Hyginus’ Fabulae
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Hyginus’ Fabulae is a Latin mythographical handbook traditionally attributed to Gaius Julius Hyginus, compiling brief prose summaries of Greek and Roman myths and genealogies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hyginus’ Fabulae canonical | 4 |
| Hyginus' Fabulae | 1 |
| Hyginus’s Fabulae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7324826 — 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: Hyginus’ Fabulae Context triple: [Calydonian Boar Hunt, mentionedIn, Hyginus’ Fabulae]
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A.
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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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B.
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Ovid’s Metamorphoses is a Latin narrative poem composed of mythological and legendary tales linked by the theme of transformation, which became one of the most influential works in Western literature.
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C.
Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses is a play by Mary Zimmerman that reimagines classical Greek and Roman myths through visually striking, water-centered staging.
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D.
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.
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E.
Chronicle (Apollodorus of Athens)
Chronicle (Apollodorus of Athens) is an ancient Greek chronological work that systematically records historical and mythological events, traditionally attributed to the scholar Apollodorus of Athens.
- 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: Hyginus’ Fabulae Target entity description: Hyginus’ Fabulae is a Latin mythographical handbook traditionally attributed to Gaius Julius Hyginus, compiling brief prose summaries of Greek and Roman myths and genealogies.
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A.
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
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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B.
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Ovid’s Metamorphoses is a Latin narrative poem composed of mythological and legendary tales linked by the theme of transformation, which became one of the most influential works in Western literature.
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C.
Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses is a play by Mary Zimmerman that reimagines classical Greek and Roman myths through visually striking, water-centered staging.
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D.
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.
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E.
Chronicle (Apollodorus of Athens)
Chronicle (Apollodorus of Athens) is an ancient Greek chronological work that systematically records historical and mythological events, traditionally attributed to the scholar Apollodorus of Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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classical mythography ⓘ mythographical handbook ⓘ |
| author | Gaius Julius Hyginus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | disputed ⓘ |
| citedBy | early modern classical scholars ⓘ |
| contains |
etiological myths
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genealogical lists ⓘ heroic legends ⓘ mythological summaries ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
relationships among mythological figures
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variant versions of myths ⓘ |
| genre |
handbook
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mythography ⓘ |
| influenced | Renaissance mythographical handbooks ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| period | Roman Imperial era ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Codex Puteanus (Paris, BnF lat. 8071) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Hyginus’ De Astronomica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | collection of short numbered tales ⓘ |
| subject |
Greek mythology
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Roman mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ genealogies of gods and heroes ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Gaius Julius Hyginus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | survives in medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference work for mythographers
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school text in later antiquity and the Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: Hyginus’ Fabulae Description of subject: Hyginus’ Fabulae is a Latin mythographical handbook traditionally attributed to Gaius Julius Hyginus, compiling brief prose summaries of Greek and Roman myths and genealogies.
Referenced by (6)
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War of the Epigoni
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Hyginus' Fabulae
this entity surface form:
Hyginus’s Fabulae