Tithonus
E459067
Tithonus is a figure in Greek mythology, a mortal prince loved by the dawn goddess Eos who was granted immortality without eternal youth, leading to his endless aging.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tithonus canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4618122 — 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: Tithonus Context triple: [Eos, consort, Tithonus]
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A.
Steropes
Steropes is a one-eyed giant from Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes known for forging Zeus’s thunderbolts.
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B.
Anchises
Anchises is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology best known as the mortal father of the Trojan hero Aeneas and a lover of the goddess Aphrodite.
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C.
Aristaeus
Aristaeus is a minor Greek god associated with agriculture, beekeeping, and pastoral pursuits, often revered as a culture hero who taught humans various rural arts.
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D.
Adonis
Adonis is a strikingly handsome youth in Greek mythology whose beauty and tragic death are central to myths of love, desire, and rebirth.
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E.
Helenus
Helenus is a figure in Greek mythology, a Trojan prince and seer known for his prophetic abilities and role in advising both Trojans and Greeks during the Trojan War.
- 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: Tithonus Target entity description: Tithonus is a figure in Greek mythology, a mortal prince loved by the dawn goddess Eos who was granted immortality without eternal youth, leading to his endless aging.
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A.
Steropes
Steropes is a one-eyed giant from Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes known for forging Zeus’s thunderbolts.
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B.
Anchises
Anchises is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology best known as the mortal father of the Trojan hero Aeneas and a lover of the goddess Aphrodite.
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C.
Aristaeus
Aristaeus is a minor Greek god associated with agriculture, beekeeping, and pastoral pursuits, often revered as a culture hero who taught humans various rural arts.
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D.
Adonis
Adonis is a strikingly handsome youth in Greek mythology whose beauty and tragic death are central to myths of love, desire, and rebirth.
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E.
Helenus
Helenus is a figure in Greek mythology, a Trojan prince and seer known for his prophetic abilities and role in advising both Trojans and Greeks during the Trojan War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mortal prince ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Homeric Hymns
ⓘ
later Greek and Roman literature ⓘ poetry of Sappho ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Eos
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ |
| associatedWith | dawn ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in Greek mythology
ⓘ
Mortals loved by gods ⓘ Trojan princes ⓘ
linked to:
Trojan prince Paris
|
| children |
Emathion
ⓘ
Memnon ⓘ
linked to:
Memnon of Aethiopia
|
| culture |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| curseType | eternal old age ⓘ |
| domainOfResidence | the dawn ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Trojan ⓘ |
| fate | eternal life in perpetual old age ⓘ |
| father | Laomedon ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| giftFrom | Zeus ⓘ |
| giftType | immortality ⓘ |
| immortalityStatus | immortal without eternal youth ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | "Tithonus" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson ⓘ |
| literaryMotif | immortal but ever-aging man ⓘ |
| lovedBy | Eos ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
endless aging
ⓘ
myth about immortality without youth ⓘ |
| origin | Troy ⓘ |
| partner | Eos ⓘ |
| reasonForTransformation | unending decrepitude ⓘ |
| requestMadeBy | Eos ⓘ |
| requestTo | Zeus ⓘ |
| residenceWith | Eos ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | example of flawed wish ⓘ |
| royalStatus | prince of Troy ⓘ |
| sibling | Priam ⓘ |
| spouseOrLover | Eos ⓘ |
| symbolism |
separation of immortality and youth
ⓘ
warning about unintended consequences of immortality ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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divine–mortal love ⓘ immortality ⓘ |
| transformation | cicada ⓘ |
| transformedBy | Eos ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tithonus Description of subject: Tithonus is a figure in Greek mythology, a mortal prince loved by the dawn goddess Eos who was granted immortality without eternal youth, leading to his endless aging.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.