Pelops
E192274
Pelops is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of Tantalus whose descendants formed a powerful and ill-fated royal lineage marked by curses and tragic events.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pelops canonical | 51 |
| King Pelops of Elis | 1 |
| Pelops (indirectly, through sabotage of the chariot) | 1 |
| Pelops of Elis | 1 |
| Pelops of Pisa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1705858 — 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: Pelops Context triple: [Atreid dynasty, hasMember, Pelops]
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A.
Eurystheus
Eurystheus is the mythological king of Tiryns and Mycenae in Greek mythology who imposed the Twelve Labors upon Heracles.
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B.
Heleus
Heleus is a figure in Greek mythology known as a son of Perseus and Andromeda.
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C.
Adrastus
Adrastus is a legendary king of Argos in Greek mythology, best known as the leader of the Seven Against Thebes.
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D.
Astakos
Astakos is a coastal town in western Greece known as a regional port and ferry hub on the Ionian Sea.
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E.
Aeëtes
Aeëtes is a king in Greek mythology, best known as the ruler of Colchis and keeper of the Golden Fleece.
- 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: Pelops Target entity description: Pelops is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of Tantalus whose descendants formed a powerful and ill-fated royal lineage marked by curses and tragic events.
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A.
Eurystheus
Eurystheus is the mythological king of Tiryns and Mycenae in Greek mythology who imposed the Twelve Labors upon Heracles.
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B.
Heleus
Heleus is a figure in Greek mythology known as a son of Perseus and Andromeda.
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C.
Adrastus
Adrastus is a legendary king of Argos in Greek mythology, best known as the leader of the Seven Against Thebes.
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D.
Astakos
Astakos is a coastal town in western Greece known as a regional port and ferry hub on the Ionian Sea.
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E.
Aeëtes
Aeëtes is a king in Greek mythology, best known as the ruler of Colchis and keeper of the Golden Fleece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological prince ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Olympia
ⓘ
Pisa in Elis ⓘ
linked to:
Elis (city)
|
| associatedWith |
House of Atreus
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Atreus myth cycle
curse on his descendants ⓘ |
| bodyPartReplaced | ivory shoulder ⓘ |
| causeOfCurse | betrayal and murder of Myrtilus ⓘ |
| child |
Astydameia
ⓘ
Atreus ⓘ Chrysippus ⓘ Eurydice ⓘ
linked to:
Eurydice of Pylos
Nicippe ⓘ Thyestes ⓘ |
| cultSite | Pelopion at Olympia ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| descendant |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
Menelaus ⓘ Orestes ⓘ |
| eponymOf | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| father | Tantalus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honoredWith | hero cult at Olympia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being ancestor of Atreus and Thyestes
ⓘ
being son of Tantalus ⓘ chariot race against Oenomaus ⓘ myth involving his dismemberment and restoration ⓘ treachery involving Myrtilus ⓘ winning Hippodamia as bride ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Apollodorus
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus of Athens
Homer ⓘ Pausanias ⓘ Pindar ⓘ |
| loverOf | Poseidon ⓘ |
| mother |
Dione
ⓘ
Euryanassa ⓘ Plouto ⓘ
linked to:
Pluto
|
| mythologicalEvent |
restored to life by the gods
ⓘ
served as food to the gods by Tantalus ⓘ |
| mythologicalTheme |
betrayal and oath-breaking
ⓘ
divine cannibalism ⓘ family curse ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Poseidon ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | foundation myths of the Olympic Games ⓘ |
| sibling |
Broteas
ⓘ
Niobe ⓘ |
| spouse | Hippodamia ⓘ |
| title |
eponymous hero of the Peloponnese
ⓘ
king of Pisa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Pelops Description of subject: Pelops is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of Tantalus whose descendants formed a powerful and ill-fated royal lineage marked by curses and tragic events.
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.