Apollodorus' Bibliotheca

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ancient Greek mythographical handbook mythographical compendium prose work reference work on Greek mythology

Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.

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All labels observed (39)

Label	Occurrences
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca	70
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca canonical	65
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca	55
Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus	16
Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)	14
Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca	11
ApollodorusBibliotheca	6
Pseudo-Apollodorus	5
Library of Apollodorus	4
Apollodorus "Bibliotheca"	3
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca	3
works of Apollodorus	3
Apollod. Bibl.	2
Apollodorus Bibliotheca	2
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.4.5	2
Pseudo-Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca	2
Apollodorus (Bibliotheca)	1
Apollodorus (Pseudo-Apollodorus)	1
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca (with variant names)	1
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.9.14	1
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.5.10	1
Apollodorus’ "Bibliotheca"	1
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca (attributed)	1
Bibliotheca (Library) of Pseudo-Apollodorus	1
Bibliotheca (Pseudo‑Apollodorus)	1
Epitome (often transmitted with the Bibliotheca)	1
Hellenistic mythographers	1
LibraryOfApollodorus	1
Pseudo-Apollodorus "Bibliotheca"	1
Pseudo-Apollodorus (author of the Bibliotheca)	1
Pseudo-Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca	1
The Library by Apollodorus	1
The Library of Apollodorus	1
Works of Apollodorus	1
appears in Pseudo-Apollodorus Bibliotheca	1
editions of Apollodorus	1
works of Pseudo-Apollodorus	1
Απολλόδωρος Βιβλιοθήκη	1
Βιβλιοθήκη του Απολλοδώρου	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T34889 — 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: Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Context triple: [Atlas, mentionedIn, Apollodorus' Bibliotheca]

A. Hesiod's Theogony
Hesiod's Theogony is an ancient Greek didactic poem that systematically recounts the origins and genealogies of the gods, forming a foundational work of Greek mythology.
B. Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that recounts the long, perilous journey of the hero Odysseus as he attempts to return home from the Trojan War.
C. Dædalus
Dædalus is a scholarly journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that features interdisciplinary essays on culture, science, public affairs, and the arts.
D. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
E. Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
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: Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Target entity description: Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.

A. Hesiod's Theogony
Hesiod's Theogony is an ancient Greek didactic poem that systematically recounts the origins and genealogies of the gods, forming a foundational work of Greek mythology.
B. Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that recounts the long, perilous journey of the hero Odysseus as he attempts to return home from the Trojan War.
C. Dædalus
Dædalus is a scholarly journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that features interdisciplinary essays on culture, science, public affairs, and the arts.
D. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
E. Philokalia
Philokalia is a renowned anthology of spiritual writings by Eastern Orthodox mystics and Church Fathers that guides readers in the practice of inner prayer and ascetic life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek mythographical handbook ⓘ mythographical compendium ⓘ prose work ⓘ reference work on Greek mythology ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Library of Apollodorus ⓘ linked to: Bibliotheca
attributedTo	Apollodorus of Athens ⓘ
authorshipStatus	pseudonymous ⓘ
citationForm	Apollod. Bibl. ⓘ linked to: Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
covers	Heracles and his labors ⓘ linked to: Heracles Perseus and his descendants ⓘ linked to: Perseus Theseus and Athenian legends ⓘ Trojan War cycle ⓘ linked to: Homer's Iliad genealogies of heroic families ⓘ myths of heroes ⓘ myths of the gods ⓘ
dateOfComposition	1st or 2nd century CE ⓘ
focus	organization of myths by genealogical lines ⓘ
genre	genealogical handbook ⓘ mythography ⓘ
hasGreekTitle	Βιβλιοθήκη ⓘ
hasLatinTitle	Bibliotheca ⓘ
hasPart	Book 1 ⓘ Book 2 ⓘ Book 3 ⓘ
hasTitle	Bibliotheca ⓘ
importance	major source for Greek mythology ⓘ standard reference for later mythographers ⓘ
influenced	later mythographical handbooks ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
literaryForm	handbook ⓘ
literaryPeriod	Hellenistic and Roman Imperial era tradition ⓘ
modernScholarlyAttribution	unknown author ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	ancient Greece ⓘ linked to: Greek Antiquity
preservedBy	Byzantine manuscript tradition ⓘ
purpose	summary of major Greek mythological genealogies ⓘ systematic compilation of Greek myths ⓘ
relatedWork	Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ Homeric epics ⓘ Pindar's odes ⓘ tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides ⓘ
scholarlyDebate	authorship and exact dating ⓘ
structure	three books ⓘ
style	concise prose summary ⓘ
subject	Greek mythological genealogies ⓘ Greek mythology ⓘ
traditionalAuthor	Apollodorus of Athens ⓘ
transmission	survives largely complete ⓘ
usedBy	Renaissance humanists ⓘ modern classical scholars ⓘ

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Referenced by (286)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlas → mentionedIn → Apollodorus' Bibliotheca ⓘ

subject linked to: Atlas from Greek mythology

Hesiod's Theogony → influenced → Hellenistic mythographers ⓘ