Iliad Book 18
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Iliad Book 18 is a pivotal book of Homer’s epic poem in which Achilles learns of Patroclus’ death and the divine smith Hephaestus forges his magnificent new armor, including the famous shield.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Iliad Book 18 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4648596 — 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: Iliad Book 18 Context triple: [Shield of Heracles, modelledOn, Iliad Book 18]
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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.
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
"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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C.
The Death of Priam
The Death of Priam is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the brutal slaying of the Trojan king Priam during the fall of Troy.
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D.
Andromache Mourning Hector
Andromache Mourning Hector is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief of Hector’s widow after his death in the Trojan War.
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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: Iliad Book 18 Target entity description: Iliad Book 18 is a pivotal book of Homer’s epic poem in which Achilles learns of Patroclus’ death and the divine smith Hephaestus forges his magnificent new armor, including the famous shield.
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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.
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
"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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C.
The Death of Priam
The Death of Priam is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the brutal slaying of the Trojan king Priam during the fall of Troy.
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D.
Andromache Mourning Hector
Andromache Mourning Hector is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief of Hector’s widow after his death in the Trojan War.
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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 (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book of epic poetry
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part of the Iliad ⓘ |
| alternativeName | The Shield of Achilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | Achilles’ renewed participation in the war ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Achilles
NERFINISHED
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Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ Hector NERFINISHED ⓘ Hephaestus NERFINISHED ⓘ Iris NERFINISHED ⓘ Patroclus NERFINISHED ⓘ Thetis NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Achilles’ decision to return to battle
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Thetis bringing the armor to Achilles ⓘ description of agricultural scenes on the shield ⓘ description of cities of peace and war on the shield ⓘ description of dancing and festivity on the shield ⓘ ekphrasis of the Shield of Achilles ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | source of the iconic image of the Shield of Achilles ⓘ |
| follows | Iliad Book 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
divine machinery
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ekphrasis ⓘ extended simile ⓘ |
| mainEvent |
Achilles grieves for Patroclus
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Achilles learns of Patroclus’ death ⓘ Achilles’ war-cry drives back the Trojans ⓘ Divine intervention to protect the Greek ships ⓘ Forging of the Shield of Achilles NERFINISHED ⓘ Hephaestus forges new armor for Achilles ⓘ Thetis consoles Achilles ⓘ Thetis visits Hephaestus ⓘ Trojan attack on the Greek ships ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksInWork | 24 ⓘ |
| partOf | Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | 18 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Iliad Book 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Iliad Book 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Greek camp at Troy
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Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
art and representation
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divine intervention ⓘ friendship ⓘ grief ⓘ heroic identity ⓘ mortality ⓘ rage ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Iliad Book 18 Description of subject: Iliad Book 18 is a pivotal book of Homer’s epic poem in which Achilles learns of Patroclus’ death and the divine smith Hephaestus forges his magnificent new armor, including the famous shield.
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