Telepylus harbor
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Telepylus harbor is the mythical port in Homer’s Odyssey where Odysseus encounters the man-eating giant Laestrygonians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Telepylus harbor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4648939 — 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: Telepylus harbor Context triple: [Laestrygonians, associatedWith, Telepylus harbor]
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A.
Pothia harbor
Pothia harbor is the main port and waterfront area of Kalymnos, serving as the island’s central hub for transport, fishing, and local commerce.
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B.
Port Hercules
Port Hercules is Monaco’s main deep-water harbor, renowned for its luxury yachts and central role in the principality’s maritime and social life.
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C.
Mediterranean Harbor
Mediterranean Harbor is a themed port-of-call area at Tokyo DisneySea designed to resemble an Italian seaside town, serving as the park’s main entrance and hub.
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D.
Sitia Port
Sitia Port is a coastal harbor and ferry terminal in the town of Sitia on the eastern side of Crete, Greece, serving both local maritime traffic and regional connections.
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E.
Igoumenitsa Port
Igoumenitsa Port is a major ferry and cargo hub in northwestern Greece, serving as a key gateway between mainland Greece and Italy across the Adriatic Sea.
- 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: Telepylus harbor Target entity description: Telepylus harbor is the mythical port in Homer’s Odyssey where Odysseus encounters the man-eating giant Laestrygonians.
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A.
Pothia harbor
Pothia harbor is the main port and waterfront area of Kalymnos, serving as the island’s central hub for transport, fishing, and local commerce.
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B.
Port Hercules
Port Hercules is Monaco’s main deep-water harbor, renowned for its luxury yachts and central role in the principality’s maritime and social life.
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C.
Mediterranean Harbor
Mediterranean Harbor is a themed port-of-call area at Tokyo DisneySea designed to resemble an Italian seaside town, serving as the park’s main entrance and hub.
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D.
Sitia Port
Sitia Port is a coastal harbor and ferry terminal in the town of Sitia on the eastern side of Crete, Greece, serving both local maritime traffic and regional connections.
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E.
Igoumenitsa Port
Igoumenitsa Port is a major ferry and cargo hub in northwestern Greece, serving as a key gateway between mainland Greece and Italy across the Adriatic Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
harbor
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mythical location ⓘ place in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Odyssey ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Homer ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacterTrait | Odysseus’s caution after disaster ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythologicalGroup | Laestrygonians ⓘ |
| consequenceOfVisit |
death of many of Odysseus’s companions
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destruction of most of Odysseus’s ships ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| describedAs | mythical port ⓘ |
| eventOccursAt | attack on Odysseus’s fleet by the Laestrygonians ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | mythical ⓘ |
| genreContext | heroic epic ⓘ |
| hasFeatureInText |
enclosed basin
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narrow entrance ⓘ safe-looking anchorage ⓘ sheer cliffs ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants | Laestrygonians ⓘ |
| hasInhabitantsCharacteristic | man-eating ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySource |
Homer’s Odyssey
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linked to:
Homer's Odyssey
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| hasTheme |
hospitality turned to hostility
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perils of sea travel ⓘ vulnerability of sailors ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional |
land of the Laestrygonians
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linked to:
Telepylus, city of the Laestrygonians
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| medium | epic poetry ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
dangerous stop on Odysseus’s voyage home
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setting of encounter with man-eating giants ⓘ |
| partOf | Odysseus’s journey from Troy to Ithaca ⓘ |
| relatedMythologicalFigure | King Antiphates ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
deceptive safety
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sudden catastrophic danger ⓘ |
| threatens | ships of Odysseus ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionContext | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Odysseus
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Odysseus’s companions ⓘ |
| workSection |
Odyssey Book 10
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linked to:
The Odyssey
|
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Input
Subject: Telepylus harbor Description of subject: Telepylus harbor is the mythical port in Homer’s Odyssey where Odysseus encounters the man-eating giant Laestrygonians.
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