Acrisius
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Acrisius is a king in Greek mythology, best known as the father of Danaë and the ill-fated grandfather of the hero Perseus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acrisius canonical | 33 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1146482 — 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: Acrisius Context triple: [Perseus, grandfather, Acrisius]
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A.
Perses
Perses is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology, sometimes associated with destruction or linked to the lineage of the goddess Hecate.
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B.
Rhadamanthus
Rhadamanthus is a figure from Greek mythology renowned as a wise and just ruler who, after death, became one of the judges of the dead in the underworld.
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C.
Aristaeus
Aristaeus is a minor Greek god associated with agriculture, beekeeping, and pastoral pursuits, often revered as a culture hero who taught humans various rural arts.
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D.
Minos
Minos is a legendary king of Crete in Greek mythology, famed for commissioning the Labyrinth and serving as a judge of the dead in the underworld.
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E.
Chrysaor
Chrysaor is a figure in Greek mythology, often depicted as a warrior and known as the brother of Pegasus, born from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa.
- 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: Acrisius Target entity description: Acrisius is a king in Greek mythology, best known as the father of Danaë and the ill-fated grandfather of the hero Perseus.
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A.
Perses
Perses is a relatively obscure figure in Greek mythology, sometimes associated with destruction or linked to the lineage of the goddess Hecate.
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B.
Rhadamanthus
Rhadamanthus is a figure from Greek mythology renowned as a wise and just ruler who, after death, became one of the judges of the dead in the underworld.
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C.
Aristaeus
Aristaeus is a minor Greek god associated with agriculture, beekeeping, and pastoral pursuits, often revered as a culture hero who taught humans various rural arts.
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D.
Minos
Minos is a legendary king of Crete in Greek mythology, famed for commissioning the Labyrinth and serving as a judge of the dead in the underworld.
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E.
Chrysaor
Chrysaor is a figure in Greek mythology, often depicted as a warrior and known as the brother of Pegasus, born from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Greek mythology
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human ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Argos ⓘ |
| associatedWithHero | Perseus ⓘ |
| child | Danaë ⓘ |
| conflict | civil war with Proetus ⓘ |
| containerUsed | wooden chest ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Argos ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| deathCause | accidental killing by Perseus ⓘ |
| deathLocation |
Larissa in Thessaly
ⓘ
linked to:
Larissa
athletic games ⓘ |
| deathManner | struck by a discus ⓘ |
| father | Abas ⓘ |
| fear | being killed by Perseus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandchild |
Megapenthes
ⓘ
Perseus ⓘ |
| imprisoned | Danaë ⓘ |
| imprisonmentLocation |
bronze chamber
ⓘ
underground prison ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca
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linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Ovid, Metamorphoses ⓘ
linked to:
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Pausanias, Description of Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Pausanias
|
| mediatedBy | kings of Lycia ⓘ |
| mother |
Aglaea
ⓘ
Ocalea ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| mythType | tragic figure ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempting to avoid a prophecy about his death
ⓘ
being the father of Danaë ⓘ being the grandfather of Perseus ⓘ conflict with his brother Proetus ⓘ |
| opposedTo | birth of Perseus ⓘ |
| orderedAction | casting Danaë and Perseus into the sea ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Argos ⓘ |
| prophecy | he would be killed by his daughter’s son ⓘ |
| reasonForImprisoningDanae | to prevent her from bearing a child ⓘ |
| receivedProphecyFrom | oracle at Delphi ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | conception of Perseus by Zeus and Danaë ⓘ |
| resultOfConflict | division of the kingdom between Acrisius and Proetus ⓘ |
| ruledTerritory | Argos ⓘ |
| sibling | Proetus ⓘ |
| spouse |
Aganipe
ⓘ
linked to:
Aganippe
Eurydice ⓘ
linked to:
Eurydice of Pylos
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| theme |
attempt to evade prophecy
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inescapable fate ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Acrisius Description of subject: Acrisius is a king in Greek mythology, best known as the father of Danaë and the ill-fated grandfather of the hero Perseus.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mestor (daughter of Perseus)
subject linked to:
Lynceus (by marriage-related tradition of the Danaids)
subject linked to:
Ocalea
subject linked to:
Δανάη