Ephialtes
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Ephialtes is a fearsome giant from Greek mythology, often depicted as one of the Aloadae brothers who challenged the Olympian gods and symbolized hubris against divine order.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ephialtes canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4994232 — 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: Ephialtes Context triple: [Giants (Greek mythology), notableGiant, Ephialtes]
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A.
Philocles
Philocles was an Athenian naval commander during the late Peloponnesian War, noted for his role in the decisive defeat at Aegospotami.
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B.
Ligkiades
Ligkiades is a village in northwestern Greece overlooking Lake Pamvotida, known for its scenic views and tragic World War II history.
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C.
Thrasymedes
Thrasymedes is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of Nestor who fought as a warrior in the Trojan War.
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D.
Tlepolemus
Tlepolemus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a son of Heracles who became a leader of Rhodian forces in the Trojan War.
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E.
Palamedes
Palamedes is a 1625 Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel that allegorically critiques political and religious injustice in the Dutch Republic.
- 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: Ephialtes Target entity description: Ephialtes is a fearsome giant from Greek mythology, often depicted as one of the Aloadae brothers who challenged the Olympian gods and symbolized hubris against divine order.
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A.
Philocles
Philocles was an Athenian naval commander during the late Peloponnesian War, noted for his role in the decisive defeat at Aegospotami.
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B.
Ligkiades
Ligkiades is a village in northwestern Greece overlooking Lake Pamvotida, known for its scenic views and tragic World War II history.
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C.
Thrasymedes
Thrasymedes is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of Nestor who fought as a warrior in the Trojan War.
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D.
Tlepolemus
Tlepolemus is a figure in Greek mythology, known as a son of Heracles who became a leader of Rhodian forces in the Trojan War.
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E.
Palamedes
Palamedes is a 1625 Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel that allegorically critiques political and religious injustice in the Dutch Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aload
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ giant ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Thessaly ⓘ |
| associatedWith | hubris ⓘ |
| attemptedAction |
imprisoning Ares
ⓘ
storming Olympus ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in the Odyssey
ⓘ
Children of Aloeus ⓘ Giants in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| deathCause | shot by arrows ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | mythological narrative ⓘ |
| hasBrotherDuoRole | Aloadae ⓘ |
| imprisoned | Ares ⓘ |
| imprisonmentDuration | thirteen months ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Apollo
ⓘ
Artemis ⓘ |
| memberOf | Aloadae ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableEpisode | plan to pile mountains to reach Olympus ⓘ |
| notableFor | challenging the Olympian gods ⓘ |
| opposedDeity |
Hades
ⓘ
Poseidon ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Olympian gods ⓘ |
| parent |
Aloeus
ⓘ
Iphimedeia ⓘ |
| physicalCharacteristic |
enormous size
ⓘ
great strength ⓘ |
| plannedTo |
stack Ossa on Olympus
ⓘ
stack Pelion on Ossa ⓘ |
| rescuedBy | Hermes ⓘ |
| sibling | Otus ⓘ |
| source |
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Homer’s Iliad (allusions) ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
Homer’s Odyssey ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Odyssey
|
| symbolizes |
hubris against divine order
ⓘ
rebellion against the gods ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between mortals and gods
ⓘ
punishment of arrogance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ephialtes Description of subject: Ephialtes is a fearsome giant from Greek mythology, often depicted as one of the Aloadae brothers who challenged the Olympian gods and symbolized hubris against divine order.
Referenced by (12)
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