Theseus and the Minotaur
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"Theseus and the Minotaur" is a renowned neoclassical marble sculpture by Antonio Canova depicting the Greek hero Theseus victorious over the slain Minotaur.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theseus and the Minotaur canonical | 12 |
| Theseus and Minotaur cycle | 1 |
| Theseus and the Labyrinth | 1 |
| Theseus and the Minotaur cycle | 1 |
| Theseus's encounter with the Minotaur | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3153378 — 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: Theseus and the Minotaur Context triple: [Antonio Canova, notableWork, Theseus and the Minotaur]
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A.
Bacchus and Ariadne
Bacchus and Ariadne is a renowned early 16th-century mythological oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, celebrated for its vivid color, dynamic composition, and depiction of the god Bacchus discovering the abandoned Ariadne.
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B.
Cadmus et Hermione
Cadmus et Hermione is a 1673 French tragédie en musique by Jean-Baptiste Lully, often regarded as the first true French opera and a landmark in the development of the genre.
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C.
Thebaid
Thebaid was a historic region of Upper Egypt centered around Thebes, known in late antiquity as a major administrative and monastic center.
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D.
King of Ithaca
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
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E.
Theseus
Theseus is a legendary hero of Greek mythology best known for slaying the Minotaur and serving as the mythical king and unifier of Athens.
- 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: Theseus and the Minotaur Target entity description: "Theseus and the Minotaur" is a renowned neoclassical marble sculpture by Antonio Canova depicting the Greek hero Theseus victorious over the slain Minotaur.
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A.
Bacchus and Ariadne
Bacchus and Ariadne is a renowned early 16th-century mythological oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, celebrated for its vivid color, dynamic composition, and depiction of the god Bacchus discovering the abandoned Ariadne.
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B.
Cadmus et Hermione
Cadmus et Hermione is a 1673 French tragédie en musique by Jean-Baptiste Lully, often regarded as the first true French opera and a landmark in the development of the genre.
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C.
Thebaid
Thebaid was a historic region of Upper Egypt centered around Thebes, known in late antiquity as a major administrative and monastic center.
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D.
King of Ithaca
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
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E.
Theseus
Theseus is a legendary hero of Greek mythology best known for slaying the Minotaur and serving as the mythical king and unifier of Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marble sculpture
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neoclassical sculpture ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm |
freestanding sculpture
ⓘ
statue ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
classical virtue
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heroism ⓘ triumph over barbarism ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Theseus and the Minotaur ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Victoria and Albert Museum inventory number A.13-1959 ⓘ |
| collection |
Victoria and Albert Museum sculpture collection
ⓘ
linked to:
Victoria and Albert Museum
|
| commissionedBy | Girolamo Zulian ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1783 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Antonio Canova ⓘ |
| depictionMoment | after Theseus has killed the Minotaur ⓘ |
| depictionStyle | idealized classical anatomy ⓘ |
| depicts |
Greek mythology
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Minotaur ⓘ Theseus ⓘ heroic nude male figure ⓘ slain Minotaur ⓘ |
| genre | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
body of the Minotaur
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figure of Theseus ⓘ rocky base ⓘ |
| height | approximately 145 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1781 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical Greek sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| location | Victoria and Albert Museum ⓘ |
| mainSubject | victory of Theseus over the Minotaur ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early masterpiece of Antonio Canova
ⓘ
exemplary neoclassical composition ⓘ |
| placeOfCreation | Rome ⓘ |
| significantWorkOf | Antonio Canova ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Minotaur (Greek mythology)
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linked to:
Minotaur
Theseus (Greek mythology) ⓘ
linked to:
Theseus
|
| title | Theseus and the Minotaur ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theseus and the Minotaur Description of subject: "Theseus and the Minotaur" is a renowned neoclassical marble sculpture by Antonio Canova depicting the Greek hero Theseus victorious over the slain Minotaur.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
labyrinth of the Minotaur
linked to: Theseus and the Minotaur
linked to: Theseus and the Minotaur
linked to: Theseus and the Minotaur
subject linked to:
Queen Pasiphaë of Crete
linked to: Theseus and the Minotaur