dialogue at a banquet
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"Dialogue at a Banquet" is a work by Athenaeus that presents learned discussions on literature, food, and culture framed as conversations among diners at a lavish feast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| dialogue at a banquet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7253565 — 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: dialogue at a banquet Context triple: [Athenaeus, workStructure, dialogue at a banquet]
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A.
Banquet
"Banquet" is a song from Joni Mitchell's 1972 album *For the Roses*, reflecting her introspective folk-rock style and lyrical social commentary.
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B.
Dialogue on Oratory
Dialogue on Oratory is a work by the Roman historian Tacitus that examines the decline of oratory in Imperial Rome through a philosophical conversation among contemporary speakers.
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C.
Banquet of the Officers of the St Hadrian Civic Guard
Banquet of the Officers of the St Hadrian Civic Guard is a celebrated 1627 group portrait painting by Dutch Golden Age master Frans Hals, renowned for its lively composition and vivid characterization of Haarlem militiamen.
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D.
Gourmet Night
Gourmet Night is a celebrated episode of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers, centered on a disastrous high-class dinner event at the hotel.
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E.
Salón de Banquetes
El Salón de Banquetes es uno de los espacios ceremoniales principales del Palacio Nacional de la Cultura de Guatemala, utilizado para recepciones oficiales y eventos de Estado.
- 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: dialogue at a banquet Target entity description: "Dialogue at a Banquet" is a work by Athenaeus that presents learned discussions on literature, food, and culture framed as conversations among diners at a lavish feast.
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A.
Banquet
"Banquet" is a song from Joni Mitchell's 1972 album *For the Roses*, reflecting her introspective folk-rock style and lyrical social commentary.
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B.
Dialogue on Oratory
Dialogue on Oratory is a work by the Roman historian Tacitus that examines the decline of oratory in Imperial Rome through a philosophical conversation among contemporary speakers.
-
C.
Banquet of the Officers of the St Hadrian Civic Guard
Banquet of the Officers of the St Hadrian Civic Guard is a celebrated 1627 group portrait painting by Dutch Golden Age master Frans Hals, renowned for its lively composition and vivid characterization of Haarlem militiamen.
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D.
Gourmet Night
Gourmet Night is a celebrated episode of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers, centered on a disastrous high-class dinner event at the hotel.
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E.
Salón de Banquetes
El Salón de Banquetes es uno de los espacios ceremoniales principales del Palacio Nacional de la Cultura de Guatemala, utilizado para recepciones oficiales y eventos de Estado.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek prose work
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Athenaeus ⓘ |
| contains |
descriptions of foods and banqueting practices
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discussions of poets and their works ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greco-Roman intellectual culture ⓘ |
| feature |
digressive discussions
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erudite citations ⓘ mixture of literary criticism and antiquarian lore ⓘ |
| focus |
relationship between food and culture
ⓘ
scholarly display of knowledge at a feast ⓘ |
| genre |
dialogue
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learned miscellany ⓘ symposium literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | framed conversations among diners ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
culture
ⓘ
food ⓘ literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | banquet ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | dialogic exchange ⓘ |
| setting | lavish feast ⓘ |
| structure | series of conversations among guests ⓘ |
| topic |
Greek cultural traditions
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banquet customs ⓘ culinary practices ⓘ learned discussions on literary history ⓘ quotations from earlier authors ⓘ |
| workOf |
Athenaeus of Naucratis
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linked to:
Athenaeus
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Subject: dialogue at a banquet Description of subject: "Dialogue at a Banquet" is a work by Athenaeus that presents learned discussions on literature, food, and culture framed as conversations among diners at a lavish feast.
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