Iliad, Book 16
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Iliad, Book 16 is a pivotal section of Homer’s epic in which Patroclus enters battle in Achilles’ armor, turning the tide of the Trojan War but ultimately meeting his tragic death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Iliad, Book 16 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5126092 — 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: Iliad, Book 16 Context triple: [Tlepolemus, appearsIn, Iliad, Book 16]
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A.
Iliad Book 18
Iliad Book 18 is a pivotal book of Homer’s epic poem in which Achilles learns of Patroclus’ death and the divine smith Hephaestus forges his magnificent new armor, including the famous shield.
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B.
Iliad, Book 5
Iliad, Book 5 is a section of Homer’s epic poem that focuses on the intense battlefield exploits of the Greek hero Diomedes during the Trojan War.
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C.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden that contrasts Homeric heroism with the horrors and moral emptiness of the modern world.
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D.
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
"Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" is a neoclassical history painting by Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief-stricken Greek hero mourning his fallen companion from Homer's Iliad.
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E.
Criseida
Criseida is the tragic beloved of Troilo in Giovanni Boccaccio’s medieval Italian poem "Il Filostrato," a key early version of the Troilus and Cressida love story.
- 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: Iliad, Book 16 Target entity description: Iliad, Book 16 is a pivotal section of Homer’s epic in which Patroclus enters battle in Achilles’ armor, turning the tide of the Trojan War but ultimately meeting his tragic death.
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A.
Iliad Book 18
Iliad Book 18 is a pivotal book of Homer’s epic poem in which Achilles learns of Patroclus’ death and the divine smith Hephaestus forges his magnificent new armor, including the famous shield.
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B.
Iliad, Book 5
Iliad, Book 5 is a section of Homer’s epic poem that focuses on the intense battlefield exploits of the Greek hero Diomedes during the Trojan War.
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C.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden that contrasts Homeric heroism with the horrors and moral emptiness of the modern world.
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D.
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
"Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" is a neoclassical history painting by Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief-stricken Greek hero mourning his fallen companion from Homer's Iliad.
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E.
Criseida
Criseida is the tragic beloved of Troilo in Giovanni Boccaccio’s medieval Italian poem "Il Filostrato," a key early version of the Troilus and Cressida love story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book of epic poem ⓘ |
| author | Homer ⓘ |
| causeOf |
Achilles’ decision to return to battle
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renewed Greek success against the Trojans ⓘ |
| centralEvent |
Death of Sarpedon
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Patroclus drives the Trojans back from the Greek ships ⓘ Patroclus enters battle wearing Achilles’ armor ⓘ Patroclus is killed in battle ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInNarrative | occurs after the embassy to Achilles and the failure of reconciliation ⓘ |
| conflictType | Greek–Trojan warfare ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Achilles lends his armor to Patroclus
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Apollo strikes Patroclus from behind ⓘ Hector delivers the final blow to Patroclus ⓘ Patroclus prophesies Hector’s death ⓘ Patroclus’ supplication of Achilles to rejoin the fight ⓘ Zeus debates saving Sarpedon ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
borrowed armor
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divine intervention in battle ⓘ heroic substitution ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Achaeans
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Achilles ⓘ Apollo ⓘ Automedon ⓘ Hector ⓘ Menoetius ⓘ Patroclus ⓘ Sarpedon ⓘ Trojans ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| meter | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
prepares for Achilles’ aristeia
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turning point in the Iliad ⓘ |
| originalMedium | oral performance ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iliad
ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
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| positionInWork | 16 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Iliad, Book 17
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Iliad, Book 18 ⓘ
linked to:
Iliad Book 18
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| setting |
Plains of Troy
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Trojan War ⓘ |
| theme |
fate and divine will
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friendship between Achilles and Patroclus ⓘ heroic glory and mortality ⓘ limits of borrowed identity ⓘ |
| tradition | Ancient Greek epic tradition ⓘ |
| workMentionedIn | classical scholarship on Homer ⓘ |
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Subject: Iliad, Book 16 Description of subject: Iliad, Book 16 is a pivotal section of Homer’s epic in which Patroclus enters battle in Achilles’ armor, turning the tide of the Trojan War but ultimately meeting his tragic death.
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