The Sacrifice of Polyxena
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The Sacrifice of Polyxena is a Baroque painting by Pietro da Cortona depicting the tragic mythological scene of Polyxena’s sacrifice at the end of the Trojan War.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13752792 — 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: The Sacrifice of Polyxena Context triple: [Pietro da Cortona, notableWork, The Sacrifice of Polyxena]
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A.
The Sacrifice of Polyxena
The Sacrifice of Polyxena is a Baroque history painting by French artist Antoine Coypel depicting the tragic mythological execution of Polyxena at the end of the Trojan War.
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B.
The Rape of Polyxena
The Rape of Polyxena is a dramatic marble sculpture by Pio Fedi depicting the abduction of the Trojan princess Polyxena by Achilles, prominently displayed in Florence.
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C.
The Death of Priam
The Death of Priam is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the brutal slaying of the Trojan king Priam during the fall of Troy.
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D.
All for Hecuba
All for Hecuba is a theatrical memoir by Irish actor and playwright Micheál Mac Liammóir, reflecting on his life in the theatre and his experiences on stage.
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E.
Epigoni
The Epigoni are the sons of the Seven Against Thebes in Greek mythology, famed for successfully avenging their fathers by capturing the city of Thebes.
- 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: The Sacrifice of Polyxena Target entity description: The Sacrifice of Polyxena is a Baroque painting by Pietro da Cortona depicting the tragic mythological scene of Polyxena’s sacrifice at the end of the Trojan War.
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A.
The Sacrifice of Polyxena
The Sacrifice of Polyxena is a Baroque history painting by French artist Antoine Coypel depicting the tragic mythological execution of Polyxena at the end of the Trojan War.
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B.
The Rape of Polyxena
The Rape of Polyxena is a dramatic marble sculpture by Pio Fedi depicting the abduction of the Trojan princess Polyxena by Achilles, prominently displayed in Florence.
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C.
The Death of Priam
The Death of Priam is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the brutal slaying of the Trojan king Priam during the fall of Troy.
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D.
All for Hecuba
All for Hecuba is a theatrical memoir by Irish actor and playwright Micheál Mac Liammóir, reflecting on his life in the theatre and his experiences on stage.
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E.
Epigoni
The Epigoni are the sons of the Seven Against Thebes in Greek mythology, famed for successfully avenging their fathers by capturing the city of Thebes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.