedipus and his descendants.
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B.
House of Teti
The House of Teti was an ancient Egyptian royal dynasty of the Old Kingdom, originating with Pharaoh Teti and including successors such as Pepi I Meryre.
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C.
The Minotaur
The Minotaur is a contemporary opera by British composer Harrison Birtwistle that reimagines the Greek myth of the half-man, half-bull creature with a dark, psychologically intense score.
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D.
The Pupa
The Pupa is a mysterious, evolving alien organism in the animated series "Solar Opposites" destined to eventually terraform and reshape the Earth.
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E.
Creatures of Heracles
Creatures of Heracles are the various mythological monsters and beasts that the hero Heracles was tasked with confronting and overcoming in his legendary labors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological lineage
ⓘ
mythological royal house ⓘ |
| afterlifePunishmentOfMembers | carrying water in leaking vessels ⓘ |
| associatedDeityOrFigure |
Poseidon
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Argos ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
House of Aegyptus
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Tantalus
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| culturalInfluence |
inspiration for later literary and artistic works
ⓘ
subject of ancient Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| famousFor |
crime of the Danaides
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punishment of the Danaides in Hades ⓘ |
| hasFemaleLine |
Danaides
ⓘ
linked to:
Danaids
|
| hasMember |
Danaides
ⓘ
linked to:
Danaids
Danaus ⓘ Hypermnestra ⓘ Lynceus ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalEvent | mass murder of the sons of Aegyptus ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalMotive |
flight from Egypt to Argos
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forced marriage of the Danaides ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalTheme |
eternal punishment in the underworld
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familial crime and punishment ⓘ marriage and betrayal ⓘ |
| hasProgenitor | Danaus ⓘ |
| mythologicalSource |
Aeschylus’ play "The Suppliants"
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Apollodorus’ "Bibliotheca" ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Pausanias’ "Description of Greece" ⓘ
linked to:
Pausanias’ Description of Greece
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| namedAfter | Danaus ⓘ |
| numberOfDaughters | 50 ⓘ |
| region | Argolis ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | royal house of Argos ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Danaus Description of subject: The House of Danaus is the mythological royal lineage of King Danaus of Argos, infamous in Greek legend for the crime and punishment of his fifty daughters, the Danaides.
Referenced by (2)
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