labyrinth of the Minotaur

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element of Greek mythology labyrinth maze mythological location

The labyrinth of the Minotaur is the legendary maze in Greek mythology where the half-man, half-bull creature was imprisoned and ultimately slain by the hero Theseus.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Labyrinth of Crete	9
Labyrinth of Knossos	2
Ariadne's thread	1
Ariadne’s thread	1
Labyrinth of the Minotaur	1
labyrinth of the Minotaur canonical	1
mito di Minosse	1
myth of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T709312 — 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: labyrinth of the Minotaur
Context triple: [Crete, mythologicalAssociation, labyrinth of the Minotaur]

A. Salle des Pas Perdus
The Salle des Pas Perdus is a grand central hall in the Palais des Nations in Geneva, serving as an impressive gathering and circulation space for diplomats and visitors to the United Nations.
B. La Cisterna
La Cisterna is a major southern Santiago Metro station and transport hub that connects multiple metro lines with extensive bus services in Santiago, Chile.
C. The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
D. Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
E. Seven Sacred Pools
Seven Sacred Pools is a popular series of picturesque waterfalls and natural swimming holes located in the lush Oheʻo Gulch area near Hana on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
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: labyrinth of the Minotaur
Target entity description: The labyrinth of the Minotaur is the legendary maze in Greek mythology where the half-man, half-bull creature was imprisoned and ultimately slain by the hero Theseus.

A. Salle des Pas Perdus
The Salle des Pas Perdus is a grand central hall in the Palais des Nations in Geneva, serving as an impressive gathering and circulation space for diplomats and visitors to the United Nations.
B. La Cisterna
La Cisterna is a major southern Santiago Metro station and transport hub that connects multiple metro lines with extensive bus services in Santiago, Chile.
C. The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
D. Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
E. Seven Sacred Pools
Seven Sacred Pools is a popular series of picturesque waterfalls and natural swimming holes located in the lush Oheʻo Gulch area near Hana on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	element of Greek mythology ⓘ labyrinth ⓘ maze ⓘ mythological location ⓘ
accessControlledBy	King Minos ⓘ linked to: Minos
associatedWithCreature	Minotaur ⓘ
associatedWithHero	Theseus ⓘ
associatedWithHeroine	Ariadne ⓘ
category	Cretan mythology ⓘ Mythological places in Greek mythology ⓘ Theseus ⓘ
commissionedBy	King Minos ⓘ linked to: Minos
contains	Minotaur ⓘ
culturalOrigin	ancient Greece ⓘ linked to: Greek Antiquity
designedBy	Daedalus ⓘ
enteredBy	Athenian youths ⓘ Theseus ⓘ
guardedBy	Minotaur ⓘ
hasMedium	ancient literature ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ visual arts and sculpture ⓘ
influenced	later labyrinth symbolism in Western culture ⓘ literary depictions of mazes ⓘ modern uses of the term 'labyrinth' ⓘ visual art depicting labyrinths ⓘ
inspiredBy	palace complex at Knossos (hypothesized) ⓘ
knownFor	complex and inescapable structure ⓘ imprisoning a monstrous hybrid creature ⓘ
languageOfEarliestSources	Ancient Greek ⓘ
locatedAt	Knossos ⓘ
locatedIn	Crete ⓘ
locatedInNarrativeUniverse	Greek mythology ⓘ
mentionedIn	works of Apollodorus ⓘ linked to: Apollodorus' Bibliotheca works of Plutarch ⓘ linked to: Plutarch
mythologicalSettingOf	Theseus and the Minotaur ⓘ
navigatedWithAidOf	Ariadne's thread ⓘ linked to: labyrinth of the Minotaur ball of thread ⓘ
partOf	Cretan cycle of myths ⓘ myth cycle of Theseus ⓘ
purpose	imprison the Minotaur ⓘ
requiresToEscape	guiding thread or marker ⓘ knowledge of its paths ⓘ
sceneOf	Theseus' victory over the Minotaur ⓘ death of the Minotaur ⓘ
symbolizes	a difficult journey or quest ⓘ confusion ⓘ entrapment ⓘ the subconscious ⓘ

How these facts were elicited