Poseidon Fountain

E144850

bronze sculpture fountain outdoor sculpture public artwork

Poseidon Fountain is a famous bronze sculpture and fountain by Swedish artist Carl Milles depicting the sea god Poseidon, prominently located in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Poseidon Fountain canonical	2
Poseidon by Carl Milles	2
Poseidon fountain	2
Poseidon fountain in Gothenburg	1
Poseidon sculpture	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1245372 — 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: Poseidon Fountain
Context triple: [Carl Milles, notableWork, Poseidon Fountain]

A. Orpheus Fountain
Orpheus Fountain is a notable public sculpture and fountain located outside the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden.
B. Neptune Fountain
Neptune Fountain is a historic Renaissance-style fountain in Trento, Italy, featuring a prominent statue of the Roman sea god Neptune and serving as one of the city’s most recognizable symbols.
C. Neptune Fountain
Neptune Fountain is a historic bronze statue and fountain in Gdańsk, Poland, symbolizing the city’s maritime heritage and serving as one of its most iconic landmarks.
D. Diana the Huntress Fountain
Diana the Huntress Fountain is a famous bronze sculpture and fountain in Mexico City depicting the Roman goddess Diana drawing her bow, serving as an iconic landmark along Paseo de la Reforma.
E. Neptune fountain
The Neptune Fountain is an ornate historic water feature and architectural centerpiece located on Cerro Santa Lucía in Santiago, Chile.
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: Poseidon Fountain
Target entity description: Poseidon Fountain is a famous bronze sculpture and fountain by Swedish artist Carl Milles depicting the sea god Poseidon, prominently located in Gothenburg, Sweden.

A. Orpheus Fountain
Orpheus Fountain is a notable public sculpture and fountain located outside the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden.
B. Neptune Fountain
Neptune Fountain is a historic Renaissance-style fountain in Trento, Italy, featuring a prominent statue of the Roman sea god Neptune and serving as one of the city’s most recognizable symbols.
C. Neptune Fountain
Neptune Fountain is a historic bronze statue and fountain in Gdańsk, Poland, symbolizing the city’s maritime heritage and serving as one of its most iconic landmarks.
D. Diana the Huntress Fountain
Diana the Huntress Fountain is a famous bronze sculpture and fountain in Mexico City depicting the Roman goddess Diana drawing her bow, serving as an iconic landmark along Paseo de la Reforma.
E. Neptune fountain
The Neptune Fountain is an ornate historic water feature and architectural centerpiece located on Cerro Santa Lucía in Santiago, Chile.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bronze sculpture ⓘ fountain ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ
architecturalStyle	20th-century sculpture ⓘ
artist	Carl Milles ⓘ
artistNationality	Swedish ⓘ
category	Bronze sculptures in Sweden ⓘ Fountains in Sweden ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Gothenburg ⓘ Statues of mythological figures ⓘ
commissionedBy	Gothenburg ⓘ surface form: City of Gothenburg
coordinates	57.697°N 11.978°E ⓘ
country	Sweden ⓘ
creator	Carl Milles ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of Gothenburg ⓘ
depicts	Greek mythology ⓘ Poseidon ⓘ sea god ⓘ
genre	monumental sculpture ⓘ
hasCreator	Carl Milles ⓘ
hasPart	central statue of Poseidon ⓘ marine motifs ⓘ smaller bronze figures ⓘ surrounding basin ⓘ
heritageDesignation	cultural landmark of Gothenburg ⓘ
imageSubjectOf	postcards of Gothenburg ⓘ
inception	1931 ⓘ
locatedIn	Gothenburg ⓘ Götaplatsen, Gothenburg ⓘ surface form: Götaplatsen public square ⓘ
locationCity	Gothenburg ⓘ
locationCountry	Sweden ⓘ
mainSubject	sea ⓘ water ⓘ
materialUsed	bronze ⓘ
namedAfter	Poseidon ⓘ
notableFor	prominent location at the top of Kungsportsavenyen ⓘ
ownedBy	Gothenburg ⓘ surface form: City of Gothenburg
position	central feature of Götaplatsen ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
purpose	city monument ⓘ
significantPlace	landmark of Gothenburg city centre ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
waterFeature	fountain jets ⓘ

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