Κάδμος
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Κάδμος is a legendary Phoenician prince and founder of the city of Thebes in Greek mythology, famed for introducing the alphabet to the Greeks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Κάδμος canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5411134 — 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: Κάδμος Context triple: [Σεμέλη, father, Κάδμος]
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A.
Helinus
Helinus is a small genus of flowering plants known for its climbing or scrambling shrubs, classified within the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae.
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B.
Eresus
Eresus is an ancient town on the Greek island of Lesbos, historically notable as the birthplace of the philosopher Theophrastus.
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C.
Hekademos
Hekademos (or Hecademus) was an Athenian hero or local figure whose grove outside Athens became the site of Plato’s Academy, giving the school its name.
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D.
Euphranor
Euphranor is a central philosophical interlocutor in George Berkeley’s dialogue "Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher," representing the Christian perspective in debates against freethinkers.
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E.
Zaleucus
Zaleucus was an early Greek lawgiver, traditionally credited with creating one of the first written legal codes in the Western world for the colony of Locri Epizephyrii in southern Italy.
- 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: Κάδμος Target entity description: Κάδμος is a legendary Phoenician prince and founder of the city of Thebes in Greek mythology, famed for introducing the alphabet to the Greeks.
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A.
Helinus
Helinus is a small genus of flowering plants known for its climbing or scrambling shrubs, classified within the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae.
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B.
Eresus
Eresus is an ancient town on the Greek island of Lesbos, historically notable as the birthplace of the philosopher Theophrastus.
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C.
Hekademos
Hekademos (or Hecademus) was an Athenian hero or local figure whose grove outside Athens became the site of Plato’s Academy, giving the school its name.
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D.
Euphranor
Euphranor is a central philosophical interlocutor in George Berkeley’s dialogue "Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher," representing the Christian perspective in debates against freethinkers.
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E.
Zaleucus
Zaleucus was an early Greek lawgiver, traditionally credited with creating one of the first written legal codes in the Western world for the colony of Locri Epizephyrii in southern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Phoenician prince
ⓘ
culture hero ⓘ hero of Greek mythology ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Απολλόδωρος Βιβλιοθήκη
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Ευριπίδης Βάκχες ⓘ
linked to:
Bacchae
Ησίοδος Θεογονία ⓘ
linked to:
Hesiod's Theogony
|
| associatedWith |
alphabet
ⓘ
city founding myths ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Θήβα Βοιωτίας
ⓘ
linked to:
Θήβα
|
| child |
Αγαύη
ⓘ
Αυτόνοη ⓘ Ινώ ⓘ Πολύδωρος ⓘ Σεμέλη ⓘ |
| created |
Spartoi (sown men)
ⓘ
linked to:
Spartoi
|
| creditedWith | bringing Phoenician letters to Greece ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
Phoenician mythology ⓘ
linked to:
Phoenician religion
|
| ethnicity | Φοίνικας ⓘ |
| father |
Αγήνωρ
ⓘ
linked to:
Αγήνορας
|
| founded | Θήβα Βοιωτίας ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandchild |
Διόνυσος
ⓘ
linked to:
Dionysos
|
| honoredBy | gods of Olympus ⓘ |
| killed | dragon of Ares ⓘ |
| mentorOrAdvisor |
Μαντείο των Δελφών
ⓘ
linked to:
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
|
| mother | Τηλέφασσα ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Theban cycle ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the city of Thebes in Boeotia
ⓘ
introducing the alphabet to the Greeks ⓘ slaying a dragon sacred to Ares ⓘ sowing dragon’s teeth that became armed warriors ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Αγήνωρ ⓘ |
| origin | Φοινίκη ⓘ |
| penance | served Ares for eight years ⓘ |
| quest | search for Europa ⓘ |
| receivedOracleTo | follow a cow and found a city where it lay down ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | ancestor of many Theban royal figures ⓘ |
| servedDeity | Άρης ⓘ |
| sibling |
Ευρώπη
ⓘ
linked to:
Europa
Κίλικας ⓘ Φοίνιξ ⓘ |
| sowed | dragon’s teeth ⓘ |
| spouse |
Αρμονία
ⓘ
linked to:
Harmonia
|
| spouseTransformedInto | serpent ⓘ |
| transformedInto | serpent ⓘ |
| worshippedAt | Θήβα ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Κάδμος Description of subject: Κάδμος is a legendary Phoenician prince and founder of the city of Thebes in Greek mythology, famed for introducing the alphabet to the Greeks.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.