Κέφαλος
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Κέφαλος is a figure from ancient Greek tradition, most commonly known in mythology as a hunter associated with the goddess Eos and in literature as a wealthy Athenian elder appearing in Plato’s dialogues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Κέφαλος canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8143479 — 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: Κέφαλος Context triple: [Cephalus, nameInOriginalLanguage, Κέφαλος]
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A.
La Cabeza
La Cabeza is one of the principal summits of the Iztaccíhuatl volcano in central Mexico, forming part of its distinctive, human-like silhouette.
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B.
Headsprung
Headsprung is a song by American rapper LL Cool J, released in 2004 as a crunk-influenced single from his album "The DEFinition."
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C.
Hat Head
Hat Head is a small coastal village and national park area in New South Wales, Australia, known for its beaches, headland, and natural bushland.
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D.
Head
Head is a surname most famously associated with Edith Head, the legendary Hollywood costume designer.
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E.
Head
Head is the 1990 debut studio album by American noise rock band The Jesus Lizard, noted for its abrasive sound and intense, experimental style.
- 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: Κέφαλος Target entity description: Κέφαλος is a figure from ancient Greek tradition, most commonly known in mythology as a hunter associated with the goddess Eos and in literature as a wealthy Athenian elder appearing in Plato’s dialogues.
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A.
La Cabeza
La Cabeza is one of the principal summits of the Iztaccíhuatl volcano in central Mexico, forming part of its distinctive, human-like silhouette.
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B.
Headsprung
Headsprung is a song by American rapper LL Cool J, released in 2004 as a crunk-influenced single from his album "The DEFinition."
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C.
Hat Head
Hat Head is a small coastal village and national park area in New South Wales, Australia, known for its beaches, headland, and natural bushland.
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D.
Head
Head is a surname most famously associated with Edith Head, the legendary Hollywood costume designer.
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E.
Head
Head is the 1990 debut studio album by American noise rock band The Jesus Lizard, noted for its abrasive sound and intense, experimental style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian
ⓘ
character in Greek mythology ⓘ hunter ⓘ literary character ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Plato’s Parmenides
ⓘ
linked to:
Plato's dialogue "Parmenides"
Plato’s Republic ⓘ
linked to:
Plato's Republic
Plato’s Πολιτεία ⓘ
linked to:
Plato's Republic
|
| associatedWith |
Eos
ⓘ
Ἕως ⓘ Ἠώς ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathOf |
Procris
ⓘ
linked to:
Procris (in some traditions)
|
| childOf |
Deion
ⓘ
Dione ⓘ Δευκαλίων ⓘ Δηιόνη ⓘ
linked to:
Διώνη
|
| companion |
Laelaps
ⓘ
mythical hunting dog Laelaps ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| fromPlace |
Athens
ⓘ
Thessaly ⓘ Αθήνα ⓘ
linked to:
Athens
Θεσσαλία ⓘ
linked to:
Thessaly
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasVariant | Cephalus ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
myth of Procris’s jealousy
ⓘ
myth of the unerring spear ⓘ |
| killedByAccident |
Procris
ⓘ
linked to:
Procris (in some traditions)
|
| knownFor | wealth from shield-making business ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Apollodorus
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollodorus of Athens
Hyginus ⓘ Ovid ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle |
Athenian myths
ⓘ
Thessalian myths ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abduction by the dawn goddess Eos
ⓘ
being an excellent hunter ⓘ tragic story with his wife Procris ⓘ |
| occupation | shield manufacturer ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
hunting in Greek myth
ⓘ
themes of love and jealousy in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
elderly wealthy Athenian in Plato’s Republic
ⓘ
host of Socrates in Plato’s Republic ⓘ |
| spouseOf |
Procris
ⓘ
linked to:
Procris (in some traditions)
Προκρίς ⓘ |
| weapon | unfailing spear ⓘ |
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: Κέφαλος Description of subject: Κέφαλος is a figure from ancient Greek tradition, most commonly known in mythology as a hunter associated with the goddess Eos and in literature as a wealthy Athenian elder appearing in Plato’s dialogues.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.