The Doom of King Acrisius
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"The Doom of King Acrisius" is a narrative poem by William Morris that retells the Greek myth of King Acrisius and his fated downfall as part of his larger mythological cycle.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Doom of King Acrisius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Doom of King Acrisius Context triple: [The Earthly Paradise, contains, The Doom of King Acrisius]
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Aetia
Aetia is a major didactic and elegiac poem by the Hellenistic poet Callimachus that explores the origins and myths behind various customs, cities, and religious practices in the Greek world.
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B.
Theseus and the Minotaur
"Theseus and the Minotaur" is a renowned neoclassical marble sculpture by Antonio Canova depicting the Greek hero Theseus victorious over the slain Minotaur.
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C.
Thésée
Thésée is a French Baroque opera (tragédie en musique) by Jean-Baptiste Lully, based on the myth of Theseus and first performed in 1675.
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D.
King of Ithaca
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
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E.
Mask of Agamemnon
The Mask of Agamemnon is a famous gold funerary mask from Mycenae, dating to the Late Bronze Age and celebrated as one of the most iconic artifacts of ancient Greek archaeology.
- 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: The Doom of King Acrisius Target entity description: "The Doom of King Acrisius" is a narrative poem by William Morris that retells the Greek myth of King Acrisius and his fated downfall as part of his larger mythological cycle.
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A.
Aetia
Aetia is a major didactic and elegiac poem by the Hellenistic poet Callimachus that explores the origins and myths behind various customs, cities, and religious practices in the Greek world.
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B.
Theseus and the Minotaur
"Theseus and the Minotaur" is a renowned neoclassical marble sculpture by Antonio Canova depicting the Greek hero Theseus victorious over the slain Minotaur.
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C.
Thésée
Thésée is a French Baroque opera (tragédie en musique) by Jean-Baptiste Lully, based on the myth of Theseus and first performed in 1675.
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D.
King of Ithaca
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
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E.
Mask of Agamemnon
The Mask of Agamemnon is a famous gold funerary mask from Mycenae, dating to the Late Bronze Age and celebrated as one of the most iconic artifacts of ancient Greek archaeology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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narrative poem ⓘ |
| author | William Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Greek mythology
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myth of King Acrisius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
mythological poetry
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narrative poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Arts and Crafts era literature
NERFINISHED
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Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Acrisius
NERFINISHED
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Danaë NERFINISHED ⓘ Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | stories surrounding Perseus ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Acrisius’s fated death ⓘ |
| partOf | William Morris mythological cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retells | traditional story of Acrisius, Danaë, and Perseus ⓘ |
| setting |
Argos
NERFINISHED
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ancient Greece ⓘ |
| subject |
Greek heroic legend
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King Acrisius of Argos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
downfall of a king
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fate ⓘ inescapability of destiny ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
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