labyrinth of the Minotaur
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The labyrinth of the Minotaur is the legendary maze in Greek mythology where the half-man, half-bull creature was imprisoned and ultimately slain by the hero Theseus.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Labyrinth of Crete | 5 |
| Ariadne's thread | 1 |
| Ariadne’s thread | 1 |
| Labyrinth of Knossos | 1 |
| Labyrinth of the Minotaur | 1 |
| labyrinth of the Minotaur canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T709312 — 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: labyrinth of the Minotaur Context triple: [Crete, mythologicalAssociation, labyrinth of the Minotaur]
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A.
Salle des Pas Perdus
The Salle des Pas Perdus is a grand central hall in the Palais des Nations in Geneva, serving as an impressive gathering and circulation space for diplomats and visitors to the United Nations.
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B.
La Cisterna
La Cisterna is a major southern Santiago Metro station and transport hub that connects multiple metro lines with extensive bus services in Santiago, Chile.
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C.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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D.
Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
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E.
Seven Sacred Pools
Seven Sacred Pools is a popular series of picturesque waterfalls and natural swimming holes located in the lush Oheʻo Gulch area near Hana on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
- 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: labyrinth of the Minotaur Target entity description: The labyrinth of the Minotaur is the legendary maze in Greek mythology where the half-man, half-bull creature was imprisoned and ultimately slain by the hero Theseus.
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A.
Salle des Pas Perdus
The Salle des Pas Perdus is a grand central hall in the Palais des Nations in Geneva, serving as an impressive gathering and circulation space for diplomats and visitors to the United Nations.
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B.
La Cisterna
La Cisterna is a major southern Santiago Metro station and transport hub that connects multiple metro lines with extensive bus services in Santiago, Chile.
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C.
The Pit
The Pit is a famed college basketball arena in Albuquerque, New Mexico, renowned for its intense atmosphere and distinctive sunken design.
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D.
Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
-
E.
Seven Sacred Pools
Seven Sacred Pools is a popular series of picturesque waterfalls and natural swimming holes located in the lush Oheʻo Gulch area near Hana on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
element of Greek mythology
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labyrinth ⓘ maze ⓘ mythological location ⓘ |
| accessControlledBy |
Minos
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surface form:
King Minos
|
| associatedWithCreature | Minotaur ⓘ |
| associatedWithHero | Theseus ⓘ |
| associatedWithHeroine | Ariadne ⓘ |
| category |
Cretan mythology
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Mythological places in Greek mythology ⓘ Theseus ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Minos
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surface form:
King Minos
|
| contains | Minotaur ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| designedBy | Daedalus ⓘ |
| enteredBy |
Athenian youths
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Theseus ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Minotaur ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
ancient literature
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oral tradition ⓘ visual arts and sculpture ⓘ |
| influenced |
later labyrinth symbolism in Western culture
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literary depictions of mazes ⓘ modern uses of the term 'labyrinth' ⓘ visual art depicting labyrinths ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | palace complex at Knossos (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex and inescapable structure
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imprisoning a monstrous hybrid creature ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Knossos ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Crete ⓘ |
| locatedInNarrativeUniverse | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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surface form:
works of Apollodorus
Plutarch ⓘ
surface form:
works of Plutarch
|
| mythologicalSettingOf | Theseus and the Minotaur ⓘ |
| navigatedWithAidOf |
labyrinth of the Minotaur
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ariadne's thread
ball of thread ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cretan cycle of myths
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myth cycle of Theseus ⓘ |
| purpose | imprison the Minotaur ⓘ |
| requiresToEscape |
guiding thread or marker
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knowledge of its paths ⓘ |
| sceneOf |
Theseus' victory over the Minotaur
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death of the Minotaur ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
a difficult journey or quest
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confusion ⓘ entrapment ⓘ the subconscious ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: labyrinth of the Minotaur Description of subject: The labyrinth of the Minotaur is the legendary maze in Greek mythology where the half-man, half-bull creature was imprisoned and ultimately slain by the hero Theseus.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Labyrinth of Crete
labyrinth of the Minotaur
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navigatedWithAidOf
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labyrinth of the Minotaur
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Labyrinth of the Minotaur
this entity surface form:
Ariadne's thread
this entity surface form:
Ariadne’s thread
this entity surface form:
Labyrinth of Crete
this entity surface form:
Labyrinth of the Minotaur
this entity surface form:
Labyrinth of Crete
this entity surface form:
Labyrinth of Crete
this entity surface form:
Labyrinth of Knossos