Ages of Man
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Ages of Man is an ancient Greek myth, famously recounted by Hesiod, that divides human history into successive declining eras from a Golden Age to an Iron Age.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ages of Man canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T934259 — 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: Ages of Man Context triple: [Works and Days, containsMyth, Ages of Man]
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A.
Same Old Man
"Same Old Man" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, known for its intricate lyrics and distinctive harp-driven folk sound.
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B.
Son of Man
The "Son of Man" is a biblical title most prominently used by Jesus Christ to refer to himself, emphasizing both his humanity and his role in divine salvation and judgment.
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C.
Beyond the Pale
Beyond the Pale is a popular stand-up comedy special by Jim Gaffigan, best known for its clean humor and iconic routines about food, laziness, and everyday life.
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D.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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E.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- 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: Ages of Man Target entity description: Ages of Man is an ancient Greek myth, famously recounted by Hesiod, that divides human history into successive declining eras from a Golden Age to an Iron Age.
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A.
Same Old Man
"Same Old Man" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, known for its intricate lyrics and distinctive harp-driven folk sound.
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B.
Son of Man
The "Son of Man" is a biblical title most prominently used by Jesus Christ to refer to himself, emphasizing both his humanity and his role in divine salvation and judgment.
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C.
Beyond the Pale
Beyond the Pale is a popular stand-up comedy special by Jim Gaffigan, best known for its clean humor and iconic routines about food, laziness, and everyday life.
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D.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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E.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological concept
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mythological schema of history ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Cronus
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Zeus ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
Mahayuga
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surface form:
Hindu Yuga cycles
Near Eastern myths of decline ⓘ |
| cosmologicalModel | cyclical decline ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Hesiod's Works and Days
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surface form:
Works and Days
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| genre | didactic myth ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Hesiod ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveTradition |
allegorical readings in antiquity
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moralizing Christian adaptations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Age of Heroes
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Bronze Age ⓘ Golden Age ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ Silver Age of Comic Books ⓘ
surface form:
Silver Age
|
| influenced |
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
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surface form:
Ovid's Metamorphoses
Roman concept of Four Ages ⓘ Western eschatological thought ⓘ |
| inLaterLiterature |
Renaissance humanist writings
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early modern political theory ⓘ |
| interpretation |
allegory of social change
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reflection of agricultural society values ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek language ⓘ |
| literaryForm | hexameter poetry ⓘ |
| moralValuation |
Golden Age is best
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Iron Age ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Age is worst
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| numberOfAges | five ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Hesiod's Works and Days
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surface form:
Hesiod's Works and Days, lines 106–201
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| relatedConcept |
Golden Age
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Iron Age ⓘ myth of decline ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
classics
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comparative mythology ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| sequenceEnd | Iron Age ⓘ |
| sequenceStart | Golden Age ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic history
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decline of humanity ⓘ justice and injustice ⓘ moral degeneration ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
| usedFor |
explanation of present suffering
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moral instruction ⓘ |
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Subject: Ages of Man Description of subject: Ages of Man is an ancient Greek myth, famously recounted by Hesiod, that divides human history into successive declining eras from a Golden Age to an Iron Age.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Works and Days
subject surface form:
Works and Days