Helle (through Athamas)
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Helle (through Athamas) is a figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Athamas and Nephele, best known for her fatal fall into the sea that thereafter bore her name, the Hellespont.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Helle (through Athamas) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6944059 — 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: Helle (through Athamas) Context triple: [Enarete, descendant, Helle (through Athamas)]
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A.
Athamas
Athamas is a king in Greek mythology, best known for his tragic family saga involving his children and his second wife Ino.
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B.
Doris of Locris
Doris of Locris was an ancient Greek woman best known as the wife of the powerful Sicilian tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse.
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C.
Hypermnestra
Hypermnestra is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as one of the Danaids who spared her husband’s life and was consequently honored for her mercy and piety.
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D.
Cassiopeia (queen of Aethiopia)
Cassiopeia is a vain Ethiopian queen from Greek mythology, best known for boasting about her beauty and being punished by the gods by having her image placed among the stars as a constellation.
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E.
Hippodameia
Hippodameia is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, traditionally identified as a daughter of the Trojan hero Anchises.
- 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: Helle (through Athamas) Target entity description: Helle (through Athamas) is a figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Athamas and Nephele, best known for her fatal fall into the sea that thereafter bore her name, the Hellespont.
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A.
Athamas
Athamas is a king in Greek mythology, best known for his tragic family saga involving his children and his second wife Ino.
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B.
Doris of Locris
Doris of Locris was an ancient Greek woman best known as the wife of the powerful Sicilian tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse.
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C.
Hypermnestra
Hypermnestra is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as one of the Danaids who spared her husband’s life and was consequently honored for her mercy and piety.
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D.
Cassiopeia (queen of Aethiopia)
Cassiopeia is a vain Ethiopian queen from Greek mythology, best known for boasting about her beauty and being punished by the gods by having her image placed among the stars as a constellation.
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E.
Hippodameia
Hippodameia is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, traditionally identified as a daughter of the Trojan hero Anchises.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
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mythological person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ellē ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal | ram with the golden fleece ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | myth of Phrixus and Helle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hellespont
ⓘ
linked to:
Dardanelles
|
| category |
Characters in Greek mythology
ⓘ
Mythological eponyms ⓘ Women in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | fall into the sea ⓘ |
| connectedToLaterMyth |
Argonauts (via the Golden Fleece)
ⓘ
linked to:
Argonauts
|
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| deathType | drowning ⓘ |
| eponymOf |
Hellespont
ⓘ
linked to:
Dardanelles
|
| escapeAttemptWith | Phrixus ⓘ |
| father | Athamas ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor | falling into the sea later called the Hellespont ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mother | Nephele ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | victim of stepmother’s plot ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Hellespont
ⓘ
linked to:
Dardanelles
|
| relatedTo |
Boeotia
ⓘ
Orchomenus ⓘ |
| sibling | Phrixus ⓘ |
| spouse |
Athamas (disputed/incorrect in some later sources)
ⓘ
linked to:
Athamas
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| stepmother | Ino ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | Ino ⓘ |
| vehicleOfEscape | golden ram ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Helle (through Athamas) Description of subject: Helle (through Athamas) is a figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Athamas and Nephele, best known for her fatal fall into the sea that thereafter bore her name, the Hellespont.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.