Polydorus
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Polydorus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as the youngest son of King Priam of Troy whose tragic death is recounted in various ancient sources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polydorus canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4736736 — 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: Polydorus Context triple: [Priam, child, Polydorus]
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A.
Polydorus
Polydorus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a son of Cadmus and Harmonia and thus a Theban prince.
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B.
Orestheus
Orestheus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the flood survivor and progenitor of humankind, Deucalion.
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C.
Aegisthus
Aegisthus is a figure in Greek mythology known for his affair with Clytemnestra and his role in the murder of King Agamemnon, which led to his eventual killing by Orestes.
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D.
Laius
Laius is a mythological king of Thebes in Greek tragedy, best known for the prophecy that his son would kill him and marry his wife, setting the stage for the story of Oedipus.
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E.
Deiphobus
Deiphobus is a prince of Troy in Greek mythology, known as one of Priam's sons and a prominent warrior 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: Polydorus Target entity description: Polydorus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as the youngest son of King Priam of Troy whose tragic death is recounted in various ancient sources.
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A.
Polydorus
Polydorus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a son of Cadmus and Harmonia and thus a Theban prince.
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B.
Orestheus
Orestheus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the flood survivor and progenitor of humankind, Deucalion.
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C.
Aegisthus
Aegisthus is a figure in Greek mythology known for his affair with Clytemnestra and his role in the murder of King Agamemnon, which led to his eventual killing by Orestes.
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D.
Laius
Laius is a mythological king of Thebes in Greek tragedy, best known for the prophecy that his son would kill him and marry his wife, setting the stage for the story of Oedipus.
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E.
Deiphobus
Deiphobus is a prince of Troy in Greek mythology, known as one of Priam's sons and a prominent warrior during the Trojan War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trojan prince
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Trojan War ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Troy ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
betrayal of guest-friendship
ⓘ
horrors of war ⓘ innocent youth ⓘ |
| avengedBy | Hecuba ⓘ |
| betrayedBy | Polymestor ⓘ |
| bodyDisposed | thrown into the sea ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| deathCause | murder ⓘ |
| deathMotiveOfKiller | greed for treasure ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Trojan ⓘ |
| familyHouse |
House of Priam
ⓘ
linked to:
Priam's house
|
| father | Priam ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| guardian | Polymestor ⓘ |
| languageOfLaterSource | Latin ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | exemplum of violated xenia ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Euripides' Hecuba
ⓘ
linked to:
Hecuba (Euripides)
Iliad ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
Ovid's Metamorphoses ⓘ
linked to:
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ |
| mother | Hecuba ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation | subject of Euripides' tragedy Hecuba ⓘ |
| notableEpisodeInAeneid | encounter with Aeneas in Thrace as bleeding shrub ⓘ |
| positionInFamily | youngest son of Priam ⓘ |
| posthumousRevelationTo | Hecuba ⓘ |
| reasonSent | to be kept safe with treasure during Trojan War ⓘ |
| religiousContext | heroic cult and funerary themes in Greek religion ⓘ |
| roleInHecuba | ghost narrator at beginning of play ⓘ |
| sentBy | Priam ⓘ |
| sentTo | Thrace ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cassandra
ⓘ
Deiphobus ⓘ Hector ⓘ Helenus ⓘ Paris ⓘ Troilus ⓘ |
| symbolism | embodiment of innocent victims of war ⓘ |
| timePeriodInMyth | mythic age of Trojan War ⓘ |
| transformationMotif | body discovered as washed-up corpse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Polydorus Description of subject: Polydorus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as the youngest son of King Priam of Troy whose tragic death is recounted in various ancient sources.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.