Second Labor of Heracles
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The Second Labor of Heracles is the mythological task in which the hero Heracles was ordered to slay the multi-headed Lernaean Hydra as part of his twelve labors.
All labels observed (3)
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| Second Labor of Heracles canonical | 5 |
| Second Labour of Heracles | 1 |
| second labour of Heracles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19229269 — 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: Second Labor of Heracles Context triple: [Ninth Labor of Heracles, relatedWork, Second Labor of Heracles]
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A.
Fourth Labor of Heracles
The Fourth Labor of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to capture alive the fearsome Erymanthian Boar and bring it back to King Eurystheus.
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B.
Fifth Labor of Heracles
The Fifth Labor of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to clean the vast, filthy stables of King Augeas in a single day, famously achieved by rerouting two rivers.
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C.
Tenth Labour of Heracles
The Tenth Labour of Heracles is the mythic quest in Greek mythology in which the hero journeys to the far west to seize the cattle of the giant Geryon, overcoming monstrous guardians and divine obstacles.
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D.
Eleventh Labour of Heracles
The Eleventh Labour of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to obtain the golden apples of the Hesperides, guarded by the dragon Ladon at the edge of the world.
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E.
Ninth Labor of Heracles
The Ninth Labor of Heracles is the mythological quest in which the hero Heracles is tasked with obtaining the war belt of the Amazon queen Hippolyta.
- 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: Second Labor of Heracles Target entity description: The Second Labor of Heracles is the mythological task in which the hero Heracles was ordered to slay the multi-headed Lernaean Hydra as part of his twelve labors.
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A.
Fourth Labor of Heracles
The Fourth Labor of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to capture alive the fearsome Erymanthian Boar and bring it back to King Eurystheus.
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B.
Fifth Labor of Heracles
The Fifth Labor of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to clean the vast, filthy stables of King Augeas in a single day, famously achieved by rerouting two rivers.
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C.
Tenth Labour of Heracles
The Tenth Labour of Heracles is the mythic quest in Greek mythology in which the hero journeys to the far west to seize the cattle of the giant Geryon, overcoming monstrous guardians and divine obstacles.
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D.
Eleventh Labour of Heracles
The Eleventh Labour of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to obtain the golden apples of the Hesperides, guarded by the dragon Ladon at the edge of the world.
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E.
Ninth Labor of Heracles
The Ninth Labor of Heracles is the mythological quest in which the hero Heracles is tasked with obtaining the war belt of the Amazon queen Hippolyta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Creatures of Heracles
subject linked to:
LakeLerna
linked to: Second Labor of Heracles