Proserpine
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Proserpine is a French Baroque opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully, first performed in 1680 and based on the myth of Proserpina’s abduction to the underworld.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proserpine canonical | 4 |
| Proserpine (character) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1012257 — 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: Proserpine Context triple: [Jean-Baptiste Lully, notableWork, Proserpine]
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Cassandane
Cassandane was a Persian noblewoman of the Achaemenid dynasty, best known as the queen consort of Cyrus the Great and mother of his successor Cambyses II.
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Antheia
Antheia is a minor Greek goddess associated with flowers, blossoms, and vegetation, often linked to the Hesperides and other nature deities.
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C.
Urana
Urana is a small rural town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural surroundings and historic country character.
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D.
Megara
Megara is an ancient Greek city-state in the region of Attica, historically known for its strategic location near the Isthmus of Corinth and its role in early Greek philosophy and colonization.
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E.
Timothea
Timothea is a feminine given name derived from the name Timothy, often interpreted to mean "honoring God."
- 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: Proserpine Target entity description: Proserpine is a French Baroque opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully, first performed in 1680 and based on the myth of Proserpina’s abduction to the underworld.
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A.
Cassandane
Cassandane was a Persian noblewoman of the Achaemenid dynasty, best known as the queen consort of Cyrus the Great and mother of his successor Cambyses II.
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B.
Antheia
Antheia is a minor Greek goddess associated with flowers, blossoms, and vegetation, often linked to the Hesperides and other nature deities.
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C.
Urana
Urana is a small rural town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural surroundings and historic country character.
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D.
Megara
Megara is an ancient Greek city-state in the region of Attica, historically known for its strategic location near the Isthmus of Corinth and its role in early Greek philosophy and colonization.
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E.
Timothea
Timothea is a feminine given name derived from the name Timothy, often interpreted to mean "honoring God."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Baroque opera
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opera ⓘ |
| basedOn |
abduction of Proserpina to the underworld
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myth of Proserpina ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | LWV 58 ⓘ |
| composer | Jean-Baptiste Lully ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| eraOfComposition | late 17th century ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | Paris ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | France ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1680-02-03 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace |
Palais Royal, Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Palais-Royal
|
| genre | tragédie en musique ⓘ |
| hasBallet | integrated dance sequences ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aréthuse
ⓘ
Ascalaphe ⓘ Cérès ⓘ
linked to:
Ceres
Démons ⓘ
linked to:
Demons
Mercure ⓘ Nymphes ⓘ Pluton ⓘ
linked to:
Pluto
Proserpine (character) ⓘ
linked to:
Proserpine
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| hasPrologue | allegorical prologue praising Louis XIV ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Sicily
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underworld ⓘ |
| inCatalogue | Lully LWV catalogue ⓘ |
| influencedBy | court culture of Louis XIV ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Philippe Quinault ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greco-Roman mythology ⓘ |
| notableRecording | Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (conductor) ⓘ |
| orchestration | French Baroque orchestra ⓘ |
| originalInstitution |
Académie Royale de Musique (Paris Opera)
ⓘ
linked to:
Académie royale de musique
|
| partOf |
Lully operas
ⓘ
linked to:
Jean-Baptiste Lully
|
| performanceType | staged musical drama ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| premiereCompany |
Académie Royale de Musique
ⓘ
linked to:
Académie royale de musique
|
| premierePatron | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and five acts ⓘ |
| style | French tragédie lyrique ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
abduction to the underworld
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conflict between love and maternal grief ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | mythological time ⓘ |
| usesForm |
French overture
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air ⓘ ballet divertissements ⓘ chorus ⓘ recitative ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proserpine Description of subject: Proserpine is a French Baroque opera by Jean-Baptiste Lully, first performed in 1680 and based on the myth of Proserpina’s abduction to the underworld.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Proserpine