The Great God Pan
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The Great God Pan is a bronze sculpture by artist George Grey Barnard depicting the Greek god Pan, notable as one of the earliest and most prominent public artworks associated with Columbia University.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Great God Pan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2113464 — 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 Great God Pan Context triple: [Morningside Heights campus, hasSculpture, The Great God Pan]
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A.
The Triumph of Pan
The Triumph of Pan is a 17th-century mythological painting by Nicolas Poussin that depicts a bacchanalian celebration in honor of the god Pan, exemplifying the artist’s classical style and interest in ancient themes.
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B.
On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
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C.
The Triumph of Galatea
The Triumph of Galatea is a celebrated fresco by the Italian Renaissance master Raphael, depicting the sea nymph Galatea in a dynamic mythological seascape.
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D.
Sanctuary of the Great Gods
The Sanctuary of the Great Gods is an ancient religious complex on the island of Samothrace in Greece, renowned as the center of the mystery cult of the Great Gods and as the original setting of the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
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E.
Hecate’s Deipnon
Hecate’s Deipnon is an ancient Greek ritual meal and offering to the goddess Hecate, traditionally left at crossroads at the dark of the moon to honor her and appease restless spirits.
- 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 Great God Pan Target entity description: The Great God Pan is a bronze sculpture by artist George Grey Barnard depicting the Greek god Pan, notable as one of the earliest and most prominent public artworks associated with Columbia University.
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A.
The Triumph of Pan
The Triumph of Pan is a 17th-century mythological painting by Nicolas Poussin that depicts a bacchanalian celebration in honor of the god Pan, exemplifying the artist’s classical style and interest in ancient themes.
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B.
On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
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C.
The Triumph of Galatea
The Triumph of Galatea is a celebrated fresco by the Italian Renaissance master Raphael, depicting the sea nymph Galatea in a dynamic mythological seascape.
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D.
Sanctuary of the Great Gods
The Sanctuary of the Great Gods is an ancient religious complex on the island of Samothrace in Greece, renowned as the center of the mystery cult of the Great Gods and as the original setting of the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
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E.
Hecate’s Deipnon
Hecate’s Deipnon is an ancient Greek ritual meal and offering to the goddess Hecate, traditionally left at crossroads at the dark of the moon to honor her and appease restless spirits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
ⓘ
outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ statue ⓘ |
| artist | George Grey Barnard ⓘ |
| collection | Columbia University ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | George Grey Barnard ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| depicts |
Greek god
ⓘ
Pan ⓘ |
| genre | mythological sculpture ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Pan flute
ⓘ
surface form:
Pan playing pipes
male nude figure ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Great God Pan self-link ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedInInstitution | Columbia University ⓘ |
| location |
Manhattan
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Morningside Heights ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| movement |
American sculpture
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Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| notableAs |
one of the earliest public artworks associated with Columbia University
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one of the most prominent public artworks associated with Columbia University ⓘ |
| owner | Columbia University ⓘ |
| publicArt | true ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Columbia University buildings
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surface form:
Columbia University campus
|
| subjectHasRole | pastoral deity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Great God Pan Description of subject: The Great God Pan is a bronze sculpture by artist George Grey Barnard depicting the Greek god Pan, notable as one of the earliest and most prominent public artworks associated with Columbia University.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.