Ἀλκυόνη
E1041819
Ἀλκυόνη is a figure from Greek mythology, best known as a tragic heroine transformed into a kingfisher and associated with the calm “halcyon days” at sea.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13445840 — 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: Ἀλκυόνη Context triple: [Κήυξ, spouse, Ἀλκυόνη]
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A.
Asteria
Asteria is a figure in Greek mythology, a Titaness associated with falling stars and nocturnal divination.
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B.
Arethousa
Arethousa is a nymph from Greek mythology, closely associated with a sacred spring and often linked to the goddess Artemis.
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C.
Telecleia
Telecleia is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the mother of Ilus, the legendary founder of the city of Ilion (Troy).
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D.
Clymene
Clymene is a figure in Greek mythology, often depicted as an Oceanid or Titaness associated with light or fame and known as the wife or consort of the Titan Iapetus.
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E.
Amphicleia
Amphicleia was an ancient Greek city in the region of Phocis, known from classical sources for its strategic and regional significance.
- 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: Ἀλκυόνη Target entity description: Ἀλκυόνη is a figure from Greek mythology, best known as a tragic heroine transformed into a kingfisher and associated with the calm “halcyon days” at sea.
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A.
Asteria
Asteria is a figure in Greek mythology, a Titaness associated with falling stars and nocturnal divination.
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B.
Arethousa
Arethousa is a nymph from Greek mythology, closely associated with a sacred spring and often linked to the goddess Artemis.
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C.
Telecleia
Telecleia is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the mother of Ilus, the legendary founder of the city of Ilion (Troy).
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D.
Clymene
Clymene is a figure in Greek mythology, often depicted as an Oceanid or Titaness associated with light or fame and known as the wife or consort of the Titan Iapetus.
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E.
Amphicleia
Amphicleia was an ancient Greek city in the region of Phocis, known from classical sources for its strategic and regional significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ |
| afterlifeStatus | lives as a bird ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
calm seas
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good weather ⓘ halcyon days ⓘ |
| causeOfTransformation | grief over Ceyx’s death ⓘ |
| culturalSymbolOf |
marital devotion
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tranquility at sea ⓘ |
| etymologyAssociatedWith | Greek word ἀλκυών (kingfisher) ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasMythType |
etiological myth for halcyon days
ⓘ
metamorphosis myth ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| nameTransliterated | Alcyone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
metamorphosis into a bird
ⓘ
tragic love story with Ceyx ⓘ |
| parent |
Aeolus
ⓘ
Enarete ⓘ Αἴολος ⓘ
linked to:
Aeolus
Ἐνάρετη ⓘ |
| punishedBy |
Zeus
ⓘ
the gods ⓘ |
| reasonForPunishment | calling herself and Ceyx Zeus and Hera ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | halcyon (English adjective meaning calm, peaceful) ⓘ |
| seasonalAssociation | winter solstice period ⓘ |
| sibling |
Αθάμας
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Αἰθίων ⓘ Δηιονέως ⓘ Κάνηθος ⓘ Καλυκεία ⓘ Κανακεία ⓘ Κρηθέας ⓘ
linked to:
Κρηθεύς
Μάγνης ⓘ Μακάρεως ⓘ Πεισίδων ⓘ
linked to:
Peisidice
Πεισιδίκη ⓘ Περιήρης ⓘ Πηρώ ⓘ Προνοή ⓘ Σίσυφος ⓘ
linked to:
Sisyphus
Σαλμωνεύς ⓘ Τυρώ ⓘ |
| source |
Hyginus’ Fabulae
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Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ceyx
ⓘ
Κήυξ ⓘ |
| transformedInto | kingfisher ⓘ |
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: Ἀλκυόνη Description of subject: Ἀλκυόνη is a figure from Greek mythology, best known as a tragic heroine transformed into a kingfisher and associated with the calm “halcyon days” at sea.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.