The Death of Hector
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The Death of Hector is a painting depicting the climactic moment in Homer’s Iliad when the Trojan hero Hector is slain by Achilles outside the walls of Troy.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Death of Hector canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17724814 — 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 Death of Hector Context triple: [Scenes from the Iliad series, hasPart, The Death of Hector]
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A.
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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B.
Andromache Mourning Hector
Andromache Mourning Hector is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief of Hector’s widow after his death in the Trojan War.
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C.
Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus
Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus is a classical marble sculpture depicting the Trojan War hero Menelaus holding the fallen Patroclus, celebrated for its dramatic expression of grief and heroism.
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D.
The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus
"The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus" is a dramatic 19th-century history painting depicting a violent episode from Homer's Iliad, in which opposing warriors struggle over the fallen hero Patroclus.
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E.
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
"Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" is a neoclassical history painting by Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief-stricken Greek hero mourning his fallen companion from Homer's Iliad.
- 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 Death of Hector Target entity description: The Death of Hector is a painting depicting the climactic moment in Homer’s Iliad when the Trojan hero Hector is slain by Achilles outside the walls of Troy.
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A.
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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B.
Andromache Mourning Hector
Andromache Mourning Hector is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief of Hector’s widow after his death in the Trojan War.
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C.
Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus
Menelaus Supporting the Body of Patroclus is a classical marble sculpture depicting the Trojan War hero Menelaus holding the fallen Patroclus, celebrated for its dramatic expression of grief and heroism.
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D.
The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus
"The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus" is a dramatic 19th-century history painting depicting a violent episode from Homer's Iliad, in which opposing warriors struggle over the fallen hero Patroclus.
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E.
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
"Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus" is a neoclassical history painting by Gavin Hamilton depicting the grief-stricken Greek hero mourning his fallen companion from Homer's Iliad.
- F. None of above. chosen
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