Cepheus
E511413
Cepheus is a figure in Greek mythology, commonly known as a king of Aethiopia and the father of Andromeda.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cepheus canonical | 20 |
| Cepheus of Aethiopia | 3 |
| Cassiopeia | 2 |
| Andromeda (mythology) | 1 |
| Cepheus (mythology) | 1 |
| CepheusConstellation | 1 |
| the kingdom of Cepheus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5336710 — 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: Cepheus Context triple: [Agenor, sibling, Cepheus]
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A.
Cetus
Cetus is a large constellation in the equatorial region of the sky, often associated with a mythological sea monster or whale in Greek mythology.
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B.
Cassiopeia
"Cassiopeia" is a track by the indie music project Walnut Whales, known for its gentle, atmospheric style.
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C.
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia is a song by Joanna Newsom, known for its intricate harp accompaniment and mythologically inspired lyrics.
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D.
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia is a prominent W-shaped constellation in the northern sky, easily recognizable and rich in notable deep-sky objects and astronomical phenomena.
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E.
Coeus
Coeus is a Titan from Greek mythology, associated with intelligence and the axis of the heavens, who fought against the Olympian gods.
- 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: Cepheus Target entity description: Cepheus is a figure in Greek mythology, commonly known as a king of Aethiopia and the father of Andromeda.
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A.
Cetus
Cetus is a large constellation in the equatorial region of the sky, often associated with a mythological sea monster or whale in Greek mythology.
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B.
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia is a song by Joanna Newsom, known for its intricate harp accompaniment and mythologically inspired lyrics.
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C.
Cassiopeia
"Cassiopeia" is a track by the indie music project Walnut Whales, known for its gentle, atmospheric style.
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D.
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia is a prominent W-shaped constellation in the northern sky, easily recognizable and rich in notable deep-sky objects and astronomical phenomena.
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E.
Coeus
Coeus is a Titan from Greek mythology, associated with intelligence and the axis of the heavens, who fought against the Olympian gods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
human ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| action | chained Andromeda to a rock as sacrifice ⓘ |
| appearsIn | myth of Perseus and Andromeda ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Andromeda
ⓘ
Cassiopeia ⓘ Perseus ⓘ Poseidon ⓘ sea monster Cetus ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict | boast of Cassiopeia about Andromeda's beauty ⓘ |
| child | Andromeda ⓘ |
| consulted |
oracle of Ammon
ⓘ
linked to:
Oracle of Amun
|
| countryRuled |
Aethiopia
ⓘ
linked to:
Ethiopia
|
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| domain | myth and legend ⓘ |
| familyRole | patriarch of royal house of Aethiopia ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation | constellation in the northern sky ⓘ |
| immortalizedAs | constellation Cepheus ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
constellation Andromeda
ⓘ
constellation Cassiopeia ⓘ
linked to:
Cassiopeia
constellation Cetus ⓘ constellation Perseus ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
father of Andromeda
ⓘ
husband of Cassiopeia ⓘ |
| receivedProphecy | sacrifice of Andromeda to save his kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedMyth |
punishment of Cassiopeia
ⓘ
rescue of Andromeda by Perseus ⓘ |
| rescuedByProxy | Perseus saved Andromeda ⓘ |
| rewardedPerseusWith | marriage to Andromeda ⓘ |
| spouse | Cassiopeia ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
Poseidon
ⓘ
sea monster Cetus ⓘ |
| title | King of Aethiopia ⓘ |
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: Cepheus Description of subject: Cepheus is a figure in Greek mythology, commonly known as a king of Aethiopia and the father of Andromeda.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cepheus
subject linked to:
rescuing Andromeda
subject linked to:
rescuing Andromeda
linked to: Cepheus
subject linked to:
sea monster Cetus
linked to: Cepheus
linked to: Cepheus
linked to: Cepheus
linked to: Cepheus
linked to: Cepheus
linked to: Cepheus
subject linked to:
Cassiopeia from Greek mythology
subject linked to:
constellation Cygnus
subject linked to:
Cassiopeia (queen of Aethiopia)
subject linked to:
King Cepheus in Clash of the Titans
linked to: Cepheus