King Thoas of Lemnos
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King Thoas of Lemnos is a figure in Greek mythology known as the Lemnian king spared by his daughter Hypsipyle during the massacre of the island’s men.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Thoas of Lemnos canonical | 2 |
| Thoas (king of Lemnos) | 2 |
| Thoas king of the Taurians | 2 |
| King of Ortygia (in some traditions) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9702750 — 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 Thoas of Lemnos Context triple: [Hypsipyle, father, King Thoas of Lemnos]
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A.
King Iobates of Lycia
King Iobates of Lycia is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the Lycian ruler who sent the hero Bellerophon on perilous quests, including the slaying of the Chimera.
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B.
Pandion II
Pandion II is a legendary king of Athens in Greek mythology, known as the father of Aegeus and grandfather of the hero Theseus.
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C.
King Proetus
King Proetus is a mythological ruler in Greek legend, best known as the king of Tiryns who becomes entangled in the adventures of the hero Bellerophon.
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D.
George of Pisidia
George of Pisidia was a 7th-century Byzantine poet and deacon of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, renowned for his verse chronicles of Emperor Heraclius’s military campaigns.
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E.
King Ergamenes
King Ergamenes was a reformist ruler of the ancient Nubian kingdom of Meroë, known for breaking priestly power and reshaping the monarchy’s authority.
- 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 Thoas of Lemnos Target entity description: King Thoas of Lemnos is a figure in Greek mythology known as the Lemnian king spared by his daughter Hypsipyle during the massacre of the island’s men.
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A.
King Iobates of Lycia
King Iobates of Lycia is a figure in Greek mythology best known as the Lycian ruler who sent the hero Bellerophon on perilous quests, including the slaying of the Chimera.
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B.
Pandion II
Pandion II is a legendary king of Athens in Greek mythology, known as the father of Aegeus and grandfather of the hero Theseus.
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C.
King Proetus
King Proetus is a mythological ruler in Greek legend, best known as the king of Tiryns who becomes entangled in the adventures of the hero Bellerophon.
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D.
George of Pisidia
George of Pisidia was a 7th-century Byzantine poet and deacon of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, renowned for his verse chronicles of Emperor Heraclius’s military campaigns.
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E.
King Ergamenes
King Ergamenes was a reformist ruler of the ancient Nubian kingdom of Meroë, known for breaking priestly power and reshaping the monarchy’s authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
human ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Lemnian women myth
ⓘ
myths of the Argonauts ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Lemnian massacre of men ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Lemnian ⓘ |
| fate | saved from death during massacre of Lemnian men ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild | Hypsipyle ⓘ |
| hasDaughter | Hypsipyle ⓘ |
| hasDomain | myth and legend ⓘ |
| hasName | Thoas ⓘ |
| hasTitle | King of Lemnos ⓘ |
| isDaughterOf | King Thoas of Lemnos ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Thoas king of the Taurians
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linked to:
King Thoas of Lemnos
Thoas son of Andraemon ⓘ
linked to:
Thoas (son of Jason)
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| isFatherOf | Hypsipyle ⓘ |
| isOnlyManSparedIn | Lemnian massacre of men ⓘ |
| isSparedBy | Hypsipyle ⓘ |
| kingOf | Lemnos ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | illustrates filial piety of Hypsipyle ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being spared by his daughter Hypsipyle
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connection to the Lemnian women’s massacre ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
spared king
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victim designated for slaughter ⓘ |
| ruled | Lemnos ⓘ |
| savedBy | Hypsipyle ⓘ |
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: King Thoas of Lemnos Description of subject: King Thoas of Lemnos is a figure in Greek mythology known as the Lemnian king spared by his daughter Hypsipyle during the massacre of the island’s men.
Referenced by (7)
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