Poem 51 (Ille mi par esse deo videtur)
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Poem 51 ("Ille mi par esse deo videtur") is Catullus’s celebrated Latin adaptation of a Sapphic love lyric, expressing intense emotional turmoil and physical symptoms of desire as he watches his beloved with another man.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Poem 51 (Ille mi par esse deo videtur) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8896094 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poem 51 (Ille mi par esse deo videtur) Context triple: [Catullus, hasWork, Poem 51 (Ille mi par esse deo videtur)]
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A.
Carmina (poems)
Carmina is a collection of Latin poems by Theodulf of Orléans, reflecting the intellectual and religious culture of the Carolingian Renaissance.
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Aegimius (fragmentary poem)
Aegimius is a fragmentary ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that survives only in scattered quotations and is known for its mythological and genealogical content.
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C.
Laudat
Laudat is a small mountain village in Dominica that serves as the primary gateway for hikers visiting the island’s famous Boiling Lake and surrounding rainforest trails.
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D.
Esse Quam Videri
Esse Quam Videri is a Latin phrase meaning "to be rather than to seem," often used as a guiding principle emphasizing authenticity and genuine character.
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E.
Hymnus Paradisi
Hymnus Paradisi is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by English composer Herbert Howells, renowned for its deeply expressive, elegiac character and rich, modal harmonies.
- 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: Poem 51 (Ille mi par esse deo videtur)
Target entity description: Poem 51 ("Ille mi par esse deo videtur") is Catullus’s celebrated Latin adaptation of a Sapphic love lyric, expressing intense emotional turmoil and physical symptoms of desire as he watches his beloved with another man.
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A.
Carmina (poems)
Carmina is a collection of Latin poems by Theodulf of Orléans, reflecting the intellectual and religious culture of the Carolingian Renaissance.
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B.
Aegimius (fragmentary poem)
Aegimius is a fragmentary ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that survives only in scattered quotations and is known for its mythological and genealogical content.
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C.
Laudat
Laudat is a small mountain village in Dominica that serves as the primary gateway for hikers visiting the island’s famous Boiling Lake and surrounding rainforest trails.
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D.
Esse Quam Videri
Esse Quam Videri is a Latin phrase meaning "to be rather than to seem," often used as a guiding principle emphasizing authenticity and genuine character.
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E.
Hymnus Paradisi
Hymnus Paradisi is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by English composer Herbert Howells, renowned for its deeply expressive, elegiac character and rich, modal harmonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin lyric poem
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adaptation of Greek poetry ⓘ love poem ⓘ |
| addressee | Lesbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Gaius Valerius Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sappho fr. 31 (φαίνεταί μοι κῆνος ἴσος θέοισιν) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Sappho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterMentioned | Lesbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingTheme | otium as dangerous to the lover ⓘ |
| collection | Carmina of Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWord | otium ⓘ |
| culturalContext | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
conflicted
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intense ⓘ |
| genre | love lyric ⓘ |
| inCollectionWith |
Poem 5 (Vivamus mea Lesbia atque amemus)
NERFINISHED
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Poem 8 (Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aeolic meters
NERFINISHED
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Greek lyric poetry ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
first-person narration
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hyperbole ⓘ imagery of bodily disintegration ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
key text in Catullan love poetry cycle
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major example of Latin reception of Sappho ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Neoteric poetry ⓘ |
| metricalForm | Sapphic stanza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
comparison of rival to a god
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darkness covering the eyes ⓘ fire running under the skin ⓘ loss of speech ⓘ ringing in the ears ⓘ |
| narrativeSituation | speaker watches beloved conversing with another man ⓘ |
| numberInCollection | 51 ⓘ |
| openingWords | Ille mi par esse deo videtur ⓘ |
| period | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Verona manuscript tradition of Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyInterest |
adaptation of Greek meters into Latin
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intertextuality with Sappho ⓘ representation of male desire in Roman poetry ⓘ |
| sourceType | adaptation rather than direct translation ⓘ |
| structure | three Sapphic stanzas followed by one Adonic line in Latin adaptation ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional turmoil
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erotic desire ⓘ jealousy ⓘ physical symptoms of love ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
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Subject: Poem 51 (Ille mi par esse deo videtur)
Description of subject: Poem 51 ("Ille mi par esse deo videtur") is Catullus’s celebrated Latin adaptation of a Sapphic love lyric, expressing intense emotional turmoil and physical symptoms of desire as he watches his beloved with another man.
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