death of Achilles
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The death of Achilles is a legendary episode from Greek mythology recounting how the nearly invincible hero of the Trojan War was ultimately killed, most famously by an arrow to his vulnerable heel.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| death of Achilles canonical | 3 |
| Achilles’ death | 1 |
| wounding of Achilles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4648019 — 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: death of Achilles Context triple: [Epic Cycle, includesEvents, death of Achilles]
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A.
slaughter of the suitors
The slaughter of the suitors is the climactic episode in Homer’s Odyssey in which Odysseus, having returned to Ithaca, kills the men courting his wife Penelope and reclaiming his household.
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B.
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
"Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" is a neoclassical history painting by Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief-stricken Greek hero mourning his fallen companion from Homer's Iliad.
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C.
Patroclus
Patroclus is a prominent figure in Greek mythology, best known as the close companion of Achilles whose death in the Trojan War profoundly motivates Achilles’ return to battle in Homer's Iliad.
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D.
Andromache Mourning Hector
Andromache Mourning Hector is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief of Hector’s widow after his death in the Trojan War.
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E.
The Death of Priam
The Death of Priam is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the brutal slaying of the Trojan king Priam during the fall of Troy.
- 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: death of Achilles Target entity description: The death of Achilles is a legendary episode from Greek mythology recounting how the nearly invincible hero of the Trojan War was ultimately killed, most famously by an arrow to his vulnerable heel.
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A.
slaughter of the suitors
The slaughter of the suitors is the climactic episode in Homer’s Odyssey in which Odysseus, having returned to Ithaca, kills the men courting his wife Penelope and reclaiming his household.
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B.
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
"Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" is a neoclassical history painting by Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief-stricken Greek hero mourning his fallen companion from Homer's Iliad.
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C.
Patroclus
Patroclus is a prominent figure in Greek mythology, best known as the close companion of Achilles whose death in the Trojan War profoundly motivates Achilles’ return to battle in Homer's Iliad.
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D.
Andromache Mourning Hector
Andromache Mourning Hector is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief of Hector’s widow after his death in the Trojan War.
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E.
The Death of Priam
The Death of Priam is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the brutal slaying of the Trojan king Priam during the fall of Troy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trojan War episode
ⓘ
episode in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological event ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist |
Apollo
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedDeity |
Apollo
ⓘ
Thetis ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedPlace |
Leuke
ⓘ
linked to:
Leuke Kome
White Island ⓘ
linked to:
White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre
|
| hasCause |
arrow shot
ⓘ
divine intervention of Apollo ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
contest for Achilles' armor
ⓘ
creation of cult of Achilles ⓘ elevation of Neoptolemus as Greek hero ⓘ funeral of Achilles ⓘ lament of Thetis ⓘ mourning by the Myrmidons ⓘ suicide of Ajax the Greater ⓘ |
| hasCulturalLegacy |
idiom "Achilles' heel"
ⓘ
linked to:
Achilles’ heel wound
symbol of fatal weakness ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Scaean Gate
ⓘ
Troy ⓘ battlefield near Troy ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | Achilles ⓘ |
| hasMannerOfDeath |
killed by arrow
ⓘ
wounded in the heel ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
divinely guided missile
ⓘ
hero slain by cowardly shot ⓘ invulnerable hero with single weak spot ⓘ tragic fate of greatest warrior ⓘ |
| hasSource |
Aethiopis
ⓘ
Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Cypria ⓘ Hyginus' Fabulae ⓘ
linked to:
Hyginus’ Fabulae
Posthomerica by Quintus of Smyrna ⓘ
linked to:
Posthomerica
later mythographic traditions ⓘ |
| hasTime | late phase of the Trojan War ⓘ |
| hasVulnerability | Achilles' heel ⓘ |
| involvesBodyPart |
ankle of Achilles
ⓘ
heel of Achilles ⓘ |
| partOf | Trojan War ⓘ |
| precedes |
arrival of Neoptolemus at Troy
ⓘ
sack of Troy ⓘ
linked to:
Trojan War
|
| relatedTo |
Achilles
ⓘ
Apollo ⓘ Paris ⓘ Thetis ⓘ Trojan War ⓘ |
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Subject: death of Achilles Description of subject: The death of Achilles is a legendary episode from Greek mythology recounting how the nearly invincible hero of the Trojan War was ultimately killed, most famously by an arrow to his vulnerable heel.
Referenced by (5)
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