Hymn to Zeus
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Hymn to Zeus is a famous Stoic philosophical poem by Cleanthes of Assos that praises Zeus as the rational divine principle governing the cosmos.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hymn to Zeus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2558348 — 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: Hymn to Zeus Context triple: [Cleanthes of Assos, knownFor, Hymn to Zeus]
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A.
Apollo Paean
Apollo Paean is a healing and protective aspect of the Greek god Apollo, invoked especially through hymns of thanksgiving and deliverance from plague or danger.
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B.
Hymn to Aphrodite
Hymn to Aphrodite is an ancient Greek religious poem traditionally attributed to Homer that narrates the goddess Aphrodite’s seduction of the mortal Anchises and explores themes of divine power and human vulnerability.
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C.
Hesiod and the Muses
"Hesiod and the Muses" is a symbolist painting by Gustave Moreau that depicts the ancient Greek poet Hesiod being inspired by the mythological Muses.
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D.
Hymn to Demeter
Hymn to Demeter is an ancient Greek religious poem traditionally attributed to Homer that recounts the abduction of Persephone and explains the origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the seasonal cycle.
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E.
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.
- 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: Hymn to Zeus Target entity description: Hymn to Zeus is a famous Stoic philosophical poem by Cleanthes of Assos that praises Zeus as the rational divine principle governing the cosmos.
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A.
Apollo Paean
Apollo Paean is a healing and protective aspect of the Greek god Apollo, invoked especially through hymns of thanksgiving and deliverance from plague or danger.
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B.
Hymn to Aphrodite
Hymn to Aphrodite is an ancient Greek religious poem traditionally attributed to Homer that narrates the goddess Aphrodite’s seduction of the mortal Anchises and explores themes of divine power and human vulnerability.
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C.
Hesiod and the Muses
"Hesiod and the Muses" is a symbolist painting by Gustave Moreau that depicts the ancient Greek poet Hesiod being inspired by the mythological Muses.
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D.
Hymn to Demeter
Hymn to Demeter is an ancient Greek religious poem traditionally attributed to Homer that recounts the abduction of Persephone and explains the origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the seasonal cycle.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Stoic hymn
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philosophical poem ⓘ |
| addressesAudience | all humans ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedSchool |
Early Stoa
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surface form:
Stoic school at Athens
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| attributionCertainty | generally accepted as authentic work of Cleanthes ⓘ |
| author | Cleanthes of Assos ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
cosmic order
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divine providence ⓘ praise of Zeus as rational divine principle ⓘ universal reason (logos) ⓘ |
| cosmologicalView | unified, ordered cosmos ruled by reason ⓘ |
| doctrinalFunction | poetic expression of early Stoic theology ⓘ |
| ethicalIdeal | alignment of human will with divine reason ⓘ |
| genre |
hymn
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religious poetry ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
later Stoic theology
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later philosophical hymns ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
cosmic imagery
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praise ⓘ prayer ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| mainDeityPraised | Zeus ⓘ |
| moralEmphasis |
acceptance of divine will
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living in accordance with nature ⓘ praise of divine governance ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
fate
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logos ⓘ providence ⓘ rational cosmos ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Stoicism ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Stoic school in Athens ⓘ |
| portrayalOfHumans | participants in rational cosmic order ⓘ |
| relationToMythology | philosophical reinterpretation of Zeus ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | philosophical monotheism within a Greek context ⓘ |
| statusInScholarship | one of the most important surviving Stoic texts ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | extant in substantial form ⓘ |
| transmission | preserved in later manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| typeOfTheology | immanent divine reason in nature ⓘ |
| usedIn |
studies of Hellenistic poetry
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studies of Stoic ethics ⓘ studies of ancient philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| viewOfZeus |
embodiment of universal law
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rational divine principle governing the cosmos ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Hymn to Zeus Description of subject: Hymn to Zeus is a famous Stoic philosophical poem by Cleanthes of Assos that praises Zeus as the rational divine principle governing the cosmos.
Referenced by (2)
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