On Odours
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On Odours is an ancient treatise by Theophrastus that systematically examines the nature, sources, and uses of smells, especially in perfumes and daily life in classical Greece.
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| On Odours canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4628701 — 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: On Odours Context triple: [Theophrastus, notableWork, On Odours]
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A.
For Scent-imental Reasons
For Scent-imental Reasons is a 1949 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short featuring Pepé Le Pew that became notable for winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
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B.
Her Smell
Her Smell is a 2018 drama film following a self-destructive punk rock musician, portrayed by Elisabeth Moss, as she struggles with addiction, fame, and personal redemption.
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C.
Smells Like Records
Smells Like Records is an independent record label known for releasing alternative and indie rock music in the 1990s and beyond.
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D.
Divagations
Divagations is a seminal 1897 collection of prose poems and critical essays by French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé, reflecting his innovative, highly allusive approach to language and literature.
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E.
For Small Creatures Such as We
For Small Creatures Such as We is a reflective nonfiction book by Sasha Sagan that explores meaning, ritual, and wonder in a secular, science-informed worldview.
- 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: On Odours Target entity description: On Odours is an ancient treatise by Theophrastus that systematically examines the nature, sources, and uses of smells, especially in perfumes and daily life in classical Greece.
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A.
For Scent-imental Reasons
For Scent-imental Reasons is a 1949 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short featuring Pepé Le Pew that became notable for winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
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B.
Her Smell
Her Smell is a 2018 drama film following a self-destructive punk rock musician, portrayed by Elisabeth Moss, as she struggles with addiction, fame, and personal redemption.
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C.
Smells Like Records
Smells Like Records is an independent record label known for releasing alternative and indie rock music in the 1990s and beyond.
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D.
Divagations
Divagations is a seminal 1897 collection of prose poems and critical essays by French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé, reflecting his innovative, highly allusive approach to language and literature.
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E.
For Small Creatures Such as We
For Small Creatures Such as We is a reflective nonfiction book by Sasha Sagan that explores meaning, ritual, and wonder in a secular, science-informed worldview.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient treatise
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philosophical work ⓘ scientific treatise ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 4th–3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lyceum of Aristotle ⓘ |
| author | Theophrastus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| culturalContext | classical Greek daily life ⓘ |
| describes |
animal-based aromatics
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mineral-based aromatics ⓘ plant-based aromatics ⓘ |
| discusses |
classification of odours
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cosmetic uses of scents ⓘ ingredients of perfumes ⓘ medical uses of scents ⓘ preparation of perfumes ⓘ religious uses of scents ⓘ |
| examines |
nature of smells
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sources of smells ⓘ uses of smells ⓘ |
| field |
early chemistry of scents
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natural philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural practices involving scent
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effects of odours on the body ⓘ practical recipes for perfumes ⓘ properties of aromatic substances ⓘ |
| genre | technical prose ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Greek pharmacology
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later perfume-making traditions ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aromatics
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botany ⓘ daily life in classical Greece ⓘ odours ⓘ perfumes ⓘ smell ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Περὶ ὀσμῶν ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Theophrastus ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Peripatetic school ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Enquiry into Plants
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On the Causes of Plants ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| title | On Odours ⓘ |
| usedBy |
historians of medicine
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historians of perfumery ⓘ historians of science ⓘ |
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Subject: On Odours Description of subject: On Odours is an ancient treatise by Theophrastus that systematically examines the nature, sources, and uses of smells, especially in perfumes and daily life in classical Greece.
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