Hymn to Aphrodite
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Hymn to Aphrodite is an ancient Greek religious poem traditionally attributed to Homer that narrates the goddess Aphrodite’s seduction of the mortal Anchises and explores themes of divine power and human vulnerability.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite | 3 |
| Hymn to Aphrodite canonical | 1 |
| Ode to Aphrodite | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1032423 — 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: Hymn to Aphrodite Context triple: [Homeric Hymns, majorHymn, Hymn to Aphrodite]
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A.
Hymn to Demeter
Hymn to Demeter is an ancient Greek religious poem traditionally attributed to Homer that recounts the abduction of Persephone and explains the origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the seasonal cycle.
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B.
The Judgement of Paris
The Judgement of Paris is a famous mythological painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the Trojan prince Paris choosing the fairest goddess among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
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C.
Thesmophoria
Thesmophoria was an ancient Greek women-only fertility festival held in honor of the goddess Demeter, associated with agriculture, marriage, and the prosperity of the community.
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D.
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the mythological abduction of Leucippus’s daughters by the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux.
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E.
Apollo Paean
Apollo Paean is a healing and protective aspect of the Greek god Apollo, invoked especially through hymns of thanksgiving and deliverance from plague or danger.
- 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: Hymn to Aphrodite Target entity description: Hymn to Aphrodite is an ancient Greek religious poem traditionally attributed to Homer that narrates the goddess Aphrodite’s seduction of the mortal Anchises and explores themes of divine power and human vulnerability.
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A.
Hymn to Demeter
Hymn to Demeter is an ancient Greek religious poem traditionally attributed to Homer that recounts the abduction of Persephone and explains the origins of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the seasonal cycle.
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B.
The Judgement of Paris
The Judgement of Paris is a famous mythological painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the Trojan prince Paris choosing the fairest goddess among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
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C.
Thesmophoria
Thesmophoria was an ancient Greek women-only fertility festival held in honor of the goddess Demeter, associated with agriculture, marriage, and the prosperity of the community.
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D.
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the mythological abduction of Leucippus’s daughters by the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux.
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E.
Apollo Paean
Apollo Paean is a healing and protective aspect of the Greek god Apollo, invoked especially through hymns of thanksgiving and deliverance from plague or danger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Homeric Hymn
ⓘ
ancient Greek poem ⓘ hexameter poem ⓘ religious hymn ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Aphrodite Ourania
ⓘ
linked to:
Aphrodite
Aphrodite Pandemos ⓘ
linked to:
Aphrodite
|
| attributedTo | Homer ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| character | Aeneas ⓘ |
| explores |
humiliation of a goddess by a god
ⓘ
power of sexual desire ⓘ tension between divine immortality and human mortality ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Aphrodite
ⓘ
Artemis ⓘ Athena ⓘ Hermes ⓘ Hestia ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic hymn
ⓘ
narrative hymn ⓘ |
| influenced | later Greek and Roman literature about Aeneas ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Epic tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Anchises
ⓘ
Aphrodite ⓘ |
| meter | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| narrates | seduction of Anchises by Aphrodite ⓘ |
| originalMedium | oral performance ⓘ |
| partOf | Homeric Hymns ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| plotPoint |
Aphrodite disguises herself as a mortal maiden
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Aphrodite foretells the birth of Aeneas ⓘ Aphrodite reveals her divinity to Anchises ⓘ Zeus causes Aphrodite to desire Anchises ⓘ |
| positionInCollection |
Homeric Hymn 5
ⓘ
linked to:
Homeric Hymns
|
| probableDateRange | 7th–6th century BCE ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| setting |
Mount Ida
ⓘ
Troy ⓘ |
| survivesAs | part of a manuscript tradition of Homeric Hymns ⓘ |
| theme |
divine power
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eros ⓘ human vulnerability ⓘ limits of divine influence ⓘ mortality ⓘ relations between gods and mortals ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Homer ⓘ |
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Subject: Hymn to Aphrodite Description of subject: Hymn to Aphrodite is an ancient Greek religious poem traditionally attributed to Homer that narrates the goddess Aphrodite’s seduction of the mortal Anchises and explores themes of divine power and human vulnerability.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hymn to Aphrodite
linked to: Hymn to Aphrodite
subject linked to:
Mount Ida in Anatolia
linked to: Hymn to Aphrodite