Temenus
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Temenus is a mythological Greek hero and king, a descendant of Heracles who played a key role in the Dorian invasion and the founding of Argos’s royal line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temenus canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5431850 — 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: Temenus Context triple: [Heracleidae, hasMember, Temenus]
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A.
Hyllus
Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
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B.
Phaeo
Phaeo is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, identified as a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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C.
Thestius
Thestius is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Aetolia and notable ancestor within several heroic bloodlines.
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D.
Zethus
Zethus is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of Zeus and Antiope and twin brother of Amphion, known as a co-founder and ruler of the city of Thebes.
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E.
Melesias
Melesias is a character in Plato’s dialogue "Laches," portrayed as a concerned Athenian father seeking guidance on the proper education of his son.
- 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: Temenus Target entity description: Temenus is a mythological Greek hero and king, a descendant of Heracles who played a key role in the Dorian invasion and the founding of Argos’s royal line.
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A.
Hyllus
Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
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B.
Phaeo
Phaeo is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, identified as a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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C.
Thestius
Thestius is a figure in Greek mythology, a king of Aetolia and notable ancestor within several heroic bloodlines.
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D.
Zethus
Zethus is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of Zeus and Antiope and twin brother of Amphion, known as a co-founder and ruler of the city of Thebes.
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E.
Melesias
Melesias is a character in Plato’s dialogue "Laches," portrayed as a concerned Athenian father seeking guidance on the proper education of his son.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heraclid
ⓘ
mythological Greek hero ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Dorian tribes ⓘ |
| ancestor | Heracles ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Argos
ⓘ
Dorian invasion ⓘ Heracleidae ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| child |
Agraeus
ⓘ
Cisos ⓘ Hyrnetho ⓘ Kerynes ⓘ Phalces ⓘ |
| conflict | Achaean rulers of the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Argos (mythological kingdom)
ⓘ
linked to:
Argos, Greece
|
| culture | ancient Greek ⓘ |
| daughter | Hyrnetho ⓘ |
| deathCause | murder ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Dorian Greeks
ⓘ
linked to:
Dorians
|
| father | Aristomachus ⓘ |
| grandfather | Cleodaeus ⓘ |
| greatGrandfather | Hyillus ⓘ |
| house | House of Heracles ⓘ |
| killedBy | sons of Temenus (except Deiphontes) ⓘ |
| language | ancient Greek (mythic context) ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Apollodorus "Bibliotheca"
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Diodorus Siculus "Library of History" ⓘ
linked to:
Diodorus Siculus
Pausanias "Description of Greece" ⓘ
linked to:
Pausanias’ Description of Greece
|
| mythologicalEvent |
Return of the Heracleidae
ⓘ
division of the Peloponnese among the Heraclids ⓘ |
| mythologicalType | hero-king ⓘ |
| notableFor | establishing Dorian rule in Argos ⓘ |
| notableRole |
founder of the royal line of Argos
ⓘ
leader in the Dorian invasion of the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Dorian leader
ⓘ
king of Argos ⓘ |
| reasonForMurder | preference for his son-in-law Deiphontes as successor ⓘ |
| receivedTerritory | Argos ⓘ |
| region | Argolis ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| sibling |
Aristodemus
ⓘ
Cresphontes ⓘ |
| sonInLaw | Deiphontes ⓘ |
| spouse | Unnamed wife of Temenus ⓘ |
| successor | Deiphontes ⓘ |
| timeInMythology | generation after Heracles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temenus Description of subject: Temenus is a mythological Greek hero and king, a descendant of Heracles who played a key role in the Dorian invasion and the founding of Argos’s royal line.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.