Gates of Horn and Ivory
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The Gates of Horn and Ivory are symbolic portals in Greek mythology that distinguish between true prophetic dreams and deceptive or false ones.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gate of Ivory | 0 |
| Gate of Horn | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary symbol
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mythological gate ⓘ mythological gate ⓘ mythological motif ⓘ symbolic portal ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Aeneid Book 6
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Odyssey Book 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Greek mythological objects
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dreams in mythology ⓘ mythological places ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Homer's Odyssey
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Virgil's Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologicalNote |
Greek word for horn (keras) resembles word for fulfillment
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Greek word for ivory (elephas) associated with deception pun in tradition ⓘ |
| function | distinguish true dreams from false dreams ⓘ |
| hasConceptualOpposition |
prophecy vs deception
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reality vs illusion ⓘ truth vs falsehood ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
allegory of epistemological discernment
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allegory of poetic inspiration vs delusion ⓘ criterion for evaluating dreams ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gate of Horn
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Gate of Ivory ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance literary criticism
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later literary dream symbolism ⓘ medieval dream theory ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| materialEtymology |
horn
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ivory ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Homer
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Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referencedIn |
English literature
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French literature ⓘ modern philosophical discussions of truth ⓘ |
| symbolicDomain |
oneiromancy
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prophetic dreaming ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
deceptive dreams
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false dreams ⓘ illusory visions ⓘ prophetic dreams ⓘ true dreams ⓘ |
| usedAs |
metaphor for genuine and deceptive prophecy
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metaphor for reliable and unreliable knowledge ⓘ metaphor for truth and illusion ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.