Hercules and the Centaur Nessus
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Hercules and the Centaur Nessus is a dynamic Mannerist marble sculpture by Giambologna depicting the mythological struggle between the hero Hercules and the centaur Nessus.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hercules and the Centaur Nessus canonical | 2 |
| Hercules and the Centaur Nessus by Giambologna | 1 |
| Hercules slaying Nessus | 1 |
| myth of Heracles and the centaur Nessus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18064064 — 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: Hercules and the Centaur Nessus Context triple: [Giambologna, notableWork, Hercules and the Centaur Nessus]
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A.
Hercules and Cacus
Hercules and Cacus is a Renaissance marble sculpture by Baccio Bandinelli depicting the mythological hero Hercules defeating the monster Cacus, prominently displayed in Florence.
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B.
Hercules and the Amazon Women
Hercules and the Amazon Women is a 1994 television movie that served as one of the pilot films launching the fantasy adventure series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
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C.
The Loves of Hercules
The Loves of Hercules is a 1960 Italian peplum (sword-and-sandal) film starring bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay alongside his then-wife Jayne Mansfield in a mythological adventure about the legendary hero.
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D.
Hercules and the Hydra
"Hercules and the Hydra" is a Renaissance painting by the Pollaiuolo brothers depicting the mythological hero Hercules battling the multi-headed serpent Hydra, celebrated for its dynamic composition and anatomical detail.
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E.
Hercules Furens
Hercules Furens is a Latin tragedy by the Roman philosopher and playwright Seneca the Younger that dramatizes the madness and violent exploits of the hero Hercules.
- 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: Hercules and the Centaur Nessus Target entity description: Hercules and the Centaur Nessus is a dynamic Mannerist marble sculpture by Giambologna depicting the mythological struggle between the hero Hercules and the centaur Nessus.
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A.
Hercules and Cacus
Hercules and Cacus is a Renaissance marble sculpture by Baccio Bandinelli depicting the mythological hero Hercules defeating the monster Cacus, prominently displayed in Florence.
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B.
Hercules and the Amazon Women
Hercules and the Amazon Women is a 1994 television movie that served as one of the pilot films launching the fantasy adventure series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
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C.
The Loves of Hercules
The Loves of Hercules is a 1960 Italian peplum (sword-and-sandal) film starring bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay alongside his then-wife Jayne Mansfield in a mythological adventure about the legendary hero.
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D.
Hercules and the Hydra
"Hercules and the Hydra" is a Renaissance painting by the Pollaiuolo brothers depicting the mythological hero Hercules battling the multi-headed serpent Hydra, celebrated for its dynamic composition and anatomical detail.
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E.
Hercules Furens
Hercules Furens is a Latin tragedy by the Roman philosopher and playwright Seneca the Younger that dramatizes the madness and violent exploits of the hero Hercules.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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