Aethra's son Theseus

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legendary king of Athens mythological Greek hero

Aethra's son Theseus is a legendary Greek hero and king of Athens, famed for slaying the Minotaur and uniting Attica.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Aethra's son Theseus canonical	1
Children of Aegeus	1
mythological Greek hero Theseus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13467889 — 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: Aethra's son Theseus
Context triple: [Children of Poseidon, includes, Aethra's son Theseus]

A. Acamas (son of Theseus)
Acamas, son of the Athenian hero Theseus, is a figure in Greek mythology known for his role in the Trojan War and for helping rescue his grandmother Aethra from captivity in Troy.
B. Teseo Tesei
Teseo Tesei was an Italian naval officer, engineer, and pioneer of manned torpedoes during World War II, regarded as a hero of the Italian Royal Navy’s special assault units.
C. Erichthonius of Athens
Erichthonius of Athens is a mythical early king of Athens in Greek mythology, often depicted as an autochthonous or earth-born figure associated with Athena and the founding of key Athenian cults and institutions.
D. Polydeukes
Polydeukes is a hero from Greek mythology, one of the Dioscuri twins (with his brother Castor), renowned as a skilled boxer and protector of sailors.
E. Menoeceus
Menoeceus was an associate and student of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus, best known as the addressee of Epicurus’ ethical treatise commonly called the "Letter to Menoeceus."
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: Aethra's son Theseus
Target entity description: Aethra's son Theseus is a legendary Greek hero and king of Athens, famed for slaying the Minotaur and uniting Attica.

A. Acamas (son of Theseus)
Acamas, son of the Athenian hero Theseus, is a figure in Greek mythology known for his role in the Trojan War and for helping rescue his grandmother Aethra from captivity in Troy.
B. Teseo Tesei
Teseo Tesei was an Italian naval officer, engineer, and pioneer of manned torpedoes during World War II, regarded as a hero of the Italian Royal Navy’s special assault units.
C. Erichthonius of Athens
Erichthonius of Athens is a mythical early king of Athens in Greek mythology, often depicted as an autochthonous or earth-born figure associated with Athena and the founding of key Athenian cults and institutions.
D. Polydeukes
Polydeukes is a hero from Greek mythology, one of the Dioscuri twins (with his brother Castor), renowned as a skilled boxer and protector of sailors.
E. Menoeceus
Menoeceus was an associate and student of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus, best known as the addressee of Epicurus’ ethical treatise commonly called the "Letter to Menoeceus."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legendary king of Athens ⓘ mythological Greek hero ⓘ
ally	Ariadne ⓘ
appearsIn	Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca ⓘ linked to: Apollodorus' Bibliotheca Plutarch’s Life of Theseus ⓘ linked to: Life of Theseus works of Euripides ⓘ works of Sophocles ⓘ linked to: tragedies of Sophocles
associatedPlace	Labyrinth at Knossos ⓘ linked to: Knossos
associatedWithCity	Athens ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	Attica ⓘ
birthPlace	Troezen ⓘ
captured	Helen of Sparta as a child in some traditions ⓘ
causeOfDeath	pushed from a cliff by King Lycomedes in some traditions ⓘ
child	Acamas ⓘ Demophon ⓘ Hippolytus ⓘ Melanippus ⓘ Phaedra’s unnamed sons in some traditions ⓘ
creditedWith	establishing the Isthmian Games in some traditions ⓘ establishing the Panathenaic festival in some traditions ⓘ founding political unity of Athens and Attica ⓘ reforms dividing Athenians into classes in some traditions ⓘ synoecism of Attica ⓘ
cultCenter	Athens ⓘ
deathPlace	Skyros ⓘ linked to: Skyros Island
enemy	King Minos of Crete ⓘ linked to: Minos Minotaur ⓘ
father	Aegeus ⓘ
formerPartner	Antiope ⓘ Ariadne ⓘ Hippolyta ⓘ linked to: Queen Hippolyta
friend	Pirithous ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
killed	Cercyon ⓘ Minotaur ⓘ Periphetes ⓘ Procrustes ⓘ Sciron ⓘ Sinis ⓘ the Crommyonian Sow ⓘ linked to: Crommyonian Sow
mother	Aethra ⓘ
notableFor	abandoning Ariadne on Naxos ⓘ descent into the underworld with Pirithous ⓘ friendship with Heracles in some traditions ⓘ journey from Troezen to Athens defeating bandits ⓘ participation in the Calydonian Boar hunt in some traditions ⓘ slaying the Minotaur ⓘ uniting Attica under Athenian rule ⓘ
participatedIn	battle against the Centaurs at Pirithous’ wedding ⓘ
possibleFather	Poseidon ⓘ
receivedAidFrom	Ariadne’s thread ⓘ linked to: Ariadne's clew
spouse	Phaedra ⓘ
symbol	labrys (double axe) in some iconography ⓘ
title	King of Athens ⓘ linked to: king of Athens
veneratedAs	hero of Athens ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Children of Poseidon → includes → Aethra's son Theseus ⓘ

Mount Theseus → namedAfter → mythological Greek hero Theseus ⓘ

linked to: Aethra's son Theseus

Medus → category → Children of Aegeus ⓘ