Hexaemeron
E145792
Hexaemeron is a series of homilies by Basil of Caesarea that offers a theological and philosophical commentary on the six days of creation in the Book of Genesis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hexaemeron canonical | 2 |
| Hexaemeron (Basil of Caesarea) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1274970 — 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: Hexaemeron Context triple: [Basil of Caesarea, workAuthored, Hexaemeron]
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A.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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B.
The Origin of the World
The Origin of the World is an 1866 realist oil painting by Gustave Courbet that provocatively depicts a close-up view of a woman's genitals, challenging 19th-century artistic and social conventions.
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C.
Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days is a biblical title depicting God as the eternal, sovereign judge who exists from everlasting to everlasting.
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D.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
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E.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
- 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: Hexaemeron Target entity description: Hexaemeron is a series of homilies by Basil of Caesarea that offers a theological and philosophical commentary on the six days of creation in the Book of Genesis.
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A.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
-
B.
The Origin of the World
The Origin of the World is an 1866 realist oil painting by Gustave Courbet that provocatively depicts a close-up view of a woman's genitals, challenging 19th-century artistic and social conventions.
-
C.
Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days is a biblical title depicting God as the eternal, sovereign judge who exists from everlasting to everlasting.
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D.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
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E.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological text
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patristic work ⓘ series of homilies ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cappadocian Fathers ⓘ |
| author | Basil of Caesarea ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| discusses |
angels
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cosmology ⓘ divine providence ⓘ humanity ⓘ nature ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical commentary
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homily ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Homily I
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Homily II ⓘ Homily III ⓘ Homily IV ⓘ Homily IX ⓘ Homily V ⓘ Homily VI ⓘ Homily VII ⓘ Homily VIII ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
goodness of the created world
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interpretation of creation ⓘ relationship between faith and reason ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Latin ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotelian physics
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surface form:
Aristotelian natural philosophy
Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ Platonic thought ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Christian congregations ⓘ |
| literaryForm | oratory ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Book of Genesis
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creation ⓘ six days of creation ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Caesarea in Cappadocia
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surface form:
Caesarea Mazaca
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| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | Genesis 1 ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Eastern Christianity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century ⓘ |
| tradition | Patristic exegesis ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Catholic theology
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Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hexaemeron Description of subject: Hexaemeron is a series of homilies by Basil of Caesarea that offers a theological and philosophical commentary on the six days of creation in the Book of Genesis.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hexaemeron (Ambrose)
this entity surface form:
Hexaemeron (Basil of Caesarea)