Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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ancient Greek mythographical handbook
mythographical compendium
prose work
reference work on Greek mythology
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollodorus' Bibliotheca Context triple: [Atlas, mentionedIn, Apollodorus' Bibliotheca]
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A.
Hesiod's Theogony
Hesiod's Theogony is an ancient Greek didactic poem that systematically recounts the origins and genealogies of the gods, forming a foundational work of Greek mythology.
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B.
Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that recounts the long, perilous journey of the hero Odysseus as he attempts to return home from the Trojan War.
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C.
Dædalus
Dædalus is a scholarly journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that features interdisciplinary essays on culture, science, public affairs, and the arts.
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D.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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E.
Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollodorus' Bibliotheca Target entity description: Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
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A.
Hesiod's Theogony
Hesiod's Theogony is an ancient Greek didactic poem that systematically recounts the origins and genealogies of the gods, forming a foundational work of Greek mythology.
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B.
Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that recounts the long, perilous journey of the hero Odysseus as he attempts to return home from the Trojan War.
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C.
Dædalus
Dædalus is a scholarly journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that features interdisciplinary essays on culture, science, public affairs, and the arts.
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D.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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E.
Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek mythographical handbook
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mythographical compendium ⓘ prose work ⓘ reference work on Greek mythology ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bibliotheca
ⓘ
surface form:
Library of Apollodorus
|
| attributedTo | Apollodorus of Athens ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | pseudonymous ⓘ |
| citationForm |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollod. Bibl.
|
| covers |
Heracles
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surface form:
Heracles and his labors
Perseus ⓘ
surface form:
Perseus and his descendants
Theseus and Athenian legends ⓘ Homer's Iliad ⓘ
surface form:
Trojan War cycle
genealogies of heroic families ⓘ myths of heroes ⓘ myths of the gods ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1st or 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| focus | organization of myths by genealogical lines ⓘ |
| genre |
genealogical handbook
ⓘ
mythography ⓘ |
| hasGreekTitle | Βιβλιοθήκη ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | Bibliotheca ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book 1
ⓘ
Book 2 ⓘ Book 3 ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Bibliotheca ⓘ |
| importance |
major source for Greek mythology
ⓘ
standard reference for later mythographers ⓘ |
| influenced | later mythographical handbooks ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | handbook ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Hellenistic and Roman Imperial era tradition ⓘ |
| modernScholarlyAttribution | unknown author ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| preservedBy | Byzantine manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| purpose |
summary of major Greek mythological genealogies
ⓘ
systematic compilation of Greek myths ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Hesiod's Theogony
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Homeric epics ⓘ Pindar's odes ⓘ tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | authorship and exact dating ⓘ |
| structure | three books ⓘ |
| style | concise prose summary ⓘ |
| subject |
Greek mythological genealogies
ⓘ
Greek mythology ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Apollodorus of Athens ⓘ |
| transmission | survives largely complete ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Renaissance humanists
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modern classical scholars ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)
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Pseudo-Apollodorus
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Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca
this entity surface form:
Pseudo-Apollodorus
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Alcestis
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Bibliotheca (Pseudo‑Apollodorus)
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Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
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Apollodorus, Bibliotheca
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Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
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Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus
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Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca