island of Erytheia in the far west
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The island of Erytheia in the far west is a mythical western land in Greek mythology, famed as the remote home of the three-bodied giant Geryon and the setting of one of Heracles’ labors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| island of Erytheia in the far west canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4994203 — 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: island of Erytheia in the far west Context triple: [Cattle of Geryon, associatedWith, island of Erytheia in the far west]
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island of Ares
The island of Ares is a mythical location in Greek mythology associated with the war god Ares and known as a refuge or haunt of monstrous creatures such as the Stymphalian Birds.
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B.
island of Aeaea
The island of Aeaea is the mythical home of the enchantress Circe in Greek mythology, where she famously transformed Odysseus’s men into animals.
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C.
Scheria
Scheria is the mythical island kingdom of the Phaeacians in Homer’s Odyssey, renowned as the last hospitable stop on Odysseus’s journey home.
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D.
Temnos
Temnos was an ancient Greek city of Aeolis in western Asia Minor, known from classical antiquity.
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E.
Deceit Island
Deceit Island is a remote, uninhabited island in southern Chile, located near Cape Horn in the stormy waters of the Drake Passage.
- 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: island of Erytheia in the far west Target entity description: The island of Erytheia in the far west is a mythical western land in Greek mythology, famed as the remote home of the three-bodied giant Geryon and the setting of one of Heracles’ labors.
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A.
island of Ares
The island of Ares is a mythical location in Greek mythology associated with the war god Ares and known as a refuge or haunt of monstrous creatures such as the Stymphalian Birds.
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B.
island of Aeaea
The island of Aeaea is the mythical home of the enchantress Circe in Greek mythology, where she famously transformed Odysseus’s men into animals.
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C.
Scheria
Scheria is the mythical island kingdom of the Phaeacians in Homer’s Odyssey, renowned as the last hospitable stop on Odysseus’s journey home.
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D.
Temnos
Temnos was an ancient Greek city of Aeolis in western Asia Minor, known from classical antiquity.
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E.
Deceit Island
Deceit Island is a remote, uninhabited island in southern Chile, located near Cape Horn in the stormy waters of the Drake Passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
location in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythical island ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heracles
ⓘ
Hesperides (western isles) ⓘ
linked to:
Hesperides
cattle of Geryon ⓘ
linked to:
Cattle of Geryon
myths of the world’s edge ⓘ red light of sunset ⓘ sunset ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | extreme western edge of the world ⓘ |
| country | far west (mythical western land) ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| describedIn | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | island of the Hesperides ⓘ |
| event |
slaying of Geryon by Heracles
ⓘ
theft of Geryon’s cattle by Heracles ⓘ |
| genre | heroic myth ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Orthrus ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
ocean-girt
ⓘ
remote ⓘ |
| hasColorAssociation | red ⓘ |
| homeOf |
Geryon
ⓘ
three-bodied giant Geryon ⓘ
linked to:
Geryon
|
| inhabitedBy |
Geryon’s herdsmen
ⓘ
linked to:
Cattle of Geryon
|
| locatedBeyond |
Pillars of Heracles
ⓘ
linked to:
Pillars of Hercules
|
| locatedInDirection | far west ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Apollodorus
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus of Athens
Hesiod ⓘ Stesichorus ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
|
| mythologicalRegion | Oceanus ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | the Red One ⓘ |
| partOf | mythical western ocean ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Pillars of Heracles
ⓘ
linked to:
Pillars of Hercules
western ocean ⓘ |
| roleInHeraclesCycle | destination of a perilous journey ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | lair of a monstrous being ⓘ |
| settingOf |
Heracles’ cattle of Geryon labour
ⓘ
linked to:
Cattle of Geryon
Tenth Labour of Heracles ⓘ |
| sometimesIdentifiedWith |
Cadiz
ⓘ
Gades ⓘ |
| temporalStatus | mythic time (no historical date) ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Heracles ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: island of Erytheia in the far west Description of subject: The island of Erytheia in the far west is a mythical western land in Greek mythology, famed as the remote home of the three-bodied giant Geryon and the setting of one of Heracles’ labors.
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