Megara (in some traditions as relative by marriage rather than blood)
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Megara is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the first wife of the hero Heracles and a princess of Thebes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Megara (in some traditions as relative by marriage rather than blood) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19832069 — 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: Megara (in some traditions as relative by marriage rather than blood) Context triple: [Iphicles, hasSibling, Megara (in some traditions as relative by marriage rather than blood)]
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A.
Megacles (through marriage)
Megacles (through marriage) was an Athenian aristocrat of the influential Alcmaeonid family, connected by marriage to the prominent statesman Xanthippus.
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B.
Neoptolemus (in some traditions, as grandmother or ancestress)
Neoptolemus (in some traditions, as grandmother or ancestress) is a mythological figure variably linked to the heroic lineage of Achilles and the sea nymph Thetis in alternative genealogical traditions of Greek mythology.
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C.
Lynceus (by marriage-related tradition of the Danaids)
Lynceus, in the marriage-related tradition of the Danaids, is the Argive prince who alone survived the mass slaying of the sons of Aegyptus and became a progenitor of later Argive kings.
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D.
Aphidas’ daughter (in some traditions)
Aphidas’ daughter, in some mythological traditions, is an otherwise obscure Arcadian princess known primarily as the wife of Bellerophon and mother of his children.
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E.
Apollo (through family connections)
Apollo (through family connections) is the Greek god of the sun, music, prophecy, and healing, often linked to numerous mythological figures like Actaeon through complex divine and familial relationships.
- 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: Megara (in some traditions as relative by marriage rather than blood) Target entity description: Megara is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the first wife of the hero Heracles and a princess of Thebes.
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A.
Megacles (through marriage)
Megacles (through marriage) was an Athenian aristocrat of the influential Alcmaeonid family, connected by marriage to the prominent statesman Xanthippus.
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B.
Neoptolemus (in some traditions, as grandmother or ancestress)
Neoptolemus (in some traditions, as grandmother or ancestress) is a mythological figure variably linked to the heroic lineage of Achilles and the sea nymph Thetis in alternative genealogical traditions of Greek mythology.
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C.
Lynceus (by marriage-related tradition of the Danaids)
Lynceus, in the marriage-related tradition of the Danaids, is the Argive prince who alone survived the mass slaying of the sons of Aegyptus and became a progenitor of later Argive kings.
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D.
Aphidas’ daughter (in some traditions)
Aphidas’ daughter, in some mythological traditions, is an otherwise obscure Arcadian princess known primarily as the wife of Bellerophon and mother of his children.
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E.
Apollo (through family connections)
Apollo (through family connections) is the Greek god of the sun, music, prophecy, and healing, often linked to numerous mythological figures like Actaeon through complex divine and familial relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Heracles’ twin Iphicles (as Heracles’ mortal counterpart)