Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus
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Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus is a dramatic Romantic-era oil painting by J.M.W. Turner depicting Odysseus’s taunting escape from the blinded Cyclops Polyphemus in Homer’s Odyssey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5047341 — 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: Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus Context triple: [Joseph Mallord William Turner, notableWork, Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus]
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A.
The Cyclops
The Cyclops is a symbolist painting by Odilon Redon depicting a solitary, dreamlike one-eyed giant gazing tenderly at a sleeping nymph in a fantastical landscape.
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B.
The Return of Ulysses
"The Return of Ulysses" is a chapter from Kenneth Grahame's classic children's novel *The Wind in the Willows*, continuing the adventures of its anthropomorphic animal characters.
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C.
Mares of Diomedes
The Mares of Diomedes are man-eating horses from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labors.
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D.
Odysseus and Nausicaa
"Odysseus and Nausicaa" is a 1619 history painting by Dutch artist Pieter Lastman depicting the encounter between the shipwrecked Odysseus and Princess Nausicaa from Homer's Odyssey.
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E.
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria is a 1640–41 opera in three acts by Claudio Monteverdi that dramatizes the homecoming of Ulysses from the Odyssey and is considered one of the earliest masterpieces of Baroque opera.
- 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: Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus Target entity description: Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus is a dramatic Romantic-era oil painting by J.M.W. Turner depicting Odysseus’s taunting escape from the blinded Cyclops Polyphemus in Homer’s Odyssey.
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A.
The Cyclops
The Cyclops is a symbolist painting by Odilon Redon depicting a solitary, dreamlike one-eyed giant gazing tenderly at a sleeping nymph in a fantastical landscape.
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B.
The Return of Ulysses
"The Return of Ulysses" is a chapter from Kenneth Grahame's classic children's novel *The Wind in the Willows*, continuing the adventures of its anthropomorphic animal characters.
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C.
Mares of Diomedes
The Mares of Diomedes are man-eating horses from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labors.
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D.
Odysseus and Nausicaa
"Odysseus and Nausicaa" is a 1619 history painting by Dutch artist Pieter Lastman depicting the encounter between the shipwrecked Odysseus and Princess Nausicaa from Homer's Odyssey.
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E.
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria is a 1640–41 opera in three acts by Claudio Monteverdi that dramatizes the homecoming of Ulysses from the Odyssey and is considered one of the earliest masterpieces of Baroque opera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romantic painting
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oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| artStyle | Turner’s late style ⓘ |
| basedOn | Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1829 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | J. M. W. Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cyclops
NERFINISHED
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Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polyphemus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses taunting Polyphemus ⓘ Ulysses’s ship ⓘ blinded Polyphemus ⓘ rocky coastline ⓘ scene from the Odyssey ⓘ sea ⓘ sunrise ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory | Royal Academy of Arts, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstExhibited | Royal Academy of Arts, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstExhibitedDate | 1829 ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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marine painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dramatic sky
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figures of sailors ⓘ intense light effects ⓘ mythological figures ⓘ |
| inception | 1829 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | National Gallery, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| narrativeMoment |
Ulysses revealing his name to Polyphemus
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escape from Polyphemus’s cave ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | J. M. W. Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Greek mythology
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Homeric epic ⓘ |
| title |
Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus
NERFINISHED
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Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus, Homer’s Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus Description of subject: Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus is a dramatic Romantic-era oil painting by J.M.W. Turner depicting Odysseus’s taunting escape from the blinded Cyclops Polyphemus in Homer’s Odyssey.
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Joseph Mallord William Turner