Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Greek_mythology
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| gptkbp:depictedIn |
Baroque music
Renaissance paintings |
| gptkbp:featuresCharacter |
gptkb:Polyphemus
gptkb:Galatea gptkb:Acis |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Acis and Galatea myth
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Acis and Galatea (Handel opera)
Acis and Galatea (paintings) |
| gptkbp:motif |
metamorphosis
tragic love |
| gptkbp:narrativeLocation |
gptkb:Sicily
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| gptkbp:origin |
Ancient Greece
|
| gptkbp:plotSummary |
Acis, a mortal shepherd, loves the sea-nymph Galatea.
Polyphemus, a Cyclops, is in love with Galatea and becomes jealous of Acis. Polyphemus kills Acis by crushing him with a rock. Galatea transforms Acis into a river spirit after his death. |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Galatea_(mythology)
Acis (mythology) Polyphemus myth |
| gptkbp:source |
gptkb:Theocritus'_Idylls
gptkb:Ovid's_Metamorphoses |
| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:transformation
love jealousy |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:statue_of_Polyphemus_surprising_Acis_and_Galatea
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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