King Cocalus
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King Cocalus is a mythical Sicilian ruler in Greek mythology best known for sheltering the inventor Daedalus and ultimately causing the death of King Minos.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Cocalus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5723532 — 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: King Cocalus Context triple: [daughters of King Cocalus, hasFather, King Cocalus]
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A.
King Soma
King Soma is a deified personification of the sacred Soma plant and its ritual drink in ancient Vedic tradition, revered as both a god and a powerful elixir of immortality.
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B.
Catreus
Catreus is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of King Minos of Crete whose tragic fate is tied to a prophecy that he would be killed by one of his own children.
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C.
Hanno the Great
Hanno the Great was a powerful Carthaginian statesman and military leader known for his influential role in Carthage’s politics during the Punic Wars era.
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D.
Horned King
The Horned King is the skeletal, antlered undead sorcerer who serves as the primary villain in Disney’s dark fantasy animated film "The Black Cauldron."
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E.
Gunthamund
Gunthamund was a late 5th-century king of the Vandals and Alans in North Africa, known for his relatively moderate rule and efforts to stabilize the Vandal Kingdom after periods of internal strife.
- 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: King Cocalus Target entity description: King Cocalus is a mythical Sicilian ruler in Greek mythology best known for sheltering the inventor Daedalus and ultimately causing the death of King Minos.
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A.
King Soma
King Soma is a deified personification of the sacred Soma plant and its ritual drink in ancient Vedic tradition, revered as both a god and a powerful elixir of immortality.
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B.
Catreus
Catreus is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of King Minos of Crete whose tragic fate is tied to a prophecy that he would be killed by one of his own children.
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C.
Hanno the Great
Hanno the Great was a powerful Carthaginian statesman and military leader known for his influential role in Carthage’s politics during the Punic Wars era.
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D.
Horned King
The Horned King is the skeletal, antlered undead sorcerer who serves as the primary villain in Disney’s dark fantasy animated film "The Black Cauldron."
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E.
Gunthamund
Gunthamund was a late 5th-century king of the Vandals and Alans in North Africa, known for his relatively moderate rule and efforts to stabilize the Vandal Kingdom after periods of internal strife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sicilian ruler in mythology
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figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Daedalus
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King Minos ⓘ
linked to:
Minos
|
| connectedToMyth |
Labyrinth of Crete
ⓘ
linked to:
labyrinth of the Minotaur
escape of Daedalus from Crete ⓘ |
| daughtersKilled |
King Minos
ⓘ
linked to:
Minos
|
| deathOfMinosMethod | scalding in a bath ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
King Minos
ⓘ
linked to:
Minos
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hadDaughters | daughters of Cocalus ⓘ |
| hasRealm |
Camicus
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ |
| inMythCycle |
Daedalus and Icarus cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Icarus
Theseus and Minotaur cycle ⓘ
linked to:
Theseus and the Minotaur
|
| invited | King Minos to his court ⓘ |
| knownFor |
causing the death of King Minos
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sheltering Daedalus ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mythLocation | Sicily ⓘ |
| offeredHospitalityTo | Daedalus ⓘ |
| protected | Daedalus from King Minos ⓘ |
| receivedGiftFrom | Daedalus ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
host and protector of Daedalus
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indirect killer of King Minos ⓘ |
| ruledOver |
Camicus
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a city in Sicily ⓘ |
| sheltered | Daedalus ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Diodorus Siculus
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later mythographic traditions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythical age of heroes ⓘ |
| tricked |
King Minos
ⓘ
linked to:
Minos
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Cocalus Description of subject: King Cocalus is a mythical Sicilian ruler in Greek mythology best known for sheltering the inventor Daedalus and ultimately causing the death of King Minos.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.