house of Laius
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The house of Laius is the ill-fated royal family of Thebes in Greek mythology, doomed by a multigenerational curse culminating in the tragic life of Oedipus.
All labels observed (1)
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| house of Laius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19941746 — 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: house of Laius Context triple: [curse of Oedipus, relatedHouse, house of Laius]
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Laius
Laius is a mythological king of Thebes in Greek tragedy, best known for the prophecy that his son would kill him and marry his wife, setting the stage for the story of Oedipus.
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House of Creon of Thebes
The House of Creon of Thebes is the royal Theban lineage associated with King Creon, central to several Greek tragedies involving figures like Antigone, Haemon, and Megara.
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Iocaste
Iocaste is a small, irregularly shaped outer moon of Jupiter, classified among the planet’s distant, retrograde irregular satellites.
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Oedipus
Oedipus is a tragic hero in Greek mythology best known for unwittingly killing his father and marrying his mother, a fate he was prophesied to fulfill.
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Jocasta
Jocasta is a tragic figure in Greek mythology and Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex," known as both the wife and unwitting mother of Oedipus, whose discovery of their incestuous relationship leads to catastrophe.
- 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: house of Laius Target entity description: The house of Laius is the ill-fated royal family of Thebes in Greek mythology, doomed by a multigenerational curse culminating in the tragic life of Oedipus.
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A.
Laius
Laius is a mythological king of Thebes in Greek tragedy, best known for the prophecy that his son would kill him and marry his wife, setting the stage for the story of Oedipus.
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B.
House of Creon of Thebes
The House of Creon of Thebes is the royal Theban lineage associated with King Creon, central to several Greek tragedies involving figures like Antigone, Haemon, and Megara.
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C.
Iocaste
Iocaste is a small, irregularly shaped outer moon of Jupiter, classified among the planet’s distant, retrograde irregular satellites.
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D.
Oedipus
Oedipus is a tragic hero in Greek mythology best known for unwittingly killing his father and marrying his mother, a fate he was prophesied to fulfill.
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E.
Jocasta
Jocasta is a tragic figure in Greek mythology and Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex," known as both the wife and unwitting mother of Oedipus, whose discovery of their incestuous relationship leads to catastrophe.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.