Polynices and his Argive allies
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Polynices and his Argive allies are the coalition of exiled prince Polynices and the warriors from Argos who mount a legendary assault on the city of Thebes in Greek mythology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Polynices and his Argive allies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5283089 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polynices and his Argive allies Context triple: [Seven Against Thebes, hasProtagonistSide, Polynices and his Argive allies]
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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.
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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.
Epigoni
The Epigoni are the sons of the Seven Against Thebes in Greek mythology, famed for successfully avenging their fathers by capturing the city of Thebes.
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D.
Aegisthus
Aegisthus is a figure in Greek mythology known for his affair with Clytemnestra and his role in the murder of King Agamemnon, which led to his eventual killing by Orestes.
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E.
Eurypylus
Eurypylus is a figure in Greek mythology, known in various traditions as a son of notable heroes and a participant in legendary wars such as the Trojan War.
- 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: Polynices and his Argive allies Target entity description: Polynices and his Argive allies are the coalition of exiled prince Polynices and the warriors from Argos who mount a legendary assault on the city of Thebes in Greek mythology.
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A.
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.
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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.
Epigoni
The Epigoni are the sons of the Seven Against Thebes in Greek mythology, famed for successfully avenging their fathers by capturing the city of Thebes.
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D.
Aegisthus
Aegisthus is a figure in Greek mythology known for his affair with Clytemnestra and his role in the murder of King Agamemnon, which led to his eventual killing by Orestes.
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E.
Eurypylus
Eurypylus is a figure in Greek mythology, known in various traditions as a son of notable heroes and a participant in legendary wars such as the Trojan War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of characters in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological military coalition ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
King Adrastus of Argos
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linked to:
Adrastus
|
| associatedWith |
attack on the seven gates of Thebes
ⓘ
oath of the Argive champions ⓘ the Seven against Thebes ⓘ
linked to:
Seven Against Thebes
|
| basedIn | Argos ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Greek heroic legend ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Aeschylus’ tragedy "Seven Against Thebes"
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linked to:
Aeschylus' play Seven Against Thebes
Euripides’ "Phoenician Women" ⓘ
linked to:
Euripides' Phoenician Women
Statius’ epic "Thebaid" ⓘ
linked to:
Statius' Thebaid
various Theban cycle myths ⓘ |
| goal | to restore Polynices to the throne of Thebes ⓘ |
| hasEnemy |
Creon of Thebes
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linked to:
Creon
Theban defenders ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Adrastus
ⓘ
Amphiaraus ⓘ Argive warriors ⓘ Capaneus ⓘ Hippomedon ⓘ Parthenopaeus ⓘ Polynices ⓘ Tydeus ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civil war
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fate and divine will ⓘ oaths and loyalty ⓘ the curse on the house of Oedipus ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| ledBy | Polynices ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
Polynices’ exile from Thebes
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dispute over the Theban kingship ⓘ |
| opposes |
Eteocles
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Thebes ⓘ |
| outcome |
death of Polynices
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death of most Argive champions ⓘ defeat of the Argive coalition ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Seven Against Thebes campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Theban wars
|
| regionInMyth |
Argolis
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Boeotia ⓘ |
| relatedMyth |
curse of Oedipus on his sons
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mutual fratricide of Eteocles and Polynices ⓘ |
| timeInMyth | generation before the Trojan War ⓘ |
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