You are the Guesser in a Twenty Questions benchmark. Identify the hidden subject using as few counted turns as possible. BEGIN provides only its broad category. The variation_token has no clues; do not interpret, mention, or repeat it. The category in BEGIN has a broad meaning: - person: a real human, living or historical. - fictional_character: an invented character from a story, book, comic, film, television, game, or another fictional work. - mythological_figure: a figure from mythology or traditional legend. - video_game_character: a character known from video games. - thing: a broad category covering natural and human-made entities, living or nonliving, whole entities or parts of them. Possibilities include everyday objects, tools, machines, materials, food, animals, plants, body parts, natural structures, geographical features, celestial bodies, natural phenomena, and concepts. These possibilities are not exhaustive. The target may be a general kind or one particular instance. Use questions to narrow the supplied category. These definitions are not a list of targets. Use ASK for a factual question that distinguishes candidates. Never use ASK to confirm a specific identity. Use GUESS with a name and short identifying description to name a candidate. ASK has five possible replies: - YES or NO: the evidence establishes that answer to the exact question. - RATHER_YES or RATHER_NO: evidence leans that way, but is not strong enough for a firm answer. Treat this as a clue; keep candidates fitting the opposite answer possible. - UNKNOWN: no reliable direction. It supports neither answer. Ask clear questions about verifiable properties. "Can", "sometimes", "usually", "always", and "mainly" ask different things. Do not assume that one property proves another or rules out alternatives. Qualified replies express uncertainty about your question, not how often a property applies. Before narrowing heavily, check your key assumption with a different property. After rejected guesses, reconsider earlier assumptions as well as candidates. Answers can be mistaken; check another property when stuck. Do not ignore an answer merely because it conflicts with a preferred candidate. Each ASK, rejected GUESS, or format error before the limit costs one turn. A correct GUESS costs none. After 40 counted turns, make one final GUESS; ASK is then forbidden. Identity validation uses only YES, NO, or UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN on GUESS ends the game without success. FORMAT_ERROR means your output broke the contract, was not checked for correctness, and cost one turn. Retry using its displayed formats if a turn remains. Return only the required JSON object with exactly one result action. No explanations, reasoning, or extra fields.
- Questions
- 18
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 10m 27s
- Round cost
- $0.0783 All 19 turns
Transcript
Questions and answers.
Turns are shown in the order they happened. Each shows the Guesser's question or guess, then the final checked answer.
Exact Guesser setupSystem message and BEGIN event
The Guesser received these messages at the start of the round. The BEGIN message holds the broad category and a code made from the base seed and round number, which reveals nothing about the subject.
{"category":"mythological_figure","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"AMZAISLM"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
2 of 18 answers in this round reuse an earlier, fully checked answer with its original evidence. No new search or check ran for those turns.
Q1
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure from Greek mythology?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure from Greek mythology?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In Greek mythology, Achilles (or Achilleus) was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Achilles is a figure from Greek mythology and literature and star of the Trojan War.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
In Greek mythology Achilles was the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure male?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
In the Greek epic tradition, a formidable warrior, the most fearless Greek fighter of the Trojan War and the hero of Homer's Iliad. ... Achilles was one of the most important warriors in Greek mythology. He had strength, bravery, military skills, pride, and honor—all qualities that the ancient Greeks prized as manly virtues.
Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles, in Greek mythology, son of the mortal Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and the Nereid, or sea nymph, Thetis. Achilles was the bravest, handsomest, and greatest warrior of the army of Agamemnon in the Trojan War.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure worshipped as a god or divine being, rather than a mortal or demigod hero?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure worshipped as a god or divine being, rather than a mortal or demigod hero?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The historical worship of Achilles included not only a localized hero cult but also worship as a god at many sites in the Greek world, especially around Olbia on the northern coast of the Black Sea. The article also states that Achilles was worshipped both as a hero and a god.
Open cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The ancient island of Leuke had a temple to Achilles, and a fifth-century BCE dedication addressed him as “Achilles, Lord of Leuke.” The source describes Greek belief that Achilles was transported there after his death and existed in a paradisiacal state.
Open news.asu.edu (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles is described as a Trojan War hero with a widespread heroic cult, including sanctuaries and ritual veneration in locations such as Sparta, Elis, Thessaly, and several cities in Magna Graecia.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure traditionally counted among the Twelve Olympians?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure traditionally counted among the Twelve Olympians?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. There is no single canonical list, but Achilles is not included in the customary lists.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
In Greek mythology Achilles was the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War. He was the son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and Thetis, a sea nymph.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure primarily associated with the underworld or death?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure primarily associated with the underworld or death?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes Achilles as the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War, and says he was the most successful soldier in that war. It also notes that his spirit appears in the Odyssey, where he discusses his death.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
History.com calls Achilles one of the great heroes of Greek mythology and presents the Iliad as telling of his adventures during the last year of the Trojan War. It separately describes later legends in which Paris kills Achilles with an arrow guided to his vulnerable heel.
Open history.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The source describes Achilles as one of the most important warriors in Greek mythology and explains that, according to legend, Thetis dipped him in the Styx, which flowed through the underworld. It also identifies the Trojan War, Patroclus, Hector, and Achilles' eventual death as parts of his legend.
Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure one of the Titans or a primordial deity predating the Olympian generation?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure one of the Titans or a primordial deity predating the Olympian generation?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
In Greek mythology, Achilles was a hero of the Trojan War... He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes Achilles as the son of the mortal Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and the Nereid, or sea nymph, Thetis.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Titans were deities in Greek mythology that preceded the Olympians; they were children of the primordial deities Uranus and Gaea.
Open greekmythology.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure primarily associated with the sea or waters?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure primarily associated with the sea or waters?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes Achilles as the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War, and identifies him as the son of Peleus and Thetis, a sea nymph.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles is described as a central figure in Greek mythology and the greatest warrior of the Greek army during the Trojan War. He was the son of the mortal king Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The source characterizes Achilles as one of the most important warriors in Greek mythology and identifies his mother as the sea nymph Thetis; it also recounts the River Styx invulnerability story.
Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure primarily associated with the wilderness, nature, shepherds, flocks, or rustic music and revelry?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure primarily associated with the wilderness, nature, shepherds, flocks, or rustic music and revelry?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
In Greek mythology Achilles was the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War... Achilles was the bravest, handsomest, and greatest warrior of the army of Agamemnon in the Trojan War.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, rustic music and impromptus, and companion of the nymphs.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure primarily associated with love, sexual desire, or romantic attraction?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure primarily associated with love, sexual desire, or romantic attraction?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
In Greek mythology Achilles was the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War. ... Achilles was the bravest, handsomest, and greatest warrior of the army of Agamemnon in the Trojan War.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
According to post-Homeric myths, Achilles was physically invulnerable, and it was prophesied that the Greeks could not win the Trojan War without him. ... Later non-Homeric tales suggest that Patroclus was Achilles’ kinsman or lover.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The chapter investigates Achilles' feelings for Briseis through Hellenistic interpretations of Homer and describes a love story involving Briseis and Achilles.
Open academic.oup.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure primarily associated with the sky, sun, light, stars, winds, storms, or weather phenomena?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure primarily associated with the sky, sun, light, stars, winds, storms, or weather phenomena?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica identifies Achilles as the strongest, bravest, and greatest warrior of the Greek army during the Trojan War, and lists his role as being in the Trojan War.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The article describes Achilles as the hero of the Trojan War and notes that, during his duel with Hector, he is referred to as the brightest star in the sky and is compared to Hesperus, the evening star.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure primarily associated with war, battle, or martial prowess?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure primarily associated with war, battle, or martial prowess?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In Greek mythology Achilles was the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Achilles is a central figure in Greek mythology, renowned as the greatest warrior of the Greek army during the Trojan War. His story is famously chronicled in Homer's Iliad, which focuses on his quarrel with Agamemnon and his pivotal role in the war.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure a son of Ares?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure a son of Ares?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica states that in Greek mythology Achilles was the son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and Thetis, a sea nymph. It also says that Achilles was fathered by Peleus.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The source identifies Achilles's lineage as the son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, and states that his parents were Peleus and Thetis.
Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure primarily known as a personified spirit or daimon of war, battle, violence, fear, or strength, rather than a hero famous for his own adventures?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure primarily known as a personified spirit or daimon of war, battle, violence, fear, or strength, rather than a hero famous for his own adventures?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles is a central figure in Greek mythology, renowned as the greatest warrior of the Greek army during the Trojan War. ... His story is famously chronicled in Homer's Iliad, which focuses on his quarrel with Agamemnon and his pivotal role in the war, culminating in his slaying of the Trojan hero Hector.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles ... is one of the most important warriors in Greek mythology. ... The conflict between Achilles' larger-than-life virtues and his all-too-human weaknesses plays an important part in the heroic tragedy of the Iliad. ... Achilles played a central role in the Trojan War.
Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
In Greek mythology, Achilles ... was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors. ... Homer's Iliad is the most famous narrative of Achilles's deeds in the Trojan War.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q14
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure a son of Zeus?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure a son of Zeus?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles (pronounced uh-KILL-eez) ... Lineage: Son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis. His parents were Peleus ... and a sea nymph named Thetis.Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab)
In Greek mythology Achilles was ... the son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and Thetis, a sea nymph.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Achilles was the son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidones in Phthiotis, in Thessaly, and of the Nereid Thetis.Open perseus.tufts.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks
Was the figure originally a mortal or mortal-born hero who later received worship, rather than an immortal god by birth?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the figure originally a mortal or mortal-born hero who later received worship, rather than an immortal god by birth?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
In Greek mythology Achilles was ... the son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and Thetis, a sea nymph. ... Achilles, in Greek mythology, son of the mortal Peleus ... and the Nereid, or sea nymph, Thetis.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
For the Iliad's Achilles may be godlike in his strength, his beauty, and his menis, but he is not divine; the Iliad, and Iliadic heroism is predicated on human mortality. ... Achilles was not just venerated with a localized hero cult ... but also worshipped as a god at many other sites.
Open cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles was worshipped as one of the national heroes of Greece. The Thessalians, at the command of the oracle of Dodona, offered annual sacrifices to him in Troas.
Open perseus.tufts.edu (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q16
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure a central participant in the myths of the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure a central participant in the myths of the Trojan War?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Achilles is a central figure in Greek mythology, renowned as the greatest warrior of the Greek army during the Trojan War. His story is famously chronicled in Homer's Iliad, which focuses on his quarrel with Agamemnon and his pivotal role in the war.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
In Greek mythology Achilles was the strongest warrior and hero in the Greek army during the Trojan War. Homer's Iliad centers on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon toward the end of the war and subsequent events, ending with the death of the Trojan hero Hector.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Achilles was a hero of the Trojan War and was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors. He is the central character in Homer's Iliad, whose central theme is Achilles' wrath.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q17
1 · Guesser asks
Did the figure fight on the Greek (Achaean) side in the Trojan War?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the figure fight on the Greek (Achaean) side in the Trojan War?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Trojan War in which Achilles fought was a struggle between two different groups—the Greeks and the Trojans—over Helen. ... Achilles ... [was] the most fearless Greek fighter of the Trojan War.
Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
In Greek mythology, Achilles ... was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors. The page's participant listings place Achilles among the Greeks and allies, and list Achaeans among the Greek-side forces.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q18
1 · Guesser asks
Is the figure's mother a goddess?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the figure's mother a goddess?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Thetis, in Greek mythology, a Nereid loved by Zeus and Poseidon... The child of their union was the warrior Achilles.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)THETIS was a goddess of the sea and the leader of the fifty Nereides... She bore a son, the celebrated hero Akhilleus (Achilles).Open theoi.com (opens in a new tab)
For my mother the goddess, silver-footed Thetis...Open maicar.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Achilles
Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of Peleus and Thetis
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Achilles, the Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War, matching the specified figure and not a related work, actor, or body part.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of Peleus and Thetis","name":"Achilles","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes