Lycurgus of Nemea
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Lycurgus of Nemea is a mythological Greek king of Nemea, known chiefly from the story of Hypsipyle and the episode involving the infant Opheltes in the legends surrounding the Nemean Games.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lycurgus of Nemea canonical | 4 |
| Lycurgus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9702777 — 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: Lycurgus of Nemea Context triple: [Hypsipyle, enslavedBy, Lycurgus of Nemea]
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A.
Lycurgus of Athens
Lycurgus of Athens was a prominent Athenian statesman and orator of the 4th century BCE, known for his financial and military reforms that strengthened the city after the Peloponnesian War.
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B.
Lycurgus (legendary lawgiver)
Lycurgus was the semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver traditionally credited with establishing Sparta’s militaristic and communal social system and its enduring constitutional framework.
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C.
Cleisthenes of Sicyon
Cleisthenes of Sicyon was a 6th-century BC tyrant of the Greek city-state of Sicyon, known for his military campaigns, political reforms, and role in early Panhellenic affairs.
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D.
Megillus of Sparta
Megillus of Sparta is a Spartan interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Laws," representing traditional Spartan values and perspectives in the philosophical discussion on legislation.
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E.
Antalcidas
Antalcidas was a Spartan diplomat and naval commander best known for negotiating the King's Peace that ended the Corinthian War in favor of Sparta and Persia.
- 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: Lycurgus of Nemea Target entity description: Lycurgus of Nemea is a mythological Greek king of Nemea, known chiefly from the story of Hypsipyle and the episode involving the infant Opheltes in the legends surrounding the Nemean Games.
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A.
Lycurgus of Athens
Lycurgus of Athens was a prominent Athenian statesman and orator of the 4th century BCE, known for his financial and military reforms that strengthened the city after the Peloponnesian War.
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B.
Lycurgus (legendary lawgiver)
Lycurgus was the semi-legendary Spartan lawgiver traditionally credited with establishing Sparta’s militaristic and communal social system and its enduring constitutional framework.
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C.
Cleisthenes of Sicyon
Cleisthenes of Sicyon was a 6th-century BC tyrant of the Greek city-state of Sicyon, known for his military campaigns, political reforms, and role in early Panhellenic affairs.
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D.
Megillus of Sparta
Megillus of Sparta is a Spartan interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Laws," representing traditional Spartan values and perspectives in the philosophical discussion on legislation.
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E.
Antalcidas
Antalcidas was a Spartan diplomat and naval commander best known for negotiating the King's Peace that ended the Corinthian War in favor of Sparta and Persia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological Greek king ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hypsipyle ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Nemean Games ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth |
Seven against Thebes
ⓘ
linked to:
Seven Against Thebes
death of Opheltes ⓘ story of Hypsipyle ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict | punishment of Hypsipyle for neglect of Opheltes ⓘ |
| child |
Opheltes
ⓘ
linked to:
Opheltes (Archemorus)
|
| connectedTo | heroic cult of Opheltes ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Lycurgus of Sparta
ⓘ
linked to:
Lycurgus (legendary lawgiver)
Lycurgus the orator ⓘ
linked to:
Lycurgus of Athens
|
| employer | Hypsipyle ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Opheltes
ⓘ
linked to:
Opheltes (Archemorus)
|
| genre | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| linkedDeity |
Apollo
ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| literaryCharacter | yes ⓘ |
| mythologicalLocation |
Argolis
ⓘ
Nemea ⓘ |
| mythologicalTheme | divine omen through the death of a child ⓘ |
| mythType | local Nemean legend ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | father of the child whose death leads to the founding of the Nemean Games ⓘ |
| narrativeSetting |
journey of the Seven against Thebes
ⓘ
linked to:
Seven Against Thebes
|
| positionHeld | king of Nemea ⓘ |
| realm | Nemea ⓘ |
| relatedFestival | Nemean Games ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Greek hero cult ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | guardian of the infant Opheltes ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca
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linked to:
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica ⓘ
linked to:
Apollonius of Rhodes
Statius, Thebaid ⓘ
linked to:
Statius' Thebaid
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| spouse | Eurydice of Nemea ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic age of heroes ⓘ |
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