Ascalaphus
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Ascalaphus is a figure from Greek mythology known as the son of Acheron and the nymph Orphne, who was transformed into an owl after betraying Persephone’s secret about eating pomegranate seeds in the underworld.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ascalaphus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22713398 — 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: Ascalaphus Context triple: [Ascalaphe, nameVariant, Ascalaphus]
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A.
Eumolpias
Eumolpias was the ancient Thracian settlement that later developed into the city known as Philippoupolis (modern Plovdiv, Bulgaria).
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B.
Cresphontes
Cresphontes is a figure in Greek mythology, one of the Heracleidae and a descendant of Heracles involved in the legendary return of his lineage to the Peloponnese.
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C.
Aepytus
Aepytus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a Messenian prince and descendant of the Heraclid dynasty.
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D.
Cephus
Cephus is the surname of the American rapper Offset, whose full name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus.
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E.
Phylacus
Phylacus is a figure from Greek mythology known as a leader of the Magnetes, a Thessalian people mentioned in epic tradition.
- 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: Ascalaphus Target entity description: Ascalaphus is a figure from Greek mythology known as the son of Acheron and the nymph Orphne, who was transformed into an owl after betraying Persephone’s secret about eating pomegranate seeds in the underworld.
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A.
Eumolpias
Eumolpias was the ancient Thracian settlement that later developed into the city known as Philippoupolis (modern Plovdiv, Bulgaria).
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B.
Cresphontes
Cresphontes is a figure in Greek mythology, one of the Heracleidae and a descendant of Heracles involved in the legendary return of his lineage to the Peloponnese.
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C.
Aepytus
Aepytus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a Messenian prince and descendant of the Heraclid dynasty.
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D.
Cephus
Cephus is the surname of the American rapper Offset, whose full name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus.
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E.
Phylacus
Phylacus is a figure from Greek mythology known as a leader of the Magnetes, a Thessalian people mentioned in epic tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.