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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-06 · 25 entries checked · 15 flagged · 38 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 38 still open
Banji Banzaburō — The claim that Banji Banzaburō is the 'first matagi' is a traditional belief, but historical records do not confirm him as the literal first; matagi traditions predate the Heian period in some forms.
Banji Banzaburō — The gongen of Mt. Nikkō is described as battling the spirit of Mt. Akagi, but in the actual Yamadachi konpon no maki, the deity is often identified as the gongen of Mt. Nantai (Nikkō's main peak) rather than simply 'Mt. Nikkō', which is a broader mountain rang
Broteas — Broteas is said to have died in the battle of the Lapiths and centaurs, but the central myth states he died by self-immolation; these are contradictory and the Lapith battle death is not a standard part of his myth.
Broteas — The claim that Broteas was a Lapith and died in their battle against the centaurs is not supported by the major ancient sources (e.g., Pausanias, Ovid, Apollodorus); this appears to be an invented or conflated detail.
Cephalus (son of Deion) — Cephalus is not typically the father of Iphiclus and Alcimede; those figures belong to the lineage of Phylacus.
Cephalus (son of Deion) — Arcesius is the son of Cephalus and Procris, not Procne.
Cyrene (mythology) — The entry states that Cyrene's name means 'sovereign queen' or 'wall.' The etymology is uncertain; 'sovereign queen' is plausible, but 'wall' is not a standard or widely accepted meaning for Κυρήνη.
Cyrene (mythology) — The entry says Cyrene 'won the prize in the funeral games of Pelias.' This is not a standard part of the Cyrene myth; the funeral games of Pelias are associated with other figures (e.g., Atalanta). No reliable ancient source attributes this to Cyrene.
Hippolytus of Athens — The name Hippolytus does not mean 'destroyed by horses'; it is commonly interpreted as 'loosed by horses' or 'horse-unleasher.'
Hippolytus of Athens — The claim that followers of Hippolytus' cult cut off a piece of their hair to dedicate their chastity to him before marriage is not a widely attested fact in canonical Greek mythology; the specific detail of dedicating it to Hippolytus as a chastity vow is not
Hoori — Hoori is not explicitly described as a god of cereals or grain in the Kojiki or Nihon Shoki; this is an invented claim.
Hou Yi — The Chu Ci does not record that the Emperor sent Hou Yi to reform the people of Xia; that narrative is from later texts like the Huainanzi and others, not the Chu Ci.
Hou Yi — The claim that Hou Yi killed Hebo (god of the Yellow River) and took Hebo's wife Luoshen is not found in the Chu Ci; it appears in later sources such as the Huainanzi and the Shanhaijing.
Itylus — The entry states that Itylus is the son of Aëdon and Zethus, but in the earliest version (Homer's Odyssey), the nightingale is the daughter of Pandareus, and her son is named Itylus; the parents are not Aëdon and Zethus in that version.
Itylus — The entry mentions a late seventh-century BC terracotta metope from Thermos depicts two women scheming over Itylus, with one labeled Chelidwon (Swallow); however, the metope actually depicts the story of Procne and Philomela, not Itylus, and the scene involves
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