Theseus and the Marathonian Bull
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"Theseus and the Marathonian Bull" is a Greek myth recounting how the hero Theseus captured and subdued the ferocious bull of Marathon as one of his early heroic exploits.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theseus and the Marathonian Bull canonical | 3 |
| Theseus captures the Marathonian Bull | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6287637 — 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: Theseus and the Marathonian Bull Context triple: [myths of Theseus, includesMyth, Theseus and the Marathonian Bull]
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A.
Theseus and the Minotaur
"Theseus and the Minotaur" is a renowned neoclassical marble sculpture by Antonio Canova depicting the Greek hero Theseus victorious over the slain Minotaur.
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B.
Life of Theseus
Life of Theseus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, recounting the legendary deeds and character of the Athenian hero Theseus within his Parallel Lives.
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C.
Thésée
Thésée is a French Baroque opera (tragédie en musique) by Jean-Baptiste Lully, based on the myth of Theseus and first performed in 1675.
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D.
“Hercules and Antaeus”
“Hercules and Antaeus” is a mythological subject from Greek legend depicting the hero Heracles’ wrestling battle with the earth-giant Antaeus, a popular theme in classical and Renaissance art.
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E.
Calydonian Boar Hunt
The Calydonian Boar Hunt is a famous episode in Greek mythology in which many of the greatest heroes banded together to slay a monstrous boar sent by Artemis to ravage the land of Calydon.
- 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: Theseus and the Marathonian Bull Target entity description: "Theseus and the Marathonian Bull" is a Greek myth recounting how the hero Theseus captured and subdued the ferocious bull of Marathon as one of his early heroic exploits.
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A.
Theseus and the Minotaur
"Theseus and the Minotaur" is a renowned neoclassical marble sculpture by Antonio Canova depicting the Greek hero Theseus victorious over the slain Minotaur.
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B.
Life of Theseus
Life of Theseus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, recounting the legendary deeds and character of the Athenian hero Theseus within his Parallel Lives.
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C.
Thésée
Thésée is a French Baroque opera (tragédie en musique) by Jean-Baptiste Lully, based on the myth of Theseus and first performed in 1675.
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D.
“Hercules and Antaeus”
“Hercules and Antaeus” is a mythological subject from Greek legend depicting the hero Heracles’ wrestling battle with the earth-giant Antaeus, a popular theme in classical and Renaissance art.
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E.
Calydonian Boar Hunt
The Calydonian Boar Hunt is a famous episode in Greek mythology in which many of the greatest heroes banded together to slay a monstrous boar sent by Artemis to ravage the land of Calydon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek myth
ⓘ
heroic exploit ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | early exploit of Theseus ⓘ |
| depicts | Theseus as a monster-slayer ⓘ |
| featuresCreature | Marathonian Bull ⓘ |
| genre | mythological narrative ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | Marathonian Bull ⓘ |
| hasCulture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasHero | Theseus ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Attica ⓘ |
| hasMoralAspect |
courage against monstrous threats
ⓘ
service to the polis ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Marathon ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civilizing wild nature
ⓘ
heroism ⓘ protection of the community ⓘ |
| involvesAction |
capture of a bull
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subduing a ferocious bull ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Theseus ⓘ |
| partOfCycle |
Theseus myths
ⓘ
linked to:
myths of Theseus
|
| partOfTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | Theseus and the Minotaur ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Labours of Theseus
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linked to:
Labors of Theseus
|
| timeOfOrigin | antiquity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theseus and the Marathonian Bull Description of subject: "Theseus and the Marathonian Bull" is a Greek myth recounting how the hero Theseus captured and subdued the ferocious bull of Marathon as one of his early heroic exploits.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Theseus and the Marathonian Bull