Argonautica
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Argonautica is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Apollonius of Rhodes, that recounts Jason and the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece.
All labels observed (22)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T404581 — 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: Argonautica Context triple: [Hesperides, mentionedIn, Argonautica]
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A.
Daughters of Penelope
Daughters of Penelope is a women’s philanthropic and fraternal organization associated with the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, dedicated to promoting Hellenic culture, education, and community service.
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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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The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
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The Pearl of Orr's Island
The Pearl of Orr's Island is a 19th-century novel set in coastal Maine that explores themes of morality, community, and Christian faith through the lives of its seafaring characters.
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E.
Hesiodic Catalogue of Women
The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that recounts the genealogies and heroic myths of mortal women who bore children to gods and heroes.
- 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: Argonautica Target entity description: Argonautica is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Apollonius of Rhodes, that recounts Jason and the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece.
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A.
Daughters of Penelope
Daughters of Penelope is a women’s philanthropic and fraternal organization associated with the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, dedicated to promoting Hellenic culture, education, and community service.
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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.
The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
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D.
The Pearl of Orr's Island
The Pearl of Orr's Island is a 19th-century novel set in coastal Maine that explores themes of morality, community, and Christian faith through the lives of its seafaring characters.
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E.
Hesiodic Catalogue of Women
The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that recounts the genealogies and heroic myths of mortal women who bore children to gods and heroes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic poem
ⓘ
ancient Greek epic poem ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Alexandria, Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandria
Rhodes ⓘ |
| author | Apollonius of Rhodes ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Jason's trials in Colchis
ⓘ
assembly of the Argonauts ⓘ encounter with the Symplegades ⓘ flight from Colchis ⓘ return journey with Medea ⓘ voyage through the Black Sea ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Medea ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Aphrodite
ⓘ
Athena ⓘ Eros (primordial) ⓘ
surface form:
Eros
Hera ⓘ |
| featuresGroup |
Argonauts
ⓘ
surface form:
the Argonauts
|
| featuresHero |
Atalanta (in some traditions)
ⓘ
Castor ⓘ Heracles ⓘ Orpheus ⓘ Pollux ⓘ
surface form:
Polydeuces
|
| featuresObject | Golden Fleece ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasModernTranslation | multiple modern languages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman epic poetry
ⓘ
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Homeric epics
ⓘ
Homer's Iliad ⓘ
surface form:
Iliad
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | hexameter poem ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Argonautica
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Argonaut myth cycle
Greek mythology ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jason ⓘ |
| meter | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | quest for the Golden Fleece ⓘ |
| period | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| setting |
Colchis
ⓘ
Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
mythical age of heroes ⓘ |
| structure | four books ⓘ |
| theme |
divine intervention
ⓘ
heroic quest ⓘ leadership and teamwork ⓘ love and betrayal ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Apollonius of Rhodes ⓘ |
| workBasedOn | earlier Argonaut legends ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Argonautica Description of subject: Argonautica is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Apollonius of Rhodes, that recounts Jason and the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece.
Referenced by (58)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Argonautica by Valerius Flaccus
this entity surface form:
Apollonius of Rhodes’ Argonautica
this entity surface form:
Argonautika
this entity surface form:
Argonautika (stage production)
this entity surface form:
voyage of the Argonauts
subject surface form:
Alcestis
this entity surface form:
Argonautica (Apollonius of Rhodes)