King Amphitryon
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King Amphitryon is a figure from Greek mythology, known as the mortal husband of Alcmene and the foster father of the hero Heracles (Hercules).
All labels observed (1)
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| King Amphitryon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14413321 — 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: King Amphitryon Context triple: [The Legend of Hercules, character, King Amphitryon]
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A.
Pittheus
Pittheus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the wise king of Troezen and grandfather of the hero Theseus.
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B.
Athamas
Athamas is a king in Greek mythology, best known for his tragic family saga involving his children and his second wife Ino.
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C.
Polymestor
Polymestor is a Thracian king in Greek mythology, best known for betraying and murdering the young Trojan prince Polydorus for gold and later being brutally punished by Hecuba in Euripides’ tragedy.
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D.
Amphion
Amphion is a figure in Greek mythology, famed as the musically gifted son of Zeus who, with his brother Zethus, built the walls of Thebes by charming stones into place with his lyre.
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E.
Aeacus
Aeacus is a just and pious king from Greek mythology who ruled the island of Aegina and later became one of the three judges of the dead in the underworld.
- 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: King Amphitryon Target entity description: King Amphitryon is a figure from Greek mythology, known as the mortal husband of Alcmene and the foster father of the hero Heracles (Hercules).
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A.
Pittheus
Pittheus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the wise king of Troezen and grandfather of the hero Theseus.
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B.
Athamas
Athamas is a king in Greek mythology, best known for his tragic family saga involving his children and his second wife Ino.
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C.
Polymestor
Polymestor is a Thracian king in Greek mythology, best known for betraying and murdering the young Trojan prince Polydorus for gold and later being brutally punished by Hecuba in Euripides’ tragedy.
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D.
Amphion
Amphion is a figure in Greek mythology, famed as the musically gifted son of Zeus who, with his brother Zethus, built the walls of Thebes by charming stones into place with his lyre.
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E.
Aeacus
Aeacus is a just and pious king from Greek mythology who ruled the island of Aegina and later became one of the three judges of the dead in the underworld.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.