Pelias

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figure in Greek mythology mythological king

Pelias is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as the usurping king of Iolcus who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Pelias canonical	17
Pelias (through Cretheus)	1
Pelias (through Tyro and Poseidon)	1
Tyro's son Pelias	1
kingdom of Pelias	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2094397 — 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: Pelias
Context triple: [Jason, uncle, Pelias]

A. Aeëtes
Aeëtes is a king in Greek mythology, best known as the ruler of Colchis and keeper of the Golden Fleece.
B. Peleus
Peleus is a hero in Greek mythology, a king of Phthia and husband of the sea nymph Thetis, best known as the father of Achilles.
C. Polydectes
Polydectes is a king in Greek mythology best known for sending Perseus on the quest to slay Medusa in an attempt to get rid of him.
D. King of Phthia
King of Phthia is a mythological Greek royal title associated with the legendary ruler Deucalion, famed as a survivor of a great flood and progenitor of humankind.
E. Telegonus
Telegonus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the son of the sorceress Circe and the hero Odysseus, who unwittingly killed his father and later married Penelope.
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: Pelias
Target entity description: Pelias is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as the usurping king of Iolcus who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.

A. Aeëtes
Aeëtes is a king in Greek mythology, best known as the ruler of Colchis and keeper of the Golden Fleece.
B. Peleus
Peleus is a hero in Greek mythology, a king of Phthia and husband of the sea nymph Thetis, best known as the father of Achilles.
C. Polydectes
Polydectes is a king in Greek mythology best known for sending Perseus on the quest to slay Medusa in an attempt to get rid of him.
D. King of Phthia
King of Phthia is a mythological Greek royal title associated with the legendary ruler Deucalion, famed as a survivor of a great flood and progenitor of humankind.
E. Telegonus
Telegonus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the son of the sorceress Circe and the hero Odysseus, who unwittingly killed his father and later married Penelope.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological king ⓘ
associatedWith	Argonauts ⓘ Golden Fleece ⓘ Hera ⓘ surface form: goddess Hera
basedOn	Greek mythology ⓘ
causeOf	Jason’s quest for the Golden Fleece ⓘ assembly of the Argonauts ⓘ
child	Acastus ⓘ Alcestis (mythological queen) ⓘ surface form: Alcestis Hippothoe ⓘ Medusa (daughter of Sthenelus) ⓘ surface form: Medusa (daughter of Pelias) Pelopia ⓘ Pisidice ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece
father	Poseidon ⓘ Tyro ⓘ
genre	Greek heroic myth ⓘ
halfBrother	Aeson ⓘ Neleus ⓘ
hasMythologicalEvent	deception involving rejuvenation trick ⓘ sending Jason to Colchis ⓘ usurpation of the throne of Iolcus ⓘ
killedBy	Medea ⓘ surface form: Medea (indirectly) daughters of Pelias ⓘ
locatedIn	Thessaly ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	dismemberment and boiling ⓘ
memberOf	royal family of Iolcus ⓘ
mother	Tyro ⓘ
notableFor	conflict with Jason ⓘ death through the deception of Medea ⓘ role in the Argonauts myth ⓘ sending Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece ⓘ usurping the throne of Iolcus ⓘ
occupation	king ⓘ
opponent	Hera ⓘ Jason ⓘ
positionHeld	king of Iolcus ⓘ
relative	Jason ⓘ Medea ⓘ
residence	Iolcus ⓘ
ruledIn	Iolcus ⓘ
sibling	Aeson ⓘ Amythaon ⓘ Neleus ⓘ Pheres ⓘ
spouse	Anaxibia ⓘ Phylomache ⓘ
uncle	Jason ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jason → uncle → Pelias ⓘ

Jason → enemy → Pelias ⓘ

Jason → betrayedBy → Pelias ⓘ

Tyro → motherOf → Pelias ⓘ

Tyro → associatedWith → Pelias ⓘ

Argonautic expedition → hasKeyFigure → Pelias ⓘ

Enarete → descendant → Pelias ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pelias (through Cretheus)

Enarete → descendant → Pelias ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pelias (through Tyro and Poseidon)

Iolkos → governedBy → Pelias ⓘ

Aeson → usurpedBy → Pelias ⓘ

Aeson → conflictWith → Pelias ⓘ

Aeson → relatedTo → Pelias ⓘ

Alcimede → relatedTo → Pelias ⓘ

Cretheus → notableRelative → Pelias ⓘ

Iolcus → associatedWith → Pelias ⓘ

Iolcus → mythRole → Pelias ⓘ

this entity surface form: kingdom of Pelias

Iolcus → hasKing → Pelias ⓘ

Children of Poseidon → includes → Pelias ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tyro's son Pelias

Alcestis (mythological queen) → father → Pelias ⓘ

subject surface form: Alcestis

Alcestis (mythological queen) → marriageToAdmetusGrantedBy → Pelias ⓘ