Sleeping Hermaphroditus
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Sleeping Hermaphroditus is a famous Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting the intersex figure Hermaphroditus reclining on a mattress, celebrated for its sensual realism and playful reversal of viewer expectations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sleeping Hermaphroditus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4155331 — 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: Sleeping Hermaphroditus Context triple: [Hellenistic art, notableWork, Sleeping Hermaphroditus]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Maenads
Maenads are the frenzied female followers of Dionysus in Greek mythology, known for their ecstatic worship, wild dances, and sometimes violent, trance-like behavior.
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D.
Sleeping Beauties
"Sleeping Beauties" is a horror-fantasy novel co-written by Owen King and his father Stephen King that imagines a world where women fall into a mysterious sleep, triggering societal collapse and conflict.
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E.
The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph is a 1943 romantic drama film, based on Margaret Kennedy’s novel, best known for Joan Fontaine’s acclaimed performance as a young woman in a tragic love triangle.
- 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: Sleeping Hermaphroditus Target entity description: Sleeping Hermaphroditus is a famous Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting the intersex figure Hermaphroditus reclining on a mattress, celebrated for its sensual realism and playful reversal of viewer expectations.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Maenads
Maenads are the frenzied female followers of Dionysus in Greek mythology, known for their ecstatic worship, wild dances, and sometimes violent, trance-like behavior.
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D.
Sleeping Beauties
"Sleeping Beauties" is a horror-fantasy novel co-written by Owen King and his father Stephen King that imagines a world where women fall into a mysterious sleep, triggering societal collapse and conflict.
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E.
The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph is a 1943 romantic drama film, based on Margaret Kennedy’s novel, best known for Joan Fontaine’s acclaimed performance as a young woman in a tragic love triangle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic sculpture
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ancient sculpture ⓘ classical artwork ⓘ marble sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
canonical example of Hellenistic erotic sculpture
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frequently discussed in studies of intersex representation in art ⓘ |
| artMovement | Hellenistic art ⓘ |
| collection | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culture |
Hellenistic Greek art
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linked to:
Hellenistic art
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| currentLocation | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| depicts | Hermaphroditus ⓘ |
| function |
decorative sculpture
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display in elite domestic or palace settings ⓘ |
| genre | mythological sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart | mattress ⓘ |
| hasReproduction |
museum casts and replicas
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numerous Roman copies ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Borghese Sleeping Hermaphroditus
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Louvre Sleeping Hermaphroditus ⓘ
linked to:
Sleeping Hermaphroditus (Louvre sculpture)
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| iconography |
partially draped figure
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reclining on a couch or mattress ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek mythology
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Hellenistic interest in eroticism ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | child of Hermes and Aphrodite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
playful reversal of viewer expectations
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sensual realism ⓘ |
| scholarlyTopic |
gender and sexuality in antiquity
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viewer engagement and perspective in sculpture ⓘ |
| showsFigurePose | sleeping ⓘ |
| showsFigurePosition | reclining ⓘ |
| subjectGender | intersex ⓘ |
| theme |
ambiguity of gender
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androgyny ⓘ eroticism ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
illusion of a female nude from behind
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realistic anatomy ⓘ soft modeling of flesh ⓘ |
| visualEffect | surprise revelation of male genitals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sleeping Hermaphroditus Description of subject: Sleeping Hermaphroditus is a famous Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting the intersex figure Hermaphroditus reclining on a mattress, celebrated for its sensual realism and playful reversal of viewer expectations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.