Himeros
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Himeros is the Greek god of sexual desire and unrequited love, often depicted as one of the Erotes who accompany Aphrodite.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Himeros canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10627594 — 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: Himeros Context triple: [Children of Aphrodite, hasMember, Himeros]
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A.
Steropes
Steropes is a one-eyed giant from Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes known for forging Zeus’s thunderbolts.
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B.
Pasithea
Pasithea is a minor Greek goddess associated with relaxation, hallucination, and altered states, often linked to dreams and rest.
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C.
Hecale
Hecale is a lost epyllion (short epic poem) by the Hellenistic poet Callimachus that recounted Theseus’ visit to an old woman named Hecale and was influential in later Greek and Roman literature.
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D.
Prothous
Prothous is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of Thestius.
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E.
Eurytion
Eurytion is a herdsman in Greek mythology best known for guarding the cattle of the three-bodied giant Geryon, whom Heracles killed during his tenth labor.
- 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: Himeros Target entity description: Himeros is the Greek god of sexual desire and unrequited love, often depicted as one of the Erotes who accompany Aphrodite.
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A.
Steropes
Steropes is a one-eyed giant from Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes known for forging Zeus’s thunderbolts.
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B.
Pasithea
Pasithea is a minor Greek goddess associated with relaxation, hallucination, and altered states, often linked to dreams and rest.
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C.
Hecale
Hecale is a lost epyllion (short epic poem) by the Hellenistic poet Callimachus that recounted Theseus’ visit to an old woman named Hecale and was influential in later Greek and Roman literature.
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D.
Prothous
Prothous is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of Thestius.
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E.
Eurytion
Eurytion is a herdsman in Greek mythology best known for guarding the cattle of the three-bodied giant Geryon, whom Heracles killed during his tenth labor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Erote
ⓘ
Greek god ⓘ deity ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Greek mythological tradition ⓘ |
| artDepiction |
sometimes shown with other Erotes
ⓘ
youthful, often nude or lightly clothed ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
erotic longing
ⓘ
unfulfilled desire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anteros
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ Eros NERFINISHED ⓘ Peitho NERFINISHED ⓘ Pothos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Greek gods of love
ⓘ
Personifications in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
erotic companion of Aphrodite
ⓘ
winged youth ⓘ |
| domain |
sexual desire
ⓘ
unrequited love ⓘ |
| emotionPersonified |
desire
ⓘ
yearning for love ⓘ |
| familyContext | retinue of Aphrodite ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Roman Cupids (conceptual, not direct one-to-one) ⓘ |
| hasType | personification deity ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Greek mythological corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Erotes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalCategory |
erotic deity
ⓘ
love deity ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “desire” ⓘ |
| oftenAccompanies |
Aphrodite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eros NERFINISHED ⓘ Pothos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pantheon | Greek pantheon ⓘ |
| relatedTo | concept of eros ⓘ |
| roleInMythology |
attendant of Aphrodite
ⓘ
personification of sexual longing ⓘ |
| symbol |
arrows
ⓘ
bow ⓘ wings ⓘ |
| worshipRegion | ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType | minor cult figure ⓘ |
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: Himeros Description of subject: Himeros is the Greek god of sexual desire and unrequited love, often depicted as one of the Erotes who accompany Aphrodite.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.