The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus

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ancient Greek mythographical handbook mythographic work prose compilation reference work

The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook traditionally attributed to Apollodorus of Athens, offering a comprehensive prose compilation of Greek myths and heroic legends.

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Label	Occurrences
Library of Apollodorus	3
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.2.1–2	1
Bibliotheca (attributed to Apollodorus)	1
The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus canonical	1
The Library of Apollodorus	1

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Target entity: The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus
Context triple: [Aeëtes, appearsIn, The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus]

A. Library of Pantainos
The Library of Pantainos was a Roman-era public library and cultural complex in Athens, known for its role as an important center of learning and literature within the Ancient Agora.
B. Batthyaneum Library
The Batthyaneum Library is a historic scholarly library and former monastery in Alba Iulia, Romania, renowned for its rich collection of rare manuscripts, incunabula, and early printed books.
C. Hadrian's Library
Hadrian's Library is an ancient Roman complex in central Athens, built by Emperor Hadrian as a grand library and cultural center, whose ruins now stand just off Monastiraki Square.
D. Library of Caesarea
The Library of Caesarea was an influential early Christian scholarly center in Roman Palestine, renowned for its extensive collection of theological and classical texts that supported biblical studies and patristic scholarship.
E. Library of Alexandria
The Library of Alexandria was an ancient center of learning in Egypt, renowned for its vast collection of texts and its role as a major hub of scholarship in the Hellenistic world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus
Target entity description: The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook traditionally attributed to Apollodorus of Athens, offering a comprehensive prose compilation of Greek myths and heroic legends.

A. Library of Pantainos
The Library of Pantainos was a Roman-era public library and cultural complex in Athens, known for its role as an important center of learning and literature within the Ancient Agora.
B. Batthyaneum Library
The Batthyaneum Library is a historic scholarly library and former monastery in Alba Iulia, Romania, renowned for its rich collection of rare manuscripts, incunabula, and early printed books.
C. Hadrian's Library
Hadrian's Library is an ancient Roman complex in central Athens, built by Emperor Hadrian as a grand library and cultural center, whose ruins now stand just off Monastiraki Square.
D. Library of Caesarea
The Library of Caesarea was an influential early Christian scholarly center in Roman Palestine, renowned for its extensive collection of theological and classical texts that supported biblical studies and patristic scholarship.
E. Library of Alexandria
The Library of Alexandria was an ancient center of learning in Egypt, renowned for its vast collection of texts and its role as a major hub of scholarship in the Hellenistic world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek mythographical handbook ⓘ mythographic work ⓘ prose compilation ⓘ reference work ⓘ
attributionIssue	probably not written by the 2nd-century BCE scholar Apollodorus of Athens ⓘ
authorshipStatus	pseudonymous ⓘ
citationForm	commonly cited as Apollodorus, Bibliotheca ⓘ
contentScope	cosmogony ⓘ genealogies of gods ⓘ genealogies of heroes ⓘ myths of Heracles ⓘ myths of Theseus ⓘ myths of the Argonauts ⓘ myths of the Trojan War cycle ⓘ
culturalContext	ancient Greek scholarly tradition ⓘ
focus	organization of myths by genealogical and regional groupings ⓘ
function	reference source for later mythographers and scholars ⓘ systematic handbook of Greek myths ⓘ
genre	handbook ⓘ mythography ⓘ
importance	major source for reconstructing lost Greek epic and tragic material ⓘ one of the most comprehensive surviving mythographic compilations from antiquity ⓘ
influenceOn	Renaissance mythographers ⓘ early modern classical scholarship ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
modernReception	standard reference for students of Greek mythology ⓘ
narrativeStyle	concise prose summary ⓘ largely non-literary and utilitarian ⓘ
originalMedium	ancient manuscript on papyrus or parchment ⓘ
preservationSignificance	preserves variants of myths otherwise lost ⓘ
relatedDiscipline	classical philology ⓘ comparative mythology ⓘ
relatedWork	Epitome (often transmitted with the Bibliotheca) ⓘ linked to: Epitome Juliani
scholarlyName	Pseudo-Apollodorus ⓘ linked to: Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
structure	divided into three main books in the principal manuscript tradition ⓘ
subject	Greek heroic legends ⓘ Greek mythology ⓘ
survivalStatus	survives largely complete ⓘ
title	Bibliotheca ⓘ
traditionalAuthor	Apollodorus of Athens ⓘ
transmission	preserved in medieval manuscripts ⓘ
usesSources	Attic tragedy ⓘ Hellenistic mythographic compilations ⓘ earlier epic poetry ⓘ
workPeriod	Hellenistic and Roman eras ⓘ

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