Little Iliad
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The Little Iliad is a lost ancient Greek epic poem of the Trojan Cycle that narrated events between the end of the Iliad and the fall of Troy, including episodes involving Helen of Troy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Iliad canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1092287 — 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: Little Iliad Context triple: [Helen of Troy, appearsIn, Little Iliad]
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A.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden that contrasts Homeric heroism with the horrors and moral emptiness of the modern world.
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B.
Daughters of Penelope
Daughters of Penelope is a women’s philanthropic and fraternal organization associated with the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, dedicated to promoting Hellenic culture, education, and community service.
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C.
The Judgement of Paris
The Judgement of Paris is a famous mythological painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the Trojan prince Paris choosing the fairest goddess among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
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D.
King of Ithaca
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
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E.
Homer's Iliad
Homer's Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem traditionally attributed to Homer that recounts a pivotal period of the Trojan War, focusing on the wrath of Achilles and the conflicts among gods and mortals.
- 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: Little Iliad Target entity description: The Little Iliad is a lost ancient Greek epic poem of the Trojan Cycle that narrated events between the end of the Iliad and the fall of Troy, including episodes involving Helen of Troy.
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A.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden that contrasts Homeric heroism with the horrors and moral emptiness of the modern world.
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B.
Daughters of Penelope
Daughters of Penelope is a women’s philanthropic and fraternal organization associated with the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, dedicated to promoting Hellenic culture, education, and community service.
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C.
The Judgement of Paris
The Judgement of Paris is a famous mythological painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the Trojan prince Paris choosing the fairest goddess among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
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D.
King of Ithaca
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
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E.
Homer's Iliad
Homer's Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem traditionally attributed to Homer that recounts a pivotal period of the Trojan War, focusing on the wrath of Achilles and the conflicts among gods and mortals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek epic poem
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lost literary work ⓘ work in the Trojan Cycle ⓘ |
| alternateName | Mikra Ilias ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | disputed ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInCycle |
after the Aethiopis
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before the Sack of Troy ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Pausanias
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Proclus in the Chrestomathy ⓘ scholia on Homer ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
Ajax the Greater ⓘ Ajax the Lesser ⓘ Athena ⓘ Helen of Troy ⓘ Menelaus ⓘ Neoptolemus ⓘ Odysseus ⓘ Paris ⓘ Philoctetes ⓘ Priam ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| includesEpisode |
Trojan debate about the Wooden Horse
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arrival of Neoptolemus at Troy ⓘ bringing of Philoctetes to Troy ⓘ construction of the Trojan Horse ⓘ introduction of the Palladium theme ⓘ judgment over Achilles’ arms ⓘ suicide of Ajax the Greater ⓘ wounding and death of Paris ⓘ |
| influenced | later mythographic accounts of the Trojan War ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle |
Trojan cycle
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surface form:
Trojan Cycle
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| narrativePeriod | events between the end of the Iliad and the fall of Troy ⓘ |
| partOf | Epic Cycle ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Aethiopis
ⓘ
Cypria ⓘ Homer's Iliad ⓘ
surface form:
Iliad
Nostoi (Returns) ⓘ
surface form:
Returns (Nostoi)
Trojan War ⓘ
surface form:
Sack of Troy
|
| setting |
Greek camp at Troy
ⓘ
Troy ⓘ |
| subject | Trojan War ⓘ |
| survivesAs |
fragments
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testimonia in later authors ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | Archaic period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Lesches of Pyrrha ⓘ |
| workStatus | lost ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Iliad Description of subject: The Little Iliad is a lost ancient Greek epic poem of the Trojan Cycle that narrated events between the end of the Iliad and the fall of Troy, including episodes involving Helen of Troy.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nostoi