Haemon
E481522
Haemon is a character in Greek tragedy, the son of King Creon of Thebes and the doomed fiancé of Antigone, whose death deepens the play’s tragic consequences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haemon canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4917991 — 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: Haemon Context triple: [Antigone, betrothedTo, Haemon]
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A.
Creon
Creon is a mythological king of Thebes in Greek tragedy, best known for his roles in the stories of Oedipus and Antigone.
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B.
Eteocles
Eteocles is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Thebes known for his deadly conflict with his brother Polynices in the aftermath of their father Oedipus’s downfall.
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C.
Polus
Polus is a young, ambitious rhetorician in Plato’s dialogue "Gorgias," often portrayed as an overconfident student of the sophist Gorgias.
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D.
Polus
Polus is the Roman mythological figure identified with the Greek Titan Coeus, associated with the celestial axis and the heavens.
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E.
Polynices
Polynices is a tragic figure in Greek mythology, the son of Oedipus who fought his brother Eteocles for the throne of Thebes and was denied burial after their mutual death.
- 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: Haemon Target entity description: Haemon is a character in Greek tragedy, the son of King Creon of Thebes and the doomed fiancé of Antigone, whose death deepens the play’s tragic consequences.
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A.
Creon
Creon is a mythological king of Thebes in Greek tragedy, best known for his roles in the stories of Oedipus and Antigone.
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B.
Eteocles
Eteocles is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Thebes known for his deadly conflict with his brother Polynices in the aftermath of their father Oedipus’s downfall.
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C.
Polus
Polus is a young, ambitious rhetorician in Plato’s dialogue "Gorgias," often portrayed as an overconfident student of the sophist Gorgias.
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D.
Polus
Polus is the Roman mythological figure identified with the Greek Titan Coeus, associated with the celestial axis and the heavens.
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E.
Polynices
Polynices is a tragic figure in Greek mythology, the son of Oedipus who fought his brother Eteocles for the throne of Thebes and was denied burial after their mutual death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Greek tragedy
ⓘ
male figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| advises |
Creon to show flexibility
ⓘ
linked to:
Creon
|
| appearsInAuthor | Sophocles ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Antigone
ⓘ
Oedipus at Colonus ⓘ The Theban plays ⓘ
linked to:
Sophocles' Theban plays
|
| associatedWithTheme |
conflict between state law and personal loyalty
ⓘ
filial piety ⓘ tragic consequences of pride ⓘ youth versus authority ⓘ |
| belongsToMythologicalCycle | Theban cycle ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Classical Athens drama ⓘ |
| diesAtLocation | tomb of Antigone ⓘ |
| diesInWork | Antigone ⓘ |
| fatherIs |
King of Thebes
ⓘ
linked to:
Creon
|
| fianceeIs | daughter of Oedipus ⓘ |
| genreOfPrimarySource | Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTrait |
courageous
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loyal ⓘ passionate ⓘ respectful yet defiant toward authority ⓘ |
| hasFather | Creon ⓘ |
| hasFiancee | Antigone ⓘ |
| hasMother | Eurydice of Thebes ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Thebes ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipToAntigone |
betrothed
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lover ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipToCreon | son ⓘ |
| hasRole |
prince of Thebes
ⓘ
son of the king ⓘ |
| isContemporaryOf | Antigone ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Creon’s family
ⓘ
royal house of Thebes ⓘ
linked to:
House of Creon of Thebes
|
| isYoungerThan | Creon ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| methodOfDeath | falling on his sword ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
anger at Creon’s intransigence
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grief over Antigone’s death ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflict of loyalty between father and beloved
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defending Antigone before Creon ⓘ tragic death in Sophocles’ Antigone ⓘ |
| speaksTo |
Antigone
ⓘ
Creon ⓘ |
| warns |
Creon about the people’s sympathy for Antigone
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linked to:
Creon
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Haemon Description of subject: Haemon is a character in Greek tragedy, the son of King Creon of Thebes and the doomed fiancé of Antigone, whose death deepens the play’s tragic consequences.
Referenced by (9)
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