War (personified)
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War (personified) is an anthropomorphic embodiment of armed conflict and violence, often depicted in literature and art as a powerful, destructive figure contrasted with the figure of Peace.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical figure
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literary character type ⓘ mythological concept ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
allegorical painting
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literature ⓘ political cartoons ⓘ visual art ⓘ |
| conceptuallyRelatedTo |
Ares (mythology)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse NERFINISHED ⓘ Mars (mythology) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Peace (personified) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| embodies |
collective violence
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military power ⓘ national conflict ⓘ |
| genderOftenDepictedAs | male ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
aggressive
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destructive ⓘ martial ⓘ powerful ⓘ |
| iconographicallyAssociatedWith |
armor
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battlefields ⓘ horses ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
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catalyst for tragedy ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Peace (personified) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
armed conflict
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destruction ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
chaos
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human capacity for violence ⓘ militarism ⓘ social conflict ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| themeIn |
Baroque art
NERFINISHED
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Renaissance art NERFINISHED ⓘ allegorical poetry ⓘ modern political art ⓘ |
| usedIn |
anti-war propaganda
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didactic literature ⓘ moral allegory ⓘ political rhetoric ⓘ |
| usedToCritique |
imperialism
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military-industrial complex ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.