Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
E442430
"Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" is a neoclassical history painting by Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief-stricken Greek hero mourning his fallen companion from Homer's Iliad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4467093 — 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: Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus Context triple: [Gavin Hamilton, notableWork, Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus]
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A.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden that contrasts Homeric heroism with the horrors and moral emptiness of the modern world.
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B.
The Sacrifice of Polyxena
The Sacrifice of Polyxena is a Baroque history painting by French artist Antoine Coypel depicting the tragic mythological execution of Polyxena at the end of the Trojan War.
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C.
Patroclus
Patroclus is a prominent figure in Greek mythology, best known as the close companion of Achilles whose death in the Trojan War profoundly motivates Achilles’ return to battle in Homer's Iliad.
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D.
slaughter of the suitors
The slaughter of the suitors is the climactic episode in Homer’s Odyssey in which Odysseus, having returned to Ithaca, kills the men courting his wife Penelope and reclaiming his household.
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E.
Little Iliad
The Little Iliad is a lost ancient Greek epic poem of the Trojan Cycle that narrated events between the end of the Iliad and the fall of Troy, including episodes involving Helen of Troy.
- 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: Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus Target entity description: "Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" is a neoclassical history painting by Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief-stricken Greek hero mourning his fallen companion from Homer's Iliad.
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A.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden that contrasts Homeric heroism with the horrors and moral emptiness of the modern world.
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B.
The Sacrifice of Polyxena
The Sacrifice of Polyxena is a Baroque history painting by French artist Antoine Coypel depicting the tragic mythological execution of Polyxena at the end of the Trojan War.
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C.
Patroclus
Patroclus is a prominent figure in Greek mythology, best known as the close companion of Achilles whose death in the Trojan War profoundly motivates Achilles’ return to battle in Homer's Iliad.
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D.
slaughter of the suitors
The slaughter of the suitors is the climactic episode in Homer’s Odyssey in which Odysseus, having returned to Ithaca, kills the men courting his wife Penelope and reclaiming his household.
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E.
Little Iliad
The Little Iliad is a lost ancient Greek epic poem of the Trojan Cycle that narrated events between the end of the Iliad and the fall of Troy, including episodes involving Helen of Troy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history painting
ⓘ
neoclassical painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artStyle |
classical composition
ⓘ
idealized anatomy ⓘ |
| basedOn | Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Gavin Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Western art ⓘ |
| depicts |
Achilles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Achilles mourning Patroclus NERFINISHED ⓘ Patroclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsCharacterFrom | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| depictsEmotion |
despair
ⓘ
mourning ⓘ sorrow ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | Death of Patroclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsLiteraryGenre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| depictsLiteraryWork | Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsMythologicalFigure | Patroclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsMythologicalHero | Achilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsMythologicalWar | Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsPeriod | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsTheme |
death
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heroic tragedy ⓘ loyalty ⓘ war ⓘ |
| genre | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
classical architectural elements
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classical drapery ⓘ corpse of Patroclus ⓘ figure of Achilles ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ancient Greek sculpture
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classical antiquity ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
friendship
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grief ⓘ heroism ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Trojan War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus Description of subject: "Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" is a neoclassical history painting by Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief-stricken Greek hero mourning his fallen companion from Homer's Iliad.
Referenced by (1)
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