Triple

T19678170
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alexander E472509 entity
Predicate tookFrom P16758 FINISHED
Object Menelaus
Menelaus is a prominent figure in Greek mythology, best known as the king of Sparta and husband of Helen, whose abduction sparked the Trojan War.
 E109281 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Menelaus | Statement: [Alexander, tookFrom, Menelaus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Menelaus
Context triple: [Alexander, tookFrom, Menelaus]
  • A. Menelaus
    Menelaus is the legendary king of Sparta in Greek mythology, husband of Helen, and a central figure in the events surrounding the Trojan War.
  • B. Menelaion
    Menelaion is an ancient Greek sanctuary near Sparta dedicated primarily to the hero-king Menelaus (and often Helen), serving as a major cult site in Laconia.
  • C. Menelaus of Cyprus
    Menelaus of Cyprus was a Ptolemaic general and brother of Ptolemy I who played a key role in the early Hellenistic power struggles over Cyprus.
  • D. Jane Menelaus
    Jane Menelaus is an Australian actress known for her work in film, television, and theatre, and for her long-term partnership with actor Geoffrey Rush.
  • E. Melaneus
    Melaneus is a figure in Greek mythology known as a son of the famed archer-king Eurytus and sometimes associated with legendary kingship and archery.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Menelaus
Triple: [Alexander, tookFrom, Menelaus]
Generated description
Menelaus is a prominent figure in Greek mythology, best known as the king of Sparta and husband of Helen, whose abduction sparked the Trojan War.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Menelaus
Target entity description: Menelaus is a prominent figure in Greek mythology, best known as the king of Sparta and husband of Helen, whose abduction sparked the Trojan War.
  • A. Menelaus chosen
    Menelaus is the legendary king of Sparta in Greek mythology, husband of Helen, and a central figure in the events surrounding the Trojan War.
  • B. Menelaion
    Menelaion is an ancient Greek sanctuary near Sparta dedicated primarily to the hero-king Menelaus (and often Helen), serving as a major cult site in Laconia.
  • C. Menelaus of Cyprus
    Menelaus of Cyprus was a Ptolemaic general and brother of Ptolemy I who played a key role in the early Hellenistic power struggles over Cyprus.
  • D. Jane Menelaus
    Jane Menelaus is an Australian actress known for her work in film, television, and theatre, and for her long-term partnership with actor Geoffrey Rush.
  • E. Melaneus
    Melaneus is a figure in Greek mythology known as a son of the famed archer-king Eurytus and sometimes associated with legendary kingship and archery.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d8e514f2e08190ba70a4449519d218 completed April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e641bda8348190b0c7816c50aca923 completed April 20, 2026, 3:09 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0787c437c08190b9cebe39417f061a completed May 15, 2026, 8:53 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0789252ea88190a56d892f9ecb8ebc completed May 15, 2026, 8:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0789d2d98c8190a922e21271a165f0 completed May 15, 2026, 9:02 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:45 p.m.