bow of Odysseus
E105640
The bow of Odysseus is the legendary, uniquely powerful weapon in Greek mythology that only Odysseus can string and use, serving as the decisive test of identity and kingship in the Odyssey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| bow of Odysseus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T896818 — 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: bow of Odysseus Context triple: [contest of the bow in Ithaca, centralObject, bow of Odysseus]
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A.
Marble Boat
The Marble Boat is an ornate lakeside pavilion in Beijing’s Summer Palace, built to resemble a stone ship and symbolizing the Qing dynasty’s imperial grandeur.
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B.
Galeata
Galeata is a small historic town in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, known for its Roman and medieval heritage in the Apennine foothills.
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C.
Shield of Heracles
Shield of Heracles is an ancient Greek epic poem traditionally attributed to Hesiod that vividly describes the ornate shield and heroic exploits of the demigod Heracles.
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D.
CASSIOPE
CASSIOPE is a Canadian multi-purpose satellite that combines scientific research of Earth’s upper atmosphere with a commercial communications payload.
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E.
Air Shard
Air Shard is the dramatic, sharply angled aluminum-clad tower of Imperial War Museum North that symbolizes the chaos and fragmentation of war.
- 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: bow of Odysseus Target entity description: The bow of Odysseus is the legendary, uniquely powerful weapon in Greek mythology that only Odysseus can string and use, serving as the decisive test of identity and kingship in the Odyssey.
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A.
Marble Boat
The Marble Boat is an ornate lakeside pavilion in Beijing’s Summer Palace, built to resemble a stone ship and symbolizing the Qing dynasty’s imperial grandeur.
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B.
Galeata
Galeata is a small historic town in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, known for its Roman and medieval heritage in the Apennine foothills.
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C.
Shield of Heracles
Shield of Heracles is an ancient Greek epic poem traditionally attributed to Hesiod that vividly describes the ornate shield and heroic exploits of the demigod Heracles.
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D.
CASSIOPE
CASSIOPE is a Canadian multi-purpose satellite that combines scientific research of Earth’s upper atmosphere with a commercial communications payload.
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E.
Air Shard
Air Shard is the dramatic, sharply angled aluminum-clad tower of Imperial War Museum North that symbolizes the chaos and fragmentation of war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary object in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological weapon ⓘ symbolic object in epic poetry ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Odyssey
ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Odyssey
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| associatedWith |
Ithaca
ⓘ
Penelope ⓘ Telemachus ⓘ suitors of Penelope ⓘ |
| creator | Iphitus ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| depictedIn |
ancient Greek vase painting
ⓘ
later European art ⓘ |
| enables |
Odysseus to punish the suitors
ⓘ
Odysseus to reclaim his household ⓘ Odysseus to reveal his identity ⓘ |
| function |
test of identity
ⓘ
test of kingship ⓘ weapon for archery ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
Eumaeus
ⓘ
Penelope ⓘ Philoetius ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
extremely difficult to string
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requires great strength and skill ⓘ unique to Odysseus ⓘ unstringable by the suitors ⓘ |
| keptIn | storeroom of Odysseus' palace ⓘ |
| languageOfSource | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterInterpretedAs |
symbol of heroic excellence (aretē)
ⓘ
symbol of personal identity ⓘ symbol of rightful authority ⓘ |
| material |
horn
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| mediumOfNarrative | oral epic poetry ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Book 21 of the Odyssey
ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Odyssey
Homeric epic tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Homeric epics
|
| notStringableBy |
suitors of Penelope
ⓘ
linked to:
the suitors of Penelope
|
| owner | Odysseus ⓘ |
| relatedWork | contest of the bow episode ⓘ |
| requires |
bending the bow to attach the string
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stringing before use ⓘ |
| stringableBy | Odysseus ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Odysseus' rightful identity
ⓘ
Odysseus' unique strength ⓘ legitimate kingship of Ithaca ⓘ marital fidelity between Odysseus and Penelope ⓘ |
| testedBy |
Penelope
ⓘ
contest among the suitors ⓘ |
| usedBy | Odysseus disguised as a beggar ⓘ |
| usedIn |
contest of the bow
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slaughter of the suitors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: bow of Odysseus Description of subject: The bow of Odysseus is the legendary, uniquely powerful weapon in Greek mythology that only Odysseus can string and use, serving as the decisive test of identity and kingship in the Odyssey.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.