SecondLaborOfHeracles
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SecondLaborOfHeracles is the mythological task in which the hero Heracles was ordered to slay the multi-headed Lernaean Hydra as part of his Twelve Labors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SecondLaborOfHeracles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5049641 — 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: SecondLaborOfHeracles Context triple: [LernaeanHydra, laborNumber, SecondLaborOfHeracles]
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A.
The Choice of Hercules
The Choice of Hercules is a late 16th-century allegorical painting by Annibale Carracci depicting the hero Hercules choosing between the paths of virtue and vice.
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B.
The Great Hercules
The Great Hercules is a renowned late 16th-century engraving by Dutch artist Hendrick Goltzius, celebrated for its exaggerated muscular anatomy and virtuosic Mannerist style.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
sixth Labour of Heracles
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.
- 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: SecondLaborOfHeracles Target entity description: SecondLaborOfHeracles is the mythological task in which the hero Heracles was ordered to slay the multi-headed Lernaean Hydra as part of his Twelve Labors.
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A.
The Choice of Hercules
The Choice of Hercules is a late 16th-century allegorical painting by Annibale Carracci depicting the hero Hercules choosing between the paths of virtue and vice.
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B.
The Great Hercules
The Great Hercules is a renowned late 16th-century engraving by Dutch artist Hendrick Goltzius, celebrated for its exaggerated muscular anatomy and virtuosic Mannerist style.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
sixth Labour of Heracles
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
labor of Heracles
ⓘ
mythological event ⓘ |
| assignedBy | Eurystheus ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Athena
ⓘ
Hera ⓘ |
| basedOnBelief |
HydraThreatenedRegionOfLerna
ⓘ
linked to:
Lernaean marshes
|
| commissionedAsPenanceFor | killingOfHeraclesFamily ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
RomanMosaics
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman mosaics
ancientGreekVasePainting ⓘ |
| follows |
FirstLaborOfHeracles
ⓘ
linked to:
First Labor of Heracles
|
| goal | slayLernaeanHydra ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | LernaeanHydra ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
EurystheusDiscountsLaborDueToAssistance
ⓘ
additionalLaborsImposedOnHeracles ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Argolis
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Lerna ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
multiHeadedSerpentMonster
ⓘ
poisonousBloodAndBreath ⓘ regeneratingHeads ⓘ |
| hasNumberInSequence | 2 ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
HydraDefeated
ⓘ
HydraPoisonObtained ⓘ deathOfMostHydraHeads ⓘ immortalHeadBuriedUnderRock ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Heracles
ⓘ
Iolaus ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divinePunishmentAndAtonement
ⓘ
heroicStruggleAgainstMonsters ⓘ ingenuityInCombat ⓘ |
| involvesCreature | LernaeanHydra ⓘ |
| involvesTactic |
burialOfImmortalHead
ⓘ
cauterizationOfHydraNecks ⓘ |
| involvesWeapon |
clubOfHeracles
ⓘ
linked to:
club of Heracles
firebrandOfIolaus ⓘ swordOfHeracles ⓘ
linked to:
sword of Heracles
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| languageOfPrimaryMyths | AncientGreek ⓘ |
| leadsTo | useOfHydraPoisonOnHeraclesArrows ⓘ |
| mythology |
GreekMythology
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek mythology
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| orderedBy | Eurystheus ⓘ |
| partOf |
TwelveLaborsOfHeracles
ⓘ
linked to:
Twelve Labors
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| precedes | ThirdLaborOfHeracles ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
ApollodorusBibliotheca
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
DiodorusSiculusLibraryOfHistory ⓘ
linked to:
Bibliotheca historica
HesiodFragmentaryTradition ⓘ
linked to:
Hesiodic tradition
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| relatedWork |
TwelveLaborsCycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Heracles cycle
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| supervisedBy | Eurystheus ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SecondLaborOfHeracles Description of subject: SecondLaborOfHeracles is the mythological task in which the hero Heracles was ordered to slay the multi-headed Lernaean Hydra as part of his Twelve Labors.
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