Σκύλλα
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Σκύλλα is a monstrous sea creature from Greek mythology, often depicted with multiple heads and associated with perilous narrow straits faced by sailors like Odysseus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Σκύλλα canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5364039 — 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: Σκύλλα Context triple: [Scylla, nameInGreek, Σκύλλα]
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A.
Lycus
Lycus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a son of the Pleiad Celaeno and the god Poseidon.
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B.
Triopas
Triopas is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as a king and ancestor within certain heroic lineages.
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C.
Lykosoura
Lykosoura was an ancient Arcadian city in the Peloponnese, renowned as a major sanctuary site dedicated to the goddess Despoina in Greek religion.
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D.
Dictys
Dictys is a fisherman and brother of King Polydectes in Greek mythology who discovers and shelters Perseus and his mother Danaë after they wash ashore.
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E.
Cretan Bull
The Cretan Bull is a fearsome mythical bull from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labours.
- 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: Σκύλλα Target entity description: Σκύλλα is a monstrous sea creature from Greek mythology, often depicted with multiple heads and associated with perilous narrow straits faced by sailors like Odysseus.
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A.
Lycus
Lycus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a son of the Pleiad Celaeno and the god Poseidon.
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B.
Triopas
Triopas is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as a king and ancestor within certain heroic lineages.
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C.
Lykosoura
Lykosoura was an ancient Arcadian city in the Peloponnese, renowned as a major sanctuary site dedicated to the goddess Despoina in Greek religion.
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D.
Dictys
Dictys is a fisherman and brother of King Polydectes in Greek mythology who discovers and shelters Perseus and his mother Danaë after they wash ashore.
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E.
Cretan Bull
The Cretan Bull is a fearsome mythical bull from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labours.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
μυθικό θαλάσσιο τέρας
ⓘ
ον από την ελληνική μυθολογία ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Οδύσσεια του Ομήρου
ⓘ
linked to:
Οδύσσεια
|
| associatedWith |
Οδυσσέας
ⓘ
linked to:
Odysseus
Χάρυβδη ⓘ ναυτικούς κινδύνους ⓘ στενά θαλάσσια περάσματα ⓘ |
| bodyFeatures |
κοφτερά δόντια
ⓘ
ουρά ή κατώτερο μέρος σώματος σε μορφή θαλάσσιου τέρατος ⓘ πολλαπλοί λαιμοί ⓘ |
| category |
θαλάσσιες θεότητες και δαίμονες
ⓘ
τέρατα της ελληνικής μυθολογίας ⓘ |
| causeOfTransformation | ζήλια ή ερωτική αντιζηλία (σε ορισμένες εκδοχές) ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Χάρυβδη ως αντίθετος αλλά εξίσου θανατηφόρος κίνδυνος ⓘ |
| culture | αρχαία ελληνική μυθολογία ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
πολύμορφο τέρας με πολλαπλά κεφάλια
ⓘ
τέρας που κατοικεί σε βραχώδη θαλάσσια στένη ⓘ |
| domain | θάλασσα ⓘ |
| encounteredBy | Οδυσσέας στα θαλάσσια στενά ⓘ |
| gender | θηλυκό ον ⓘ |
| genre | ηρωικό έπος (μέσω της Οδύσσειας) ⓘ |
| influencedExpression | φράσεις για διλήμματα και κινδύνους στη ναυσιπλοΐα ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Ηρακλής (σε ορισμένες παραδόσεις)
ⓘ
linked to:
Heracles
|
| languageOfName | αρχαία ελληνικά ⓘ |
| livesIn | θαλάσσια σπηλιά ⓘ |
| livesNear | Χάρυβδη ⓘ |
| locatedInMyth | στενά μεταξύ Ιταλίας και Σικελίας ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Όμηρος
ⓘ
linked to:
Homer
μεταγενέστεροι αρχαίοι συγγραφείς ⓘ |
| nameLatinized | Scylla ⓘ |
| nameTransliterated |
Skylla
ⓘ
linked to:
Scylla
|
| notableScene | διάπλους των στενών από τον Οδυσσέα ανάμεσα σε Σκύλλα και Χάρυβδη ⓘ |
| notableVictim | σύντροφοι του Οδυσσέα ⓘ |
| numberOfHeads | έξι κεφάλια (σε πολλές παραδόσεις) ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Χάρυβδη ως εναλλακτικός κίνδυνος ⓘ |
| oppositeShoreFrom | Χάρυβδη στα ίδια στενά ⓘ |
| parentInSomeMyths |
Κητώ
ⓘ
linked to:
Phorcys
Φόρκυς ⓘ |
| relatedExpression | «ανάμεσα στη Σκύλλα και τη Χάρυβδη» ⓘ |
| roleInOdyssey | τέρας που κατατρώει άνδρες του Οδυσσέα ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
αναπόφευκτο κίνδυνο
ⓘ
δίλημμα μεταξύ δύο κακών ⓘ |
| threatens |
ναύτες
ⓘ
πλοία ⓘ |
| transformedBy | Κίρκη (σε ορισμένες εκδοχές) ⓘ |
| transformedFrom | όμορφη νύμφη (σε ορισμένες εκδοχές) ⓘ |
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: Σκύλλα Description of subject: Σκύλλα is a monstrous sea creature from Greek mythology, often depicted with multiple heads and associated with perilous narrow straits faced by sailors like Odysseus.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.