Death of Hector
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The Death of Hector is a pivotal episode in Homer’s Iliad in which the Trojan prince Hector is slain by the Greek hero Achilles outside the walls of Troy, symbolizing the tragic turning point of the Trojan War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Death of Hector canonical | 1 |
| killing of Hector | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17724827 — 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: Death of Hector Context triple: [Scenes from the Iliad series, depictsEvent, Death of Hector]
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A.
Death of Patroclus
The Death of Patroclus is a pivotal episode in Greek mythology and Homer's Iliad, in which Achilles’ beloved companion is slain in battle, spurring Achilles’ vengeful return to the Trojan War.
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B.
death of Achilles
The death of Achilles is a legendary episode from Greek mythology recounting how the nearly invincible hero of the Trojan War was ultimately killed, most famously by an arrow to his vulnerable heel.
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C.
Achilles’ slaying of Memnon
Achilles’ slaying of Memnon is a key episode in the post-Homeric Trojan War tradition in which the Greek hero kills the Ethiopian king Memnon, a renowned ally of Troy.
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D.
Briseis Restored to Achilles
"Briseis Restored to Achilles" is a painting from the "Scenes from the Iliad" series that depicts the moment in Homer’s epic when the captive Briseis is returned to the hero Achilles, highlighting themes of honor, loss, and reconciliation.
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E.
The Death of Priam
The Death of Priam is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the brutal slaying of the Trojan king Priam during the fall of Troy.
- 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: Death of Hector Target entity description: The Death of Hector is a pivotal episode in Homer’s Iliad in which the Trojan prince Hector is slain by the Greek hero Achilles outside the walls of Troy, symbolizing the tragic turning point of the Trojan War.
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A.
Death of Patroclus
The Death of Patroclus is a pivotal episode in Greek mythology and Homer's Iliad, in which Achilles’ beloved companion is slain in battle, spurring Achilles’ vengeful return to the Trojan War.
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B.
death of Achilles
The death of Achilles is a legendary episode from Greek mythology recounting how the nearly invincible hero of the Trojan War was ultimately killed, most famously by an arrow to his vulnerable heel.
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C.
Achilles’ slaying of Memnon
Achilles’ slaying of Memnon is a key episode in the post-Homeric Trojan War tradition in which the Greek hero kills the Ethiopian king Memnon, a renowned ally of Troy.
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D.
Briseis Restored to Achilles
"Briseis Restored to Achilles" is a painting from the "Scenes from the Iliad" series that depicts the moment in Homer’s epic when the captive Briseis is returned to the hero Achilles, highlighting themes of honor, loss, and reconciliation.
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E.
The Death of Priam
The Death of Priam is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the brutal slaying of the Trojan king Priam during the fall of Troy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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