Europa seated on a bull
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Europa seated on a bull is a mythological scene depicting the Phoenician princess Europa being carried away across the sea by Zeus transformed into a bull.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Europa seated on a bull canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22834240 — 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: Europa seated on a bull Context triple: [The Rape of Europa (Guido Reni), mainSubject, Europa seated on a bull]
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A.
Cretan Bull
The Cretan Bull is a fearsome mythical bull from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labours.
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B.
Hercules between two lions
Hercules between two lions is the central heraldic motif depicting the mythological hero taming two lions, symbolizing strength and protection, used prominently in the coat of arms of Andalusia.
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C.
Pegasus statue
The Pegasus statue is a famous bronze sculpture of the winged horse set in the gardens of Mirabell Palace in Salzburg, Austria, and is a notable symbol of the site’s baroque charm.
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D.
Ceryneian Hind
The Ceryneian Hind is a mythical, swift, golden-horned deer sacred to Artemis that Heracles was tasked with capturing alive as one of his Twelve Labours.
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E.
The Dancing Faun
"The Dancing Faun" is a mystical, symbolist-influenced play by Florence Farr that reflects her involvement with the occult and the early modernist theatre movement.
- 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: Europa seated on a bull Target entity description: Europa seated on a bull is a mythological scene depicting the Phoenician princess Europa being carried away across the sea by Zeus transformed into a bull.
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A.
Cretan Bull
The Cretan Bull is a fearsome mythical bull from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labours.
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B.
Hercules between two lions
Hercules between two lions is the central heraldic motif depicting the mythological hero taming two lions, symbolizing strength and protection, used prominently in the coat of arms of Andalusia.
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C.
Pegasus statue
The Pegasus statue is a famous bronze sculpture of the winged horse set in the gardens of Mirabell Palace in Salzburg, Austria, and is a notable symbol of the site’s baroque charm.
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D.
Ceryneian Hind
The Ceryneian Hind is a mythical, swift, golden-horned deer sacred to Artemis that Heracles was tasked with capturing alive as one of his Twelve Labours.
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E.
The Dancing Faun
"The Dancing Faun" is a mystical, symbolist-influenced play by Florence Farr that reflects her involvement with the occult and the early modernist theatre movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Rape of Europa