killing of Priam by Neoptolemus
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The killing of Priam by Neoptolemus is a famous episode from Greek mythology in which the aged Trojan king Priam is brutally slain by Achilles’ son during the sack of Troy.
All labels observed (1)
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| killing of Priam by Neoptolemus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17764064 — 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: killing of Priam by Neoptolemus Context triple: [The Death of Priam, depictsEvent, killing of Priam by Neoptolemus]
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A.
Death of Hector
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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B.
killing of Laodamas by Alcmaeon
The killing of Laodamas by Alcmaeon is a key mythological episode in which the hero Alcmaeon slays the Theban king Laodamas during the legendary War of the Epigoni.
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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.
slaughter of the suitors
The slaughter of the suitors is the climactic episode in Homer’s Odyssey in which Odysseus, having returned to Ithaca, kills the men courting his wife Penelope and reclaiming his household.
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E.
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.
- 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: killing of Priam by Neoptolemus Target entity description: The killing of Priam by Neoptolemus is a famous episode from Greek mythology in which the aged Trojan king Priam is brutally slain by Achilles’ son during the sack of Troy.
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A.
Death of Hector
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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B.
killing of Laodamas by Alcmaeon
The killing of Laodamas by Alcmaeon is a key mythological episode in which the hero Alcmaeon slays the Theban king Laodamas during the legendary War of the Epigoni.
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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.
slaughter of the suitors
The slaughter of the suitors is the climactic episode in Homer’s Odyssey in which Odysseus, having returned to Ithaca, kills the men courting his wife Penelope and reclaiming his household.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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