Fabulae

E320481

Latin work classical literature work mythological handbook

Fabulae is a Latin mythological handbook traditionally attributed to Hyginus, compiling brief retellings of Greek and Roman myths and genealogies.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Fabulae canonical	4
Hyginus' Fabulae	3
Fabulae (Hyginus)	2
Hyginus Fabulae	2
HyginusFabulae	1
mythographical handbook Fabulae	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin work ⓘ classical literature work ⓘ mythological handbook ⓘ
approximateDate	1st century BCE–1st century CE ⓘ
associatedWith	Gaius Julius Hyginus ⓘ
attributionStatus	disputed ⓘ
author	Hyginus ⓘ
category	Latin mythographical texts ⓘ handbooks of classical mythology ⓘ
circulation	medieval manuscript copies ⓘ
contains	Greek myths ⓘ Roman myths ⓘ mythological genealogies ⓘ
focusesOn	genealogical relationships among mythological figures ⓘ
genre	mythography ⓘ mythological handbook ⓘ
hasPart	accounts of Theban myths ⓘ accounts of the Trojan War cycle ⓘ catalogues of gods ⓘ catalogues of heroes ⓘ catalogues of heroines ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
literaryForm	prose ⓘ
modernReception	important source for reconstructing lost myths ⓘ
preservationStatus	survives in a single medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ
relatedWork	De Astronomica ⓘ
structure	collection of brief mythological summaries ⓘ includes genealogical lists ⓘ
subject	Greek mythology ⓘ Roman religion ⓘ surface form: Roman mythology classical mythology ⓘ
timeOfOrigin	early Roman Empire ⓘ
traditionalAttribution	Hyginus ⓘ
usedAs	reference work for mythological plots ⓘ source for lost Greek tragedies ⓘ
usedBy	classical philologists ⓘ scholars of mythology ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hyginus → notableWork → Fabulae ⓘ

Hyginus → authorOf → Fabulae ⓘ

Pasiphaë → appearsIn → Fabulae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hyginus Fabulae

Althaea → mentionedIn → Fabulae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hyginus' Fabulae

Athenian tribute of youths and maidens → narratedIn → Fabulae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hyginus' Fabulae

Thestius → mentionedIn → Fabulae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hyginus' Fabulae

rescuing Andromeda → hasSource → Fabulae ⓘ

subject surface form: Rescuing Andromeda

this entity surface form: HyginusFabulae

Philyra → subjectOf → Fabulae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hyginus Fabulae

Danaë → appearsInWork → Fabulae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fabulae (Hyginus)

Gaius Julius Hyginus → notableWork → Fabulae ⓘ

Gaius Julius Hyginus → wrote → Fabulae ⓘ

Gaius Julius Hyginus → knownFor → Fabulae ⓘ

this entity surface form: mythographical handbook Fabulae

Alcestis (mythological queen) → appearsInWork → Fabulae ⓘ

subject surface form: Alcestis

this entity surface form: Fabulae (Hyginus)