abduction of Persephone
E105616
The abduction of Persephone is a central Greek myth explaining the origin of the seasons, in which the underworld god Hades seizes Demeter’s daughter Persephone to be his queen.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abduction of Persephone | 2 |
| Rape of Persephone | 1 |
| Search of Demeter for Persephone | 1 |
| abduction of Persephone canonical | 1 |
| abduction of Proserpina | 1 |
| abduction of Proserpina by Pluto | 1 |
| myths of Demeter’s search for Persephone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T896496 — 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: abduction of Persephone Context triple: [Hades, notableMyth, abduction of Persephone]
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A.
Persephone
Persephone is the Greek goddess of spring and queen of the underworld, known for her abduction by Hades and her role in the myth explaining the seasons.
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B.
The Rape of Proserpina
The Rape of Proserpina is a renowned Baroque marble sculpture depicting the dramatic abduction of Proserpina by Pluto, celebrated for its intense emotion and astonishingly lifelike rendering of flesh and movement.
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C.
Demeter
Demeter is the ancient Greek goddess of agriculture, grain, and the fertility of the earth, central to the Eleusinian Mysteries and the myth of Persephone.
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D.
Apollo and Daphne
Apollo and Daphne is a renowned Baroque marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini depicting the mythological moment of Daphne’s transformation into a laurel tree as she flees Apollo.
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E.
Heraia
Heraia was an ancient Greek women’s athletic festival and footrace held at Olympia in honor of the goddess Hera.
- 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: abduction of Persephone Target entity description: The abduction of Persephone is a central Greek myth explaining the origin of the seasons, in which the underworld god Hades seizes Demeter’s daughter Persephone to be his queen.
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A.
Persephone
Persephone is the Greek goddess of spring and queen of the underworld, known for her abduction by Hades and her role in the myth explaining the seasons.
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B.
The Rape of Proserpina
The Rape of Proserpina is a renowned Baroque marble sculpture depicting the dramatic abduction of Proserpina by Pluto, celebrated for its intense emotion and astonishingly lifelike rendering of flesh and movement.
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C.
Demeter
Demeter is the ancient Greek goddess of agriculture, grain, and the fertility of the earth, central to the Eleusinian Mysteries and the myth of Persephone.
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D.
Apollo and Daphne
Apollo and Daphne is a renowned Baroque marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini depicting the mythological moment of Daphne’s transformation into a laurel tree as she flees Apollo.
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E.
Heraia
Heraia was an ancient Greek women’s athletic festival and footrace held at Olympia in honor of the goddess Hera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek myth
ⓘ
etiological myth ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWithCult | Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Eleusis
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Nysa (mythical meadow or plain) ⓘ |
| depictedInArtForm |
Baroque sculpture
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Renaissance painting ⓘ Roman wall painting ⓘ ancient Greek vase painting ⓘ |
| explains |
seasonal cycle
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spring ⓘ winter ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Demeter searches for Persephone
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Demeter withdraws fertility from the earth ⓘ Hades seizes Persephone ⓘ Persephone eats pomegranate seeds ⓘ Zeus orders Persephone’s partial return ⓘ division of Persephone’s time between underworld and earth ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
abduction of Persephone
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surface form:
Rape of Persephone
The Rape of Proserpina ⓘ
surface form:
Rape of Proserpina
|
| hasDeity |
Helios
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Hermes ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Demeter
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Hades ⓘ Persephone ⓘ |
| hasRomanCounterpart |
abduction of Persephone
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
abduction of Proserpina
|
| hasTheme |
compromise between gods
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fertility and agriculture ⓘ life–death cycle ⓘ marriage by abduction ⓘ mother–daughter separation ⓘ origin of the seasons ⓘ |
| influenced |
Greek agricultural rites
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mystery cult symbolism ⓘ |
| involvesRelationship |
Demeter as mother of Persephone
ⓘ
Hades as husband of Persephone ⓘ Zeus as father of Persephone ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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surface form:
Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca
Hymn to Demeter ⓘ
surface form:
Homeric Hymn to Demeter
Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Persephone becomes queen of the underworld
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institution of seasonal alternation ⓘ reconciliation of Demeter with the Olympian gods ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cyclical nature of life and death
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descent into the underworld ⓘ return of vegetation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: abduction of Persephone Description of subject: The abduction of Persephone is a central Greek myth explaining the origin of the seasons, in which the underworld god Hades seizes Demeter’s daughter Persephone to be his queen.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abduction of Persephone
this entity surface form:
Search of Demeter for Persephone
this entity surface form:
Abduction of Persephone
this entity surface form:
Rape of Persephone
this entity surface form:
abduction of Proserpina
this entity surface form:
myths of Demeter’s search for Persephone
this entity surface form:
abduction of Proserpina by Pluto