Apollo and Daphne
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Apollo and Daphne is a renowned Baroque marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini depicting the mythological moment of Daphne’s transformation into a laurel tree as she flees Apollo.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo and Daphne canonical | 4 |
| Apollo e Dafne | 1 |
| story of Daphne and Apollo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T766462 — 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: Apollo and Daphne Context triple: [Gian Lorenzo Bernini, notableWork, Apollo and Daphne]
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A.
Daphne
Daphne is a nymph from Greek mythology best known for being pursued by Apollo and transformed into a laurel tree to escape him.
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B.
Hyacinthus
Hyacinthus is a beautiful Spartan youth from Greek mythology whose tragic death and transformation into a flower are closely associated with the god Apollo.
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C.
Artemis
Artemis is the Greek goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and childbirth, often depicted as a virgin huntress and protector of young women and animals.
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D.
Orpheus
Orpheus is a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek mythology, famed for his enchanting music that could charm all living things and even the gods of the underworld.
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E.
Centauromachy
Centauromachy is a mythological battle in Greek legend between the wild centaurs and the civilized Lapiths, often depicted in classical art as a symbol of the struggle between barbarism and order.
- 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: Apollo and Daphne Target entity description: Apollo and Daphne is a renowned Baroque marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini depicting the mythological moment of Daphne’s transformation into a laurel tree as she flees Apollo.
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A.
Daphne
Daphne is a nymph from Greek mythology best known for being pursued by Apollo and transformed into a laurel tree to escape him.
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B.
Hyacinthus
Hyacinthus is a beautiful Spartan youth from Greek mythology whose tragic death and transformation into a flower are closely associated with the god Apollo.
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C.
Artemis
Artemis is the Greek goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and childbirth, often depicted as a virgin huntress and protector of young women and animals.
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D.
Orpheus
Orpheus is a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek mythology, famed for his enchanting music that could charm all living things and even the gods of the underworld.
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E.
Centauromachy
Centauromachy is a mythological battle in Greek legend between the wild centaurs and the civilized Lapiths, often depicted in classical art as a symbol of the struggle between barbarism and order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque sculpture
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marble sculpture ⓘ mythological sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm |
sculpture
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statue group ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | Italian Baroque ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Apollo and Daphne from Ovid's Metamorphoses ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn |
Galleria Borghese
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surface form:
Galleria Borghese sculpture collection
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| collection | Galleria Borghese ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cardinal Scipione Borghese ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1625 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| depicts |
Apollo
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Daphne ⓘ transformation of Daphne into a laurel tree ⓘ |
| depictsCharacterFrom |
Greek mythology
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Roman mythology ⓘ |
| endTime | 1625 ⓘ |
| genre | mythological art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
statue of Apollo
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surface form:
figure of Apollo
figure of Daphne ⓘ laurel branches ⓘ tree trunk emerging from Daphne's body ⓘ |
| height | 243 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1622 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical sculpture ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Ovid ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
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Rome ⓘ |
| location |
Galleria Borghese
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surface form:
Galleria Borghese, Rome
|
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
detailed rendering of hair and leaves
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dramatic Baroque expressiveness ⓘ dynamic composition capturing motion ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle |
Apollo and Daphne
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Apollo e Dafne
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| owner |
Italian Republic
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surface form:
Italian state
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| sculptor | Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Daphne's metamorphosis into a laurel tree ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Villa Borghese gardens
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surface form:
Villa Borghese
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| significantWorkOf | Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| startTime | 1622 ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
metamorphosis in classical myth
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unrequited love in mythology ⓘ |
| title | Apollo and Daphne self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Apollo and Daphne Description of subject: Apollo and Daphne is a renowned Baroque marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini depicting the mythological moment of Daphne’s transformation into a laurel tree as she flees Apollo.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
story of Daphne and Apollo
this entity surface form:
Apollo e Dafne