Idyll II
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Idyll II is a pastoral poem by the ancient Greek poet Theocritus that portrays the lovesick sorceress Simaetha as she performs a magic ritual to win back her unfaithful lover.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Idyll II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8317929 — 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: Idyll II Context triple: [Theocritus, hasWork, Idyll II]
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A.
Idyll I
Idyll I is a pastoral poem by the ancient Greek poet Theocritus, often regarded as a foundational work of bucolic poetry depicting rustic life and love.
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B.
Divine Idylle
"Divine Idylle" is a popular French pop song by singer Vanessa Paradis, known for its catchy melody and romantic, whimsical style.
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C.
The Arcadian Shepherds
The Arcadian Shepherds is a renowned 17th-century pastoral painting by Nicolas Poussin that meditates on mortality through the image of shepherds contemplating a tomb inscribed with the phrase "Et in Arcadia ego."
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D.
The Arcadian
The Arcadian is a popular entertainment and leisure complex in Birmingham, England, known for its mix of bars, restaurants, and nightlife venues.
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E.
Shepherds on Mount Ida
Shepherds on Mount Ida are the rustic caretakers who secretly brought up the Trojan prince Paris in the wilds of the mountain after his royal parents abandoned him.
- 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: Idyll II Target entity description: Idyll II is a pastoral poem by the ancient Greek poet Theocritus that portrays the lovesick sorceress Simaetha as she performs a magic ritual to win back her unfaithful lover.
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A.
Idyll I
Idyll I is a pastoral poem by the ancient Greek poet Theocritus, often regarded as a foundational work of bucolic poetry depicting rustic life and love.
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B.
Divine Idylle
"Divine Idylle" is a popular French pop song by singer Vanessa Paradis, known for its catchy melody and romantic, whimsical style.
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C.
The Arcadian Shepherds
The Arcadian Shepherds is a renowned 17th-century pastoral painting by Nicolas Poussin that meditates on mortality through the image of shepherds contemplating a tomb inscribed with the phrase "Et in Arcadia ego."
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D.
The Arcadian
The Arcadian is a popular entertainment and leisure complex in Birmingham, England, known for its mix of bars, restaurants, and nightlife venues.
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E.
Shepherds on Mount Ida
Shepherds on Mount Ida are the rustic caretakers who secretly brought up the Trojan prince Paris in the wilds of the mountain after his royal parents abandoned him.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic poem
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ancient Greek poem ⓘ pastoral poem ⓘ |
| alternateName |
The Sorceress
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The Spell ⓘ |
| author | Theocritus ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Simaetha’s attempt to regain her unfaithful lover ⓘ |
| collection | Idylls of Theocritus ⓘ |
| containsElement |
catalogue of magical ingredients
ⓘ
direct address to the moon ⓘ incantations ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Delphis
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Simaetha ⓘ |
| genre |
love poetry
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magic incantation poem ⓘ pastoral poetry ⓘ |
| invokesDeity |
Hecate
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Selene ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
apostrophe
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repetition ⓘ simile ⓘ |
| literaryForm | monologue ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn |
Latin love elegy
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Roman poetry about magic ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Simaetha ⓘ |
| motif |
invocation of the moon
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love magic ritual ⓘ spinning of the iynx wheel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript transmission ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCorpus | one of the early Idylls of Theocritus ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts of Theocritus ⓘ |
| setting | Syracuse ⓘ |
| structure | dramatic monologue with embedded narrative ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical literature courses
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classical philology ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a lovesick sorceress performing a magic ritual to win back her lover ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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emotional suffering ⓘ female desire ⓘ magic and witchcraft ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Idyll II Description of subject: Idyll II is a pastoral poem by the ancient Greek poet Theocritus that portrays the lovesick sorceress Simaetha as she performs a magic ritual to win back her unfaithful lover.
Referenced by (1)
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