Posthomerica
E165562
Posthomerica is an epic poem by Quintus of Smyrna that continues the narrative of the Trojan War from where Homer’s Iliad ends.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Posthomerica canonical | 21 |
| Posthomerica by Quintus of Smyrna | 2 |
| Posthomerica by Quintus Smyrnaeus | 1 |
| Posthomerica is Latin title | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1449848 — 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: Posthomerica Context triple: [Achilles, appearsIn, Posthomerica]
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A.
Homage to Clio
Homage to Clio is a poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects his mature style, blending historical reflection, moral inquiry, and formal experimentation.
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B.
La Diada
La Diada is the National Day of Catalonia, commemorating the fall of Barcelona in 1714 and serving as a major annual expression of Catalan identity and political aspirations.
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C.
The Victors
"The Victors" is the iconic fight song of the University of Michigan, widely recognized as one of the most famous and triumphant college football anthems in the United States.
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D.
Troy
Troy is a small city in southeastern Alabama known for being the home of Troy University and its vibrant college-town atmosphere.
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E.
Troy
Troy is the legendary ancient city in Asia Minor that was the focal point of the Trojan War in Greek and Roman mythology.
- 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: Posthomerica Target entity description: Posthomerica is an epic poem by Quintus of Smyrna that continues the narrative of the Trojan War from where Homer’s Iliad ends.
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A.
Homage to Clio
Homage to Clio is a poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects his mature style, blending historical reflection, moral inquiry, and formal experimentation.
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B.
La Diada
La Diada is the National Day of Catalonia, commemorating the fall of Barcelona in 1714 and serving as a major annual expression of Catalan identity and political aspirations.
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C.
The Victors
"The Victors" is the iconic fight song of the University of Michigan, widely recognized as one of the most famous and triumphant college football anthems in the United States.
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D.
Troy
Troy is a small city in southeastern Alabama known for being the home of Troy University and its vibrant college-town atmosphere.
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E.
Troy
Troy is the legendary ancient city in Asia Minor that was the focal point of the Trojan War in Greek and Roman mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek poem
ⓘ
epic poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Posthomerica of Quintus Smyrnaeus
ⓘ
linked to:
Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica
|
| author | Quintus of Smyrna ⓘ |
| continuationOf | Homeric narrative ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Achilles
ⓘ
Aeneas ⓘ Agamemnon ⓘ Ajax the Greater ⓘ Ajax the Lesser ⓘ Cassandra ⓘ Helen ⓘ Memnon ⓘ
linked to:
Memnon (in later tradition)
Menelaus ⓘ Neoptolemus ⓘ Odysseus ⓘ Paris ⓘ Penthesilea ⓘ
linked to:
Penthesilea (in later tradition)
Philoctetes ⓘ Priam ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
arrival of Memnon
ⓘ
arrival of Penthesilea ⓘ bringing of Philoctetes to Troy ⓘ death of Achilles ⓘ death of Priam ⓘ departure of the Greeks from Troy ⓘ exploits of Neoptolemus ⓘ fate of Astyanax ⓘ judgment over Achilles’ arms ⓘ sack of Troy ⓘ
linked to:
Trojan War
suicide of Ajax the Greater ⓘ use of the Trojan Horse ⓘ |
| follows |
Iliad
ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
|
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Homer ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Greek epic cycle ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | Byzantine manuscripts ⓘ |
| metricalForm | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | events between the death of Hector and the fall of Troy ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 14 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | tradition of post-Homeric epics ⓘ |
| periodDepicted | mythical age of heroes ⓘ |
| setting |
Achaean camp
ⓘ
Troy ⓘ |
| subject | Trojan War ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | extant ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | probably 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| workOf | Quintus Smyrnaeus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Posthomerica Description of subject: Posthomerica is an epic poem by Quintus of Smyrna that continues the narrative of the Trojan War from where Homer’s Iliad ends.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sinon (in some traditions)
linked to: Posthomerica
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linked to: Posthomerica