biography of Isis
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The "biography of Isis" is a section in Giovanni Boccaccio’s 14th-century Latin work *De mulieribus claris* that recounts the life and mythological significance of the Egyptian goddess Isis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| biography of Isis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4948152 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: biography of Isis Context triple: [De mulieribus claris, hasPart, biography of Isis]
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A.
Isis mysteries
The Isis mysteries were an ancient Greco-Roman mystery cult devoted to the Egyptian goddess Isis, offering initiates secret rites of purification, salvation, and personal transformation.
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B.
Plutarch On Isis and Osiris
Plutarch On Isis and Osiris is an ancient philosophical and religious treatise in which the Greek writer Plutarch interprets the Egyptian myth of Isis and Osiris through a Hellenistic and allegorical lens.
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C.
Isis Unveiled
Isis Unveiled is a foundational 1877 work by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky that outlines the core esoteric, philosophical, and religious ideas that shaped the modern Theosophical movement.
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D.
Isis (song)
"Isis" is a narrative folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, co-written with Jacques Levy and featured on his 1976 album *Desire*.
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E.
Isis
Isis is the name given to the stretch of the River Thames that flows through Oxford, England.
- 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: biography of Isis Target entity description: The "biography of Isis" is a section in Giovanni Boccaccio’s 14th-century Latin work *De mulieribus claris* that recounts the life and mythological significance of the Egyptian goddess Isis.
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A.
Isis mysteries
The Isis mysteries were an ancient Greco-Roman mystery cult devoted to the Egyptian goddess Isis, offering initiates secret rites of purification, salvation, and personal transformation.
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B.
Plutarch On Isis and Osiris
Plutarch On Isis and Osiris is an ancient philosophical and religious treatise in which the Greek writer Plutarch interprets the Egyptian myth of Isis and Osiris through a Hellenistic and allegorical lens.
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C.
Isis Unveiled
Isis Unveiled is a foundational 1877 work by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky that outlines the core esoteric, philosophical, and religious ideas that shaped the modern Theosophical movement.
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D.
Isis (song)
"Isis" is a narrative folk-rock song by Bob Dylan, co-written with Jacques Levy and featured on his 1976 album *Desire*.
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E.
Isis
Isis is the name given to the stretch of the River Thames that flows through Oxford, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical narrative
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literary work section ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Renaissance humanism
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classical mythology reception ⓘ |
| author | Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ |
| containedInManuscriptsOf | De mulieribus claris manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| depicts |
Isis as culture-bringer
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Isis as exemplary woman ⓘ |
| describes |
life of Isis
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mythological significance of Isis ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiographic-style narrative
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mythographical biography ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
interpretation of pagan deities
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moral exemplarity ⓘ virtue of women ⓘ |
| includedIn | collection of biographies of famous women ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical sources on Isis
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medieval mythographic traditions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | learned readers ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Latin humanist literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Isis ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
example of civilizing power of women
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example of female wisdom ⓘ |
| partOf | De mulieribus claris ⓘ |
| sourceWorkDate | circa 1360 ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| workTitleInLatin |
De Iside
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linked to:
De Iside et Osiride
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