Aphrodite of Knidos

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ancient Greek sculpture cult image lost artwork marble statue

Aphrodite of Knidos is an iconic 4th-century BCE marble statue by Praxiteles, celebrated as one of the first major representations of the nude female form in classical Greek art.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Aphrodite of Knidos canonical	7
Praxiteles’ Aphrodite of Knidos	1
statue of Aphrodite of Knidos	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1300288 — 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: Aphrodite of Knidos
Context triple: [Aphrodite, notableCultImage, Aphrodite of Knidos]

A. Venus de Milo
Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble statue, famed for its missing arms and idealized depiction of the goddess Aphrodite, and is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of classical sculpture.
B. Aphrodite Anadyomene
Aphrodite Anadyomene is a famous representation of the Greek goddess Aphrodite rising from the sea, most notably depicted in ancient sculpture and lost paintings such as the renowned work by Apelles.
C. Hera Parthenos
Hera Parthenos is a cult title of the Greek goddess Hera emphasizing her aspect as a maiden or virgin, often associated with specific local worship and iconography distinct from her usual role as a married queen of the gods.
D. Athena Parthenos
Athena Parthenos was a monumental chryselephantine (gold and ivory) statue of the goddess Athena that once stood in the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis and was considered one of the greatest masterpieces of classical Greek sculpture.
E. Winged Victory of Samothrace
The Winged Victory of Samothrace is an ancient Greek Hellenistic marble sculpture of the goddess Nike, celebrated for its dynamic depiction of movement and dramatic drapery.
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: Aphrodite of Knidos
Target entity description: Aphrodite of Knidos is an iconic 4th-century BCE marble statue by Praxiteles, celebrated as one of the first major representations of the nude female form in classical Greek art.

A. Venus de Milo
Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek marble statue, famed for its missing arms and idealized depiction of the goddess Aphrodite, and is one of the most celebrated masterpieces of classical sculpture.
B. Aphrodite Anadyomene
Aphrodite Anadyomene is a famous representation of the Greek goddess Aphrodite rising from the sea, most notably depicted in ancient sculpture and lost paintings such as the renowned work by Apelles.
C. Hera Parthenos
Hera Parthenos is a cult title of the Greek goddess Hera emphasizing her aspect as a maiden or virgin, often associated with specific local worship and iconography distinct from her usual role as a married queen of the gods.
D. Athena Parthenos
Athena Parthenos was a monumental chryselephantine (gold and ivory) statue of the goddess Athena that once stood in the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis and was considered one of the greatest masterpieces of classical Greek sculpture.
E. Winged Victory of Samothrace
The Winged Victory of Samothrace is an ancient Greek Hellenistic marble sculpture of the goddess Nike, celebrated for its dynamic depiction of movement and dramatic drapery.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek sculpture ⓘ cult image ⓘ lost artwork ⓘ marble statue ⓘ
artisticSchool	Attic sculpture ⓘ
artMovement	Late Classical Greek sculpture ⓘ
commissionedBy	citizens of Knidos ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Ancient Greece ⓘ linked to: Greek Antiquity
creator	Praxiteles ⓘ
culture	Greek ⓘ
depicts	Aphrodite ⓘ Greek goddess of love ⓘ
genre	classical Greek art ⓘ
hasGreekName	Ἀφροδίτη Κνιδία ⓘ
hasPart	drapery placed on a vase or support ⓘ water jar ⓘ
hasTheme	divine beauty ⓘ modesty and display ⓘ sensuality ⓘ
historicalReputation	masterpiece of Praxiteles ⓘ one of the most famous statues of antiquity ⓘ
iconography	Aphrodite about to bathe ⓘ goddess reaching for a bath cloth ⓘ
inception	4th century BCE ⓘ circa 350 BCE ⓘ
influenced	Capitoline Venus ⓘ Cnidian Venus type in Roman sculpture ⓘ Medici Venus ⓘ Roman copies of Aphrodite statues ⓘ
knownFrom	Hellenistic copies ⓘ Roman marble copies ⓘ ancient literary descriptions ⓘ
languageOfName	Ancient Greek ⓘ
materialUsed	marble ⓘ
namedAfter	city of Knidos ⓘ
notableFor	early major representation of the nude female form ⓘ influence on later Western art ⓘ innovative depiction of a nude goddess ⓘ
originalLocation	Knidos ⓘ Temple of Aphrodite at Knidos ⓘ linked to: temple of Aphrodite
period	Late Classical period ⓘ
portraysPose	contrapposto ⓘ modest Venus pose ⓘ
rejectedBy	citizens of Kos ⓘ
religion	ancient Greek religion ⓘ
status	original lost ⓘ
subjectHeading	female nude ⓘ
worshippedAs	cult statue of Aphrodite ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aphrodite → notableCultImage → Aphrodite of Knidos ⓘ

Knidos → famousFor → statue of Aphrodite of Knidos ⓘ

linked to: Aphrodite of Knidos

Knidos → hasWork → Aphrodite of Knidos ⓘ

Praxiteles → notableWork → Aphrodite of Knidos ⓘ

Ancient Greek sculpture → hasNotableWork → Aphrodite of Knidos ⓘ

Capitoline Venus → basedOn → Aphrodite of Knidos ⓘ

Temple of Aphrodite at Knidos → housedWork → Aphrodite of Knidos ⓘ

subject linked to: temple of Aphrodite

Temple of Aphrodite at Knidos → associatedWith → Aphrodite of Knidos ⓘ