Metamorphōsēs
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Metamorphōsēs is the original Latin title of Ovid’s epic poem that recounts mythological tales of transformation from Greek and Roman mythology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metamorphōsēs canonical | 2 |
| Metamorphoseon libri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3745088 — 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: Metamorphōsēs Context triple: [Ovid’s Metamorphoses, hasTitleInLatin, Metamorphōsēs]
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A.
Metamorfosi
Metamorfosi is a suburban municipality in the Athens metropolitan area of Greece, known for its residential neighborhoods and light industrial zones.
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B.
Chimera
Chimera is a monstrous fire-breathing creature from Greek mythology, typically depicted as a hybrid with parts of a lion, goat, and serpent.
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C.
Exameron
Exameron is a theological and exegetical work by Saint Ambrose of Milan that offers a Christian commentary on the six days of Creation in the Book of Genesis.
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D.
Metamorphosis of Narcissus
Metamorphosis of Narcissus is a 1937 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts the myth of Narcissus through a double image transforming a human figure into a hand holding an egg.
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E.
Thesmophoros
Thesmophoros is an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter that emphasizes her role as the bringer and guardian of agricultural laws and social order.
- 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: Metamorphōsēs Target entity description: Metamorphōsēs is the original Latin title of Ovid’s epic poem that recounts mythological tales of transformation from Greek and Roman mythology.
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A.
Metamorfosi
Metamorfosi is a suburban municipality in the Athens metropolitan area of Greece, known for its residential neighborhoods and light industrial zones.
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B.
Chimera
Chimera is a monstrous fire-breathing creature from Greek mythology, typically depicted as a hybrid with parts of a lion, goat, and serpent.
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C.
Exameron
Exameron is a theological and exegetical work by Saint Ambrose of Milan that offers a Christian commentary on the six days of Creation in the Book of Genesis.
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D.
Metamorphosis of Narcissus
Metamorphosis of Narcissus is a 1937 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts the myth of Narcissus through a double image transforming a human figure into a hand holding an egg.
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E.
Thesmophoros
Thesmophoros is an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter that emphasizes her role as the bringer and guardian of agricultural laws and social order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin literary work
ⓘ
epic poem ⓘ mythological poem ⓘ |
| approximateCompletionDate | 8 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Augustus ⓘ |
| author | Ovid ⓘ |
| containsStory |
Actaeon
ⓘ
Apollo and Daphne ⓘ Arachne ⓘ Baucis and Philemon ⓘ
linked to:
story of Baucis and Philemon
Daedalus and Icarus ⓘ
linked to:
Daedalus
Hercules ⓘ Jason and the Argonauts ⓘ Narcissus and Echo ⓘ
linked to:
Echo and Narcissus
Orpheus and Eurydice ⓘ
linked to:
myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
Perseus and Andromeda ⓘ Philomela ⓘ Pygmalion ⓘ Pyramus and Thisbe ⓘ
linked to:
Pyramus
Theseus ⓘ the flood of Deucalion and Pyrrha ⓘ
linked to:
Great Flood in Greek mythology
|
| culturalContext |
Augustan literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Augustan poetry
|
| dateOfComposition | early 1st century CE ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
ⓘ
mythological narrative ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLineCount | 12000 ⓘ |
| hasCentralMotif | metamorphosis ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dante Alighieri
ⓘ
European Renaissance literature ⓘ Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ John Milton ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Italic languages ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Classical Latin literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Classical Latin
|
| mainTheme |
change
ⓘ
transformation ⓘ |
| meter | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | from creation of the world to deification of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 15 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Ovidian corpus ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Rome ⓘ |
| setting | mythological world of gods and heroes ⓘ |
| structure | continuous narrative with framed tales ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
Roman mythology ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Metamorphōsēs ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
Metamorphoses
ⓘ
linked to:
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metamorphōsēs Description of subject: Metamorphōsēs is the original Latin title of Ovid’s epic poem that recounts mythological tales of transformation from Greek and Roman mythology.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Metamorphōsēs