House of Heracles
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The House of Heracles is a legendary Greek heroic dynasty descended from the demigod Heracles, traditionally associated with rulers who claimed his bloodline to legitimize their power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Heracles canonical | 3 |
| Heraclid houses | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5474902 — 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 Heracles Context triple: [House of Perseus, relatedDynasty, House of Heracles]
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A.
Sanctuary of Heracles
The Sanctuary of Heracles is an ancient Greek religious site on the island of Thasos dedicated to the worship of the hero-god Heracles.
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B.
House of Dionysus
The House of Dionysus is a famous ancient Greek residence on the island of Delos, renowned for its well-preserved mosaics, including a celebrated depiction of the god Dionysus riding a panther.
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C.
Temple of Heracles
The Temple of Heracles is one of the oldest Doric temples in the ancient Greek city of Akragas (modern Agrigento) in Sicily, renowned for its partially restored colonnade and archaeological significance.
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D.
House of Alcinous
The House of Alcinous is the royal household of the Phaeacian king Alcinous in Greek mythology, famed in Homer’s Odyssey as the hospitable court that aids Odysseus on his journey home.
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E.
House of the Vestal Virgins
The House of the Vestal Virgins was the residence and sanctuary of Rome’s priestesses of Vesta, located beside the Temple of Vesta in the Roman Forum and central to the city’s religious life.
- 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 Heracles Target entity description: The House of Heracles is a legendary Greek heroic dynasty descended from the demigod Heracles, traditionally associated with rulers who claimed his bloodline to legitimize their power.
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A.
Sanctuary of Heracles
The Sanctuary of Heracles is an ancient Greek religious site on the island of Thasos dedicated to the worship of the hero-god Heracles.
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B.
House of Dionysus
The House of Dionysus is a famous ancient Greek residence on the island of Delos, renowned for its well-preserved mosaics, including a celebrated depiction of the god Dionysus riding a panther.
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C.
Temple of Heracles
The Temple of Heracles is one of the oldest Doric temples in the ancient Greek city of Akragas (modern Agrigento) in Sicily, renowned for its partially restored colonnade and archaeological significance.
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D.
House of Alcinous
The House of Alcinous is the royal household of the Phaeacian king Alcinous in Greek mythology, famed in Homer’s Odyssey as the hospitable court that aids Odysseus on his journey home.
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E.
House of the Vestal Virgins
The House of the Vestal Virgins was the residence and sanctuary of Rome’s priestesses of Vesta, located beside the Temple of Vesta in the Roman Forum and central to the city’s religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek heroic lineage
ⓘ
mythical dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Argos
ⓘ
Dorian invasion ⓘ Heraclids ⓘ
linked to:
Heracleidae
Kings of Argos ⓘ
linked to:
King of Argos
Kings of Macedon ⓘ
linked to:
King of Macedon
Kings of Sparta ⓘ
linked to:
King of Sparta
Macedon ⓘ Messenia ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ Return of the Heraclids ⓘ
linked to:
Return of the Heracleidae
Sparta ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| genre | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| GreekName |
Herakleidai
ⓘ
linked to:
Heracleidae
|
| hasAncestor |
Alcmene
ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
Conquest of Sparta by Heraclids
ⓘ
Division of Peloponnese among Heraclid leaders ⓘ Return of the Heraclids to the Peloponnese ⓘ
linked to:
Return of the Heracleidae
|
| hasMember |
Agiads
ⓘ
linked to:
Agiad dynasty
Aristodemus ⓘ Cresphontes ⓘ Eurypontids ⓘ Eurysthenes ⓘ Heraclids ⓘ
linked to:
Heracleidae
Hyllus ⓘ Macaria ⓘ Procles ⓘ Telephus ⓘ Temenus ⓘ Tlepolemus ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine descent
ⓘ
heroic ancestry ⓘ right to rule ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hellenistic ruler cults
ⓘ
Macedonian royal ideology ⓘ Spartan royal ideology ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Heracles ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| source |
Apollodorus
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus of Athens
Diodorus Siculus ⓘ Herodotus ⓘ Pausanias ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Mythological era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
claims of divine descent
ⓘ
dynastic legitimacy ⓘ royal propaganda ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Heracles Description of subject: The House of Heracles is a legendary Greek heroic dynasty descended from the demigod Heracles, traditionally associated with rulers who claimed his bloodline to legitimize their power.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Perseus’ daughter Alcaës or Lysidice (tradition varies)
linked to: House of Heracles