sixth Labour of Heracles
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The sixth Labour of Heracles is the mythological task in which the hero was ordered to drive away or kill the man-eating Stymphalian Birds that plagued a marsh in Arcadia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heracles’ sixth labor | 1 |
| sixth Labour of Heracles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4886409 — 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: sixth Labour of Heracles Context triple: [Stymphalian Birds, labourNumber, sixth Labour of Heracles]
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A.
Fifth Labor of Heracles
The Fifth Labor of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to clean the vast, filthy stables of King Augeas in a single day, famously achieved by rerouting two rivers.
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B.
Creatures of Heracles
Creatures of Heracles are the various mythological monsters and beasts that the hero Heracles was tasked with confronting and overcoming in his legendary labors.
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C.
Hercules Furens
Hercules Furens is a Latin tragedy by the Roman philosopher and playwright Seneca the Younger that dramatizes the madness and violent exploits of the hero Hercules.
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D.
Maczuga Herkulesa
Maczuga Herkulesa is a famous tall limestone rock pillar in Ojców National Park in southern Poland, known for its distinctive club-like shape.
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E.
Heracles cycle
The Heracles cycle is a collection of ancient Greek myths centered on the hero Heracles, detailing his divine origins, famous labors, and numerous adventures.
- 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: sixth Labour of Heracles Target entity description: The sixth Labour of Heracles is the mythological task in which the hero was ordered to drive away or kill the man-eating Stymphalian Birds that plagued a marsh in Arcadia.
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A.
Fifth Labor of Heracles
The Fifth Labor of Heracles is the mythic task in which the hero was ordered to clean the vast, filthy stables of King Augeas in a single day, famously achieved by rerouting two rivers.
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B.
Creatures of Heracles
Creatures of Heracles are the various mythological monsters and beasts that the hero Heracles was tasked with confronting and overcoming in his legendary labors.
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C.
Hercules Furens
Hercules Furens is a Latin tragedy by the Roman philosopher and playwright Seneca the Younger that dramatizes the madness and violent exploits of the hero Hercules.
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D.
Maczuga Herkulesa
Maczuga Herkulesa is a famous tall limestone rock pillar in Ojców National Park in southern Poland, known for its distinctive club-like shape.
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E.
Heracles cycle
The Heracles cycle is a collection of ancient Greek myths centered on the hero Heracles, detailing his divine origins, famous labors, and numerous adventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Labour of Heracles
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mythological event ⓘ |
| assistedBy |
Athena
ⓘ
Hephaestus ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Athena
ⓘ
Hephaestus ⓘ |
| belongsToCycle |
Heracles myth cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Heracles cycle
|
| chronologicallyIn | mythic age of heroes ⓘ |
| commissionedAsPenanceFor | killing of Heracles’ family ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Roman mosaics
ⓘ
ancient Greek vase painting ⓘ |
| featuresCreature | Stymphalian Birds ⓘ |
| featuresCreatureType | man-eating birds ⓘ |
| followedBy |
seventh Labour of Heracles
ⓘ
linked to:
seventh labour of Heracles
|
| follows | fifth Labour of Heracles ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Labour of the Stymphalian Birds
ⓘ
linked to:
Heracles’ labor of the Stymphalian Birds
|
| hasAntagonist | Stymphalian Birds ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| hasEnemyAttribute |
ability to shoot feathers like arrows
ⓘ
metallic feathers ⓘ |
| hasGenre | heroic myth ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
to drive away the Stymphalian Birds
ⓘ
to kill the Stymphalian Birds ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | ἆθλος πρὸς τοῖς Στυμφαλίοις ὄρνισιν ⓘ |
| hasHeroicTheme | overcoming monstrous nature ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Arcadia
ⓘ
Stymphalian marsh ⓘ
linked to:
Stymphalia
|
| hasMainCharacter | Heracles ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
cleansing of a plagued land
ⓘ
divine assistance in heroic task ⓘ |
| hasMythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Stymphalian Birds driven away
ⓘ
some Stymphalian Birds killed ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| hasResultForHeracles | completion of sixth labour ⓘ |
| hasSettingType | marsh ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Heracles’ trials in service to Eurystheus
ⓘ
linked to:
Twelve Labors
|
| hasTool | bronze krotala ⓘ |
| hasWeapon |
Stymphalian bird rattle
ⓘ
linked to:
Stymphalian birds
bow and arrows ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Pausanias’ Description of Greece ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Eurystheus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Labours of Heracles
ⓘ
linked to:
Twelve Labors
|
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Subject: sixth Labour of Heracles Description of subject: The sixth Labour of Heracles is the mythological task in which the hero was ordered to drive away or kill the man-eating Stymphalian Birds that plagued a marsh in Arcadia.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: sixth Labour of Heracles