the daughters of Proetus
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The daughters of Proetus are figures in Greek mythology known for being driven mad—often with delusions of being cows—after offending a deity, leading to their eventual healing by the seer Melampus.
All labels observed (1)
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| the daughters of Proetus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21883985 — 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: the daughters of Proetus Context triple: [Aphrodite's vengeance, appliedTo, the daughters of Proetus]
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A.
Deianeira (mother of Oeneus)
Deianeira, in Greek mythology, is a relatively obscure figure known primarily as the mother of King Oeneus of Calydon.
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B.
Children of Hera
The Children of Hera are the offspring of the Greek goddess Hera, typically including deities such as Ares, Hebe, Hephaestus, and sometimes Eileithyia in classical mythology.
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C.
Children of Hephaestus
Children of Hephaestus are the mythological offspring and followers of the Greek god of fire and craftsmanship, often associated with metalworking, invention, and artisanal skill.
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D.
daughters of King Cocalus
The daughters of King Cocalus are figures in Greek mythology known for murdering King Minos, often by scalding him in a bath, after he pursued the inventor Daedalus to their father's court in Sicily.
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E.
Doris of Locris
Doris of Locris was an ancient Greek woman best known as the wife of the powerful Sicilian tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse.
- 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: the daughters of Proetus Target entity description: The daughters of Proetus are figures in Greek mythology known for being driven mad—often with delusions of being cows—after offending a deity, leading to their eventual healing by the seer Melampus.
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A.
Deianeira (mother of Oeneus)
Deianeira, in Greek mythology, is a relatively obscure figure known primarily as the mother of King Oeneus of Calydon.
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B.
Children of Hera
The Children of Hera are the offspring of the Greek goddess Hera, typically including deities such as Ares, Hebe, Hephaestus, and sometimes Eileithyia in classical mythology.
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C.
Children of Hephaestus
Children of Hephaestus are the mythological offspring and followers of the Greek god of fire and craftsmanship, often associated with metalworking, invention, and artisanal skill.
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D.
daughters of King Cocalus
The daughters of King Cocalus are figures in Greek mythology known for murdering King Minos, often by scalding him in a bath, after he pursued the inventor Daedalus to their father's court in Sicily.
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E.
Doris of Locris
Doris of Locris was an ancient Greek woman best known as the wife of the powerful Sicilian tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.