the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are symbolic figures in Christian eschatology representing conquest, war, famine, and death, whose appearance heralds the onset of the end times.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | 0 |
| The Four Horsemen | 1 |
| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian eschatological figures
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apocalyptic symbols ⓘ biblical characters ⓘ symbolic figures ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Book of Revelation
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New Testament GENERATED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter | Revelation 6 GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Day of the Lord
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Last Judgment GENERATED ⓘ end times GENERATED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
metaphor for large-scale disaster
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symbol of global crisis GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstHorseColor | white GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstHorseRiderCarries | bow GENERATED ⓘ |
| fourthHorseColor |
pale
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pale green ⓘ |
| fourthHorseRiderAssociatedWith | Hades GENERATED ⓘ |
| genreContext | apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Rider on the Black Horse
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Rider on the Pale Horse GENERATED ⓘ Rider on the Red Horse GENERATED ⓘ Rider on the White Horse GENERATED ⓘ |
| heralds |
Apocalypse
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eschatological judgment ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian art
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Renaissance art GENERATED ⓘ medieval iconography GENERATED ⓘ modern popular culture GENERATED ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
divine judgment
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future tribulations GENERATED ⓘ historical calamities GENERATED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryText | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| notableDepictionBy | Albrecht Dürer GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableDepictionDate | 1498 GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableDepictionType | woodcut GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 4 GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Seven Seals GENERATED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity GENERATED ⓘ |
| represents |
conquest
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death GENERATED ⓘ famine GENERATED ⓘ war GENERATED ⓘ |
| scripturalAuthorTraditionallyAscribedTo | John of Patmos GENERATED ⓘ |
| secondHorseColor | red GENERATED ⓘ |
| secondHorseRiderCarries | great sword GENERATED ⓘ |
| thirdHorseColor | black GENERATED ⓘ |
| thirdHorseRiderCarries | scales GENERATED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | opening of the first four seals GENERATED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Four Horsemen
this entity surface form:
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse