Asclepiadean meter
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Asclepiadean meter is a classical Greek and Latin lyrical verse pattern, named after the poet Asclepiades, characterized by a specific arrangement of long and short syllables frequently used in Horace’s odes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Asclepiadean meter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Asclepiadean meter Context triple: [Odes, meter, Asclepiadean meter]
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A.
De Metris Pindari
De Metris Pindari is a scholarly work by August Boeckh that analyzes and reconstructs the metrical structure of Pindar’s poetry.
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B.
Archimedes' Dial
Archimedes' Dial is a legendary ancient device in the Indiana Jones franchise, reputedly created by the Greek mathematician Archimedes and sought for its extraordinary power to manipulate time.
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C.
Ascalaphe
Ascalaphe is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known as the informer who revealed Persephone’s eating of pomegranate seeds and was punished by being transformed into an owl.
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D.
Philonoë
Philonoë is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the daughters of Leda.
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Graecostasis
Graecostasis was a platform in the Roman Forum where foreign ambassadors, especially from Greek states, waited to be received by the Roman Senate.
- 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: Asclepiadean meter Target entity description: Asclepiadean meter is a classical Greek and Latin lyrical verse pattern, named after the poet Asclepiades, characterized by a specific arrangement of long and short syllables frequently used in Horace’s odes.
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A.
De Metris Pindari
De Metris Pindari is a scholarly work by August Boeckh that analyzes and reconstructs the metrical structure of Pindar’s poetry.
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B.
Archimedes' Dial
Archimedes' Dial is a legendary ancient device in the Indiana Jones franchise, reputedly created by the Greek mathematician Archimedes and sought for its extraordinary power to manipulate time.
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C.
Ascalaphe
Ascalaphe is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known as the informer who revealed Persephone’s eating of pomegranate seeds and was punished by being transformed into an owl.
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D.
Philonoë
Philonoë is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the daughters of Leda.
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E.
Graecostasis
Graecostasis was a platform in the Roman Forum where foreign ambassadors, especially from Greek states, waited to be received by the Roman Senate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical verse form
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poetic meter ⓘ |
| adoptedInCulture | Roman poetry ⓘ |
| associatedWithPoet |
Asclepiades of Samos
NERFINISHED
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Horace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | specific arrangement of long and short syllables ⓘ |
| containsMetricalUnit | choriamb ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | accentual-syllabic meter ⓘ |
| describedIn | ancient metrical handbooks ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later European lyric meters ⓘ |
| hasTechnicalClassification | Aeolic system of meters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
First Asclepiadean stanza
NERFINISHED
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Fourth Asclepiadean stanza ⓘ Greater Asclepiadean meter NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesser Asclepiadean meter NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Asclepiadean stanza NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Asclepiadean stanza ⓘ |
| metricalBasis | Aeolic verse ⓘ |
| metricalPatternType | quantitative meter ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Asclepiades of Samos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedInCulture | Ancient Greek poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
classical philology
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metrics ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Augustan age
NERFINISHED
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Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalLineLength | medium-length lyric line GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Horace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | formal and elevated lyric expression ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Greek lyric tradition
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Latin lyric tradition ⓘ |
| usedInAuthor |
Catullus
NERFINISHED
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Horace NERFINISHED ⓘ Seneca the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
hymns
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lyric poetry ⓘ odes ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage |
Ancient Greek
NERFINISHED
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Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInWorkType | Horatian ode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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