Amphiaraus
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Amphiaraus is a legendary seer and warrior in Greek mythology, renowned for his reluctant participation in the doomed expedition of the Seven Against Thebes and his subsequent worship as a chthonic hero.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amphiaraus canonical | 17 |
| Amphiaraos of Oropus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5283081 — 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: Amphiaraus Context triple: [Seven Against Thebes, featuresCharacter, Amphiaraus]
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A.
Orestheus
Orestheus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the flood survivor and progenitor of humankind, Deucalion.
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B.
Alcathous
Alcathous is the ancient acropolis of the Greek city of Megara, serving as its fortified citadel and religious center.
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C.
Neocles
Neocles was an Athenian of the late 6th century BC, best known as the father of the prominent statesman and general Themistocles.
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D.
Orthros
Orthros is a daily morning worship service in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches that features psalms, hymns, and prayers preparing the faithful for the Divine Liturgy.
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E.
Eurytus
Eurytus is a famed archer-king in Greek mythology, known as the ruler of Oechalia and a rival of Heracles in archery and in love.
- 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: Amphiaraus Target entity description: Amphiaraus is a legendary seer and warrior in Greek mythology, renowned for his reluctant participation in the doomed expedition of the Seven Against Thebes and his subsequent worship as a chthonic hero.
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A.
Orestheus
Orestheus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the flood survivor and progenitor of humankind, Deucalion.
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B.
Alcathous
Alcathous is the ancient acropolis of the Greek city of Megara, serving as its fortified citadel and religious center.
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C.
Neocles
Neocles was an Athenian of the late 6th century BC, best known as the father of the prominent statesman and general Themistocles.
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D.
Orthros
Orthros is a daily morning worship service in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches that features psalms, hymns, and prayers preparing the faithful for the Divine Liturgy.
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E.
Eurytus
Eurytus is a famed archer-king in Greek mythology, known as the ruler of Oechalia and a rival of Heracles in archery and in love.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chthonic hero
ⓘ
hero ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ seer ⓘ warrior ⓘ |
| afterlifeStatus | hero honored as a chthonic power ⓘ |
| allyOf | Adrastus ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Thebaid tradition ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Amphiaraion at Oropus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
incubation rituals
ⓘ
oracles of healing ⓘ |
| betrayedBy | Eriphyle ⓘ |
| causeOfCompulsion | bribery with the necklace of Harmonia ⓘ |
| child |
Alcmaeon
ⓘ
Amphilochus ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Oropus ⓘ |
| cultTitle |
Amphiaraos of Oropus
ⓘ
linked to:
Amphiaraus
|
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| divinationMethod |
dream oracles
ⓘ
incubation in a sanctuary ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Thebes ⓘ |
| father | Oicles ⓘ |
| forcedToJoinBy | Eriphyle ⓘ |
| foretold | disastrous outcome of the Seven Against Thebes ⓘ |
| grandfather | Melampus ⓘ |
| killedBy | Zeus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
participation in the expedition of the Seven Against Thebes
ⓘ
prophetic abilities ⓘ reluctant participation in a doomed war ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Aeschylus
ⓘ
Apollodorus ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus of Athens
Pindar ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | swallowed by the earth ⓘ |
| mother | Hypermnestra ⓘ |
| motive |
knowledge of fate
ⓘ
sense of justice ⓘ |
| opposed | expedition of the Seven Against Thebes ⓘ |
| ordered | Alcmaeon to avenge his betrayal ⓘ |
| participantIn | Seven Against Thebes ⓘ |
| receivesOffering |
bloodless sacrifices
ⓘ
votive tablets ⓘ |
| spouse | Eriphyle ⓘ |
| symbol |
chasm in the earth
ⓘ
oracular spring at Oropus ⓘ |
| vehicleAtDeath | chariot ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
healer
ⓘ
oracular deity ⓘ |
| weaponUsedAgainst | thunderbolt of Zeus ⓘ |
| worshipType | oracular hero cult ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Amphiaraus Description of subject: Amphiaraus is a legendary seer and warrior in Greek mythology, renowned for his reluctant participation in the doomed expedition of the Seven Against Thebes and his subsequent worship as a chthonic hero.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Statius' Thebaid
linked to: Amphiaraus
subject linked to:
Euripides’ lost play Hypsipyle