House of Cadmus
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The House of Cadmus is the legendary royal lineage in Greek mythology founded by the hero Cadmus of Thebes, marked by divine connections and a recurring cycle of curses and tragic fates.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Cadmus canonical | 7 |
| House of Thebes | 2 |
| House of Agenor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5410953 — 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: House of Cadmus Context triple: [Harmonia, associatedWith, House of Cadmus]
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A.
House of Griffins
The House of Griffins was a medieval ruling dynasty that governed the Duchy of Pomerania and surrounding Baltic territories for several centuries.
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B.
House of Teti
The House of Teti was an ancient Egyptian royal dynasty of the Old Kingdom, originating with Pharaoh Teti and including successors such as Pepi I Meryre.
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C.
House of Baux
The House of Baux was a prominent medieval noble family from Provence that produced influential lords and princes, including rulers of the Principality of Orange.
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D.
House of Phalo
The House of Phalo is the royal dynasty of the Gcaleka Xhosa, tracing its authority to the 18th-century King Phalo and serving as a central pillar of traditional Xhosa leadership in South Africa.
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House of Elders
The House of Elders is the unelected upper chamber of Somaliland’s bicameral parliament, composed mainly of traditional clan leaders who review legislation and play a key role in conflict resolution and maintaining social stability.
- 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: House of Cadmus Target entity description: The House of Cadmus is the legendary royal lineage in Greek mythology founded by the hero Cadmus of Thebes, marked by divine connections and a recurring cycle of curses and tragic fates.
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A.
House of Griffins
The House of Griffins was a medieval ruling dynasty that governed the Duchy of Pomerania and surrounding Baltic territories for several centuries.
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B.
House of Teti
The House of Teti was an ancient Egyptian royal dynasty of the Old Kingdom, originating with Pharaoh Teti and including successors such as Pepi I Meryre.
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C.
House of Baux
The House of Baux was a prominent medieval noble family from Provence that produced influential lords and princes, including rulers of the Principality of Orange.
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D.
House of Phalo
The House of Phalo is the royal dynasty of the Gcaleka Xhosa, tracing its authority to the 18th-century King Phalo and serving as a central pillar of traditional Xhosa leadership in South Africa.
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E.
House of Elders
The House of Elders is the unelected upper chamber of Somaliland’s bicameral parliament, composed mainly of traditional clan leaders who review legislation and play a key role in conflict resolution and maintaining social stability.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological lineage
ⓘ
mythological royal house ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Homeric epics (allusions) ⓘ Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ Theban Cycle ⓘ
linked to:
Theban cycle
tragedies of Aeschylus ⓘ tragedies of Euripides ⓘ tragedies of Sophocles ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth |
Epigoni
ⓘ
Oedipus myth ⓘ
linked to:
Oedipus
Seven Against Thebes ⓘ birth of Dionysus ⓘ death of Pentheus ⓘ foundation of Thebes ⓘ madness of Ino ⓘ slaying of the dragon of Ares ⓘ sowing of the dragon’s teeth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| hasCulturalRole | archetype of cursed royal house in Greek myth ⓘ |
| hasCurseSource |
actions of Oedipus
ⓘ
slaying of Ares’ dragon ⓘ transgressions of Laius ⓘ |
| hasDivineConnection |
Aphrodite
ⓘ
Apollo ⓘ Ares ⓘ Dionysus ⓘ Hera ⓘ Hermes ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| hasDynasticBranch |
Labdacids
ⓘ
linked to:
Labdacid
line of Oedipus ⓘ |
| hasFounder | Cadmus ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Boeotia
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Thebes ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalTheme |
divine ancestry
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divine punishment ⓘ family curse ⓘ hubris ⓘ incest ⓘ kin-slaying ⓘ madness ⓘ tragic fate ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Agave
ⓘ
Antigone ⓘ Autonoe ⓘ
linked to:
Autonoë
Cadmus ⓘ Eteocles ⓘ Harmonia ⓘ Ino ⓘ Ismene ⓘ Jocasta ⓘ Labdacus ⓘ Laius ⓘ Megara ⓘ Menoeceus ⓘ Oedipus ⓘ Pentheus ⓘ Polydorus ⓘ Polynices ⓘ Semele ⓘ |
| hasOriginStory |
Cadmus follows a cow to found Thebes
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Cadmus sows dragon’s teeth to create the Spartoi ⓘ |
| hasSeatOfPower | Thebes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Cadmus Description of subject: The House of Cadmus is the legendary royal lineage in Greek mythology founded by the hero Cadmus of Thebes, marked by divine connections and a recurring cycle of curses and tragic fates.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: House of Cadmus