The Danaides
E211972
The Danaides is a 1903 mythological painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the fifty daughters of Danaus condemned in the underworld to eternally pour water into bottomless vessels.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Danaides canonical | 2 |
| Les Danaïdes | 1 |
| The Daughters of Danaus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1909732 — 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: The Danaides Context triple: [John William Waterhouse, notableWork, The Danaides]
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A.
Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for renouncing his wealth to live a life of poverty and virtue, and for being a prominent teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.
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B.
Atropos
Atropos is the Fate in Greek mythology who determines the end of a mortal’s life by cutting their thread.
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C.
Antiope
Antiope is an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, often associated with Athens through her relationship with the hero Theseus.
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D.
Graeae
The Graeae are three ancient Greek mythological sisters who share a single eye and tooth among them and are consulted by Perseus on his quest to defeat Medusa.
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E.
Queen of Ithaca
Queen of Ithaca is the royal title held by Penelope, renowned in Greek mythology for her loyalty and cleverness during Odysseus’s long absence.
- 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: The Danaides Target entity description: The Danaides is a 1903 mythological painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the fifty daughters of Danaus condemned in the underworld to eternally pour water into bottomless vessels.
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A.
Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for renouncing his wealth to live a life of poverty and virtue, and for being a prominent teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.
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B.
Atropos
Atropos is the Fate in Greek mythology who determines the end of a mortal’s life by cutting their thread.
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C.
Antiope
Antiope is an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, often associated with Athens through her relationship with the hero Theseus.
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D.
Graeae
The Graeae are three ancient Greek mythological sisters who share a single eye and tooth among them and are consulted by Perseus on his quest to defeat Medusa.
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E.
Queen of Ithaca
Queen of Ithaca is the royal title held by Penelope, renowned in Greek mythology for her loyalty and cleverness during Odysseus’s long absence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artStyle | Romantic classicism ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Greek mythological narrative
ⓘ
myth of the Danaides ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted earth tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | John William Waterhouse ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | John William Waterhouse ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Victorian–Edwardian era art
ⓘ
Western art ⓘ |
| depicts |
Danaids
ⓘ
surface form:
Danaides
Greek mythology ⓘ Danaids ⓘ
surface form:
daughters of Danaus
punishment in the underworld ⓘ women pouring water into bottomless vessels ⓘ |
| depictsAction | pouring water ⓘ |
| depictsNumberOfFigures | multiple female figures ⓘ |
| depictsObject |
bottomless vessels
ⓘ
water jars ⓘ |
| genre | mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasCreator | John William Waterhouse ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalContext |
House of Danaus
ⓘ
crime and punishment in Greek myth ⓘ |
| hasSubjectGender | female ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
classical antiquity
ⓘ
eternal punishment ⓘ female figures ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ water ⓘ |
| inception | 1903 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Greek tragic myths
ⓘ
classical literature ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | art historical analysis of Waterhouse’s myth paintings ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| mainSubject | fifty daughters of Danaus ⓘ |
| movement | Pre-Raphaelite-influenced art ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Hades
ⓘ
underworld ⓘ |
| partOf | mythological works of John William Waterhouse ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | mythic time ⓘ |
| title | The Danaides self-link ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usesMedium | oil paint ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Danaides Description of subject: The Danaides is a 1903 mythological painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the fifty daughters of Danaus condemned in the underworld to eternally pour water into bottomless vessels.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Les Danaïdes
this entity surface form:
The Daughters of Danaus