Iphitus
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Iphitus is a figure in Greek mythology, a prince of Oechalia known for his association with Heracles and his death at the hero’s hands.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3888118 — 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: Iphitus Context triple: [Heracles cycle, includesCharacter, Iphitus]
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A.
Phrygilus
Phrygilus is a genus of South American finch-like birds commonly known as sierra-finches, typically found in Andean and Patagonian habitats.
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B.
Demophon
Demophon is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the sons of the Athenian hero Theseus and later a king of Athens.
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C.
Sthenelus
Sthenelus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a king of Mycenae and a descendant of the hero Perseus.
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D.
Iasius
Iasius is a figure in Greek mythology, often identified with Iasion, who is associated with Demeter and sometimes regarded as a founder-hero linked to agriculture and mystery rites.
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E.
Neocles
Neocles was an Athenian of the late 6th century BC, best known as the father of the prominent statesman and general Themistocles.
- 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: Iphitus Target entity description: Iphitus is a figure in Greek mythology, a prince of Oechalia known for his association with Heracles and his death at the hero’s hands.
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A.
Phrygilus
Phrygilus is a genus of South American finch-like birds commonly known as sierra-finches, typically found in Andean and Patagonian habitats.
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B.
Demophon
Demophon is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the sons of the Athenian hero Theseus and later a king of Athens.
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C.
Sthenelus
Sthenelus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a king of Mycenae and a descendant of the hero Perseus.
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D.
Iasius
Iasius is a figure in Greek mythology, often identified with Iasion, who is associated with Demeter and sometimes regarded as a founder-hero linked to agriculture and mystery rites.
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E.
Neocles
Neocles was an Athenian of the late 6th century BC, best known as the father of the prominent statesman and general Themistocles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
prince ⓘ |
| alternateSpelling |
Iphitos
ⓘ
linked to:
Iphitus
|
| associatedWith |
Eurytus of Oechalia
ⓘ
linked to:
Eurytus
Heracles ⓘ Iole ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | murder by Heracles ⓘ |
| consequenceOfDeath | Heracles’ need for purification ⓘ |
| culturalRole | example of unjustly slain guest-friend ⓘ |
| era | mythic age of heroes ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| family | Eurytidae ⓘ |
| father |
Eurytus of Oechalia
ⓘ
linked to:
Eurytus
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| homeCity | Oechalia ⓘ |
| killedBy | Heracles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being killed by Heracles
ⓘ
defending Heracles against accusations of cattle theft ⓘ trusting Heracles and accompanying him in search of stolen cattle ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | thrown from the walls of Tiryns ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Diodorus Siculus’ Library of History ⓘ
linked to:
Diodorus Siculus
Homer’s Odyssey ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Odyssey
Pausanias’ Description of Greece ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
tragic trust in a hero driven mad
ⓘ
violation of hospitality ⓘ |
| mother |
Antioche
ⓘ
Antiope ⓘ Iole’s mother (various traditions) ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| mythType | heroic myth ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
accompanying Heracles to search for the cattle
ⓘ
visit to Heracles to discuss stolen cattle of Eurytus ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Tiryns
ⓘ
linked to:
Mycenae and Tiryns
|
| relatedMyth | Heracles’ madness and servitude to Omphale ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | guest of Heracles under xenia (guest-friendship) ⓘ |
| sibling |
Clytius
ⓘ
Deioneus ⓘ Didaeon ⓘ Iole ⓘ Molion ⓘ Toxeus ⓘ |
| title | Prince of Oechalia ⓘ |
| violationExperienced | breach of xenia by Heracles ⓘ |
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: Iphitus Description of subject: Iphitus is a figure in Greek mythology, a prince of Oechalia known for his association with Heracles and his death at the hero’s hands.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Iphitus