Elpenor
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Elpenor is a minor companion of Odysseus in Greek mythology, remembered for his accidental death and later plea for proper burial in the underworld.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elpenor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19291922 — 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: Elpenor Context triple: [Nekyia (Odyssey, Book 11), featuresCharacter, Elpenor]
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A.
Pholus
Pholus is a wise centaur from Greek mythology, best known for his role in the stories surrounding Heracles and the fateful encounter with the poisoned arrows of the Hydra.
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B.
Periclymenus
Periclymenus is a figure in Greek mythology, famed as one of the sons of Neleus and Poseidon who was granted the power of shape-shifting in battle.
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C.
Phaon
Phaon is a mythological figure from ancient Greek lore, best known as the beloved of the poet Sappho in later literary traditions.
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D.
Silenus
Silenus is a figure from Greek mythology, often depicted as an older, drunken companion and tutor of the god Dionysus and associated with wisdom and rustic revelry.
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E.
Zeuxidamus
Zeuxidamus was a Spartan royal, known primarily as the son of King Archidamus II and a member of the Eurypontid dynasty.
- 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: Elpenor Target entity description: Elpenor is a minor companion of Odysseus in Greek mythology, remembered for his accidental death and later plea for proper burial in the underworld.
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A.
Pholus
Pholus is a wise centaur from Greek mythology, best known for his role in the stories surrounding Heracles and the fateful encounter with the poisoned arrows of the Hydra.
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B.
Periclymenus
Periclymenus is a figure in Greek mythology, famed as one of the sons of Neleus and Poseidon who was granted the power of shape-shifting in battle.
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C.
Phaon
Phaon is a mythological figure from ancient Greek lore, best known as the beloved of the poet Sappho in later literary traditions.
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D.
Silenus
Silenus is a figure from Greek mythology, often depicted as an older, drunken companion and tutor of the god Dionysus and associated with wisdom and rustic revelry.
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E.
Zeuxidamus
Zeuxidamus was a Spartan royal, known primarily as the son of King Archidamus II and a member of the Eurypontid dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.