Opium für Ovid
E273559
Opium für Ovid is a surreal, linguistically playful work of fiction by Yoko Tawada that reimagines Ovidian myths in a contemporary, dreamlike European setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Opium für Ovid canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2510142 — 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: Opium für Ovid Context triple: [Yoko Tawada, notableWork, Opium für Ovid]
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A.
Black Opium
Black Opium is a popular Yves Saint Laurent fragrance known for its modern, addictive blend of coffee, vanilla, and white florals.
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B.
The Awakening of Adonis
The Awakening of Adonis is a mythological painting by John William Waterhouse that depicts the goddess Venus rousing her mortal lover Adonis, rendered in the artist’s characteristic Pre-Raphaelite-inspired style of romantic, detailed, and atmospheric storytelling.
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C.
The Poet
"The Poet" is a seminal essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the nature, role, and visionary power of the poet in society and in expressing universal truths.
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D.
The Poet
The Poet is a reflective, storytelling character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn," representing the voice of the poet among the gathered guests.
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E.
The Triumph of Pan
The Triumph of Pan is a 17th-century mythological painting by Nicolas Poussin that depicts a bacchanalian celebration in honor of the god Pan, exemplifying the artist’s classical style and interest in ancient themes.
- 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: Opium für Ovid Target entity description: Opium für Ovid is a surreal, linguistically playful work of fiction by Yoko Tawada that reimagines Ovidian myths in a contemporary, dreamlike European setting.
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A.
Black Opium
Black Opium is a popular Yves Saint Laurent fragrance known for its modern, addictive blend of coffee, vanilla, and white florals.
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B.
The Awakening of Adonis
The Awakening of Adonis is a mythological painting by John William Waterhouse that depicts the goddess Venus rousing her mortal lover Adonis, rendered in the artist’s characteristic Pre-Raphaelite-inspired style of romantic, detailed, and atmospheric storytelling.
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C.
The Poet
"The Poet" is a seminal essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the nature, role, and visionary power of the poet in society and in expressing universal truths.
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D.
The Poet
The Poet is a reflective, storytelling character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn," representing the voice of the poet among the gathered guests.
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E.
The Triumph of Pan
The Triumph of Pan is a 17th-century mythological painting by Nicolas Poussin that depicts a bacchanalian celebration in honor of the god Pan, exemplifying the artist’s classical style and interest in ancient themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Yoko Tawada ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Japanese-German ⓘ |
| basedOn | myths of Ovid ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| explores |
body and corporeality
ⓘ
borders and border-crossing ⓘ female perspectives in myth ⓘ |
| genre |
mythological fiction
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surreal fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
cross-cultural encounters
ⓘ
migration ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeQuality |
associative
ⓘ
fragmentary ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
identity
ⓘ
language and translation ⓘ metamorphosis ⓘ myth in contemporary life ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary German literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | linguistically playful ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | dreamlike ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Opium für Ovid ⓘ |
| reimaginesWorkOf |
Metamorphoses
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linked to:
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Ovid ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary Europe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Opium für Ovid Description of subject: Opium für Ovid is a surreal, linguistically playful work of fiction by Yoko Tawada that reimagines Ovidian myths in a contemporary, dreamlike European setting.
Referenced by (2)
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