Europa and the Bull
E142100
Europa and the Bull is a celebrated bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Milles depicting the mythological abduction of Europa by Zeus transformed into a bull.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Europa and the Bull canonical | 1 |
| abduction of Europa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1245377 — 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: Europa and the Bull Context triple: [Carl Milles, notableWork, Europa and the Bull]
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A.
The Bull
The Bull is a renowned 17th-century Dutch painting by Paulus Potter, celebrated for its unusually large, detailed, and lifelike depiction of a farm animal within a rural landscape.
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B.
UNA Europa
UNA Europa is a European university alliance that brings together leading research-intensive universities to foster transnational collaboration in education, research, and innovation.
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C.
Cretan Bull
The Cretan Bull is a fearsome mythical bull from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labours.
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D.
Pillars of Hercules
The Pillars of Hercules is the ancient name for the two promontories flanking the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar, long regarded as the symbolic boundary of the known world in classical antiquity.
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E.
Heraia
Heraia was an ancient Greek women’s athletic festival and footrace held at Olympia in honor of the goddess Hera.
- 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: Europa and the Bull Target entity description: Europa and the Bull is a celebrated bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Milles depicting the mythological abduction of Europa by Zeus transformed into a bull.
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A.
The Bull
The Bull is a renowned 17th-century Dutch painting by Paulus Potter, celebrated for its unusually large, detailed, and lifelike depiction of a farm animal within a rural landscape.
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B.
UNA Europa
UNA Europa is a European university alliance that brings together leading research-intensive universities to foster transnational collaboration in education, research, and innovation.
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C.
Cretan Bull
The Cretan Bull is a fearsome mythical bull from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labours.
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D.
Pillars of Hercules
The Pillars of Hercules is the ancient name for the two promontories flanking the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar, long regarded as the symbolic boundary of the known world in classical antiquity.
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E.
Heraia
Heraia was an ancient Greek women’s athletic festival and footrace held at Olympia in honor of the goddess Hera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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public artwork ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm |
figurative sculpture
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Carl Milles ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carl Milles’ mythological works
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European mythological iconography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| creator | Carl Milles ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| depictionType | narrative scene ⓘ |
| depicts |
Europa
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Zeus ⓘ bull ⓘ |
| genre | mythological sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of Europa
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figure of a bull ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Greek mythology
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myth of the abduction of Europa ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century sculpture ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Europa, mythological figure
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Zeus in art ⓘ abduction in mythology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Europa and the Bull Description of subject: Europa and the Bull is a celebrated bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Milles depicting the mythological abduction of Europa by Zeus transformed into a bull.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
abduction of Europa