Oeagrus of Thrace
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Oeagrus of Thrace is a figure in Greek mythology, often identified as a Thracian king and the father of the legendary musician Orpheus.
All labels observed (18)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7021270 — 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: Oeagrus of Thrace Context triple: [Oeagrus, hasChild, Oeagrus of Thrace]
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A.
Triopas
Triopas is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as a king and ancestor within certain heroic lineages.
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B.
Aethlius
Aethlius is a figure in Greek mythology, often regarded as an early king of Elis and associated with the lineage of heroic rulers.
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C.
Acrisius
Acrisius is a king in Greek mythology, best known as the father of Danaë and the ill-fated grandfather of the hero Perseus.
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D.
Pandion
Pandion is a genus of fish-eating birds of prey best known for the osprey, a widespread raptor specialized in hunting over water.
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E.
Tryphon
Tryphon was a Seleucid usurper and king in the 2nd century BCE who seized control of parts of the Syrian kingdom during the Maccabean period.
- 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: Oeagrus of Thrace Target entity description: Oeagrus of Thrace is a figure in Greek mythology, often identified as a Thracian king and the father of the legendary musician Orpheus.
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A.
Triopas
Triopas is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as a king and ancestor within certain heroic lineages.
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B.
Aethlius
Aethlius is a figure in Greek mythology, often regarded as an early king of Elis and associated with the lineage of heroic rulers.
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C.
Acrisius
Acrisius is a king in Greek mythology, best known as the father of Danaë and the ill-fated grandfather of the hero Perseus.
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D.
Pandion
Pandion is a genus of fish-eating birds of prey best known for the osprey, a widespread raptor specialized in hunting over water.
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E.
Tryphon
Tryphon was a Seleucid usurper and king in the 2nd century BCE who seized control of parts of the Syrian kingdom during the Maccabean period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Thracian king
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Muses
ⓘ
linked to:
the Muses
Orpheus ⓘ Thracian royal house ⓘ music ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in Greek mythology
ⓘ
Mythological kings of Thrace ⓘ Orphic tradition figures ⓘ |
| child |
Linus (in some traditions)
ⓘ
Marsyas (in some traditions) ⓘ
linked to:
Marsyas
Orpheus ⓘ |
| consortType | Muse ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Thracian ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Orpheus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| linkedMythCycle |
Orpheus myth cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
|
| mentionedIn |
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica ⓘ
linked to:
Apollonius of Rhodes
Pausanias, Description of Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Pausanias’ Description of Greece
|
| mythicGeneration | pre‑Trojan War era ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole |
father of a legendary musician
ⓘ
royal ancestor of Thracian bards ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Οἰάγρος (Oiagros) ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being father of Orpheus
ⓘ
kingship in Thrace ⓘ |
| possibleFather |
Ares
ⓘ
Charops ⓘ |
| possibleMother |
Calliope (in some variants)
ⓘ
linked to:
Calliope
|
| realm | Thrace ⓘ |
| region | Thrace ⓘ |
| roleInOrpheusMyth |
biological father of Orpheus
ⓘ
royal patron of music and song in Thrace ⓘ |
| spouse |
Calliope
ⓘ
Clio ⓘ Musa (a Muse) ⓘ Polyhymnia ⓘ |
| title | King of Thrace ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Oeagrus of Thrace Description of subject: Oeagrus of Thrace is a figure in Greek mythology, often identified as a Thracian king and the father of the legendary musician Orpheus.
Referenced by (18)
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