Capture of Cerberus
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Capture of Cerberus is the twelfth and final labor of the Greek hero Heracles, in which he must descend into the Underworld and bring back Hades’ three-headed guard dog alive.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Capture of Cerberus canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Capture of Cerberus Context triple: [Heracles, labour, Capture of Cerberus]
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Defiance Campaign
The Defiance Campaign was a major 1952 mass civil disobedience movement in apartheid-era South Africa, led by the African National Congress and allied organizations, to protest unjust segregation laws through nonviolent resistance.
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Gigantomachy
Gigantomachy is the mythological battle in Greek mythology in which the Olympian gods fought and defeated the Giants, symbolizing the triumph of cosmic order over chaos.
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Typhonomachy
Typhonomachy is the mythological battle in Greek lore between Zeus and the monstrous giant Typhon, often seen as a sequel or counterpart to the Titanomachy.
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Plan of Attack
Plan of Attack is a nonfiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the Bush administration’s decision-making and strategy leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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Amazonomachy
Amazonomachy is a classical Greek mythological theme depicting battles between the ancient Greeks and the warrior women known as Amazons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Capture of Cerberus Target entity description: Capture of Cerberus is the twelfth and final labor of the Greek hero Heracles, in which he must descend into the Underworld and bring back Hades’ three-headed guard dog alive.
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A.
Defiance Campaign
The Defiance Campaign was a major 1952 mass civil disobedience movement in apartheid-era South Africa, led by the African National Congress and allied organizations, to protest unjust segregation laws through nonviolent resistance.
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B.
Gigantomachy
Gigantomachy is the mythological battle in Greek mythology in which the Olympian gods fought and defeated the Giants, symbolizing the triumph of cosmic order over chaos.
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C.
Typhonomachy
Typhonomachy is the mythological battle in Greek lore between Zeus and the monstrous giant Typhon, often seen as a sequel or counterpart to the Titanomachy.
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D.
Plan of Attack
Plan of Attack is a nonfiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the Bush administration’s decision-making and strategy leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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E.
Amazonomachy
Amazonomachy is a classical Greek mythological theme depicting battles between the ancient Greeks and the warrior women known as Amazons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
episode in Greek mythology
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labor of Heracles ⓘ mythological event ⓘ |
| assignedTo | Heracles ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heracles cycle
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surface form:
Twelve Labors cycle
heroic descent motif ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Eurystheus ⓘ |
| condition | Heracles must not use lethal weapons on Cerberus ⓘ |
| conditionSetBy | Eurystheus ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greek culture
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| featuresCharacter |
Pirithous
ⓘ
Theseus ⓘ |
| follows |
golden apples of the Hesperides
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surface form:
Labor of the Apples of the Hesperides
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| genre | myth ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Hades ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Mycenae and Tiryns
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surface form:
Tiryns
Underworld ⓘ palace of Hades ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Cerberus
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Eurystheus ⓘ Hades ⓘ Heracles ⓘ Persephone ⓘ |
| involves |
combat with Cerberus
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katabasis ⓘ permission from Hades ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext |
Ancient Greek religion
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surface form:
Greek religion
|
| narratedIn |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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surface form:
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
surface form:
Diodorus Siculus’ Library of History
Euripides’ Heracles ⓘ Pausanias’ Description of Greece ⓘ |
| objective | to bring Cerberus from the Underworld to the upper world alive ⓘ |
| partOf |
Heracles cycle
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surface form:
Labors of Heracles
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| permissionCondition | Heracles must not seriously harm Cerberus ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Cattle of Geryon
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Belt of Hippolyta ⓘ
surface form:
Girdle of Hippolyta
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| predicate | twelfth labor of Heracles ⓘ |
| relatedCreature | Cerberus ⓘ |
| relatedDeity |
Hades
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Persephone ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Heracles cycle
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surface form:
Labors of Heracles
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| requires | descent into the Underworld ⓘ |
| result |
Cerberus is brought to Eurystheus
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Cerberus ⓘ
surface form:
Cerberus is later returned to the Underworld
Heracles subdues Cerberus with his strength ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conquest of death
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heroic mastery over the Underworld ⓘ |
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Subject: Capture of Cerberus Description of subject: Capture of Cerberus is the twelfth and final labor of the Greek hero Heracles, in which he must descend into the Underworld and bring back Hades’ three-headed guard dog alive.
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