Homer's Odyssey
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Homer's Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that recounts the long, perilous journey of the hero Odysseus as he attempts to return home from the Trojan War.
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Target entity: Homer's Odyssey Context triple: [Atlas, mentionedIn, Homer's Odyssey]
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Dædalus
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Mens et Manus
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Ten Commandments
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The Crossroads of the World
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Homer's Odyssey Target entity description: Homer's Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer that recounts the long, perilous journey of the hero Odysseus as he attempts to return home from the Trojan War.
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Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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Per Ardua ad Astra
Per Ardua ad Astra is the Latin motto of the Royal Air Force, traditionally translated as “Through adversity to the stars,” expressing courage and aspiration in the face of hardship.
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Dædalus
Dædalus is a scholarly journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that features interdisciplinary essays on culture, science, public affairs, and the arts.
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D.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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E.
Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are a foundational set of biblical moral principles that outline core duties toward God and other people in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek literature
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epic poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| author | Homer ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
fate and the gods
ⓘ
heroism ⓘ hospitality (xenia) ⓘ identity and disguise ⓘ loyalty ⓘ nostos (homecoming) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| featuresCharacter |
Alcinous
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Antinous ⓘ Athena ⓘ Calypso ⓘ Circe ⓘ Eumaeus ⓘ Eurycleia ⓘ Eurymachus ⓘ Nausicaa ⓘ Polyphemus ⓘ Zeus ⓘ the Sirens ⓘ the suitors of Penelope ⓘ |
| genre | epic ⓘ |
| hasEpisode |
Calypso's island episode
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Circe's island episode ⓘ Scylla and Charybdis episode ⓘ the Cyclops episode ⓘ the Sirens episode ⓘ the contest of the bow in Ithaca ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
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James Joyce's Ulysses ⓘ Homer's Odyssey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nikos Kazantzakis's The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ Western epic tradition ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | oral-formulaic poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Archaic Greece
|
| mainAntagonist | Poseidon ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Odysseus
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Penelope ⓘ Telemachus ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | in medias res ⓘ |
| partOf |
Homer's Odyssey
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Homeric epics
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| plotSummary | Odysseus attempts to return home to Ithaca after the Trojan War and faces numerous trials and adventures. ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Homer's Iliad ⓘ |
| setting |
Ithaca, New York, United States
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surface form:
Ithaca
Troy (aftermath) ⓘ post–Trojan War Mediterranean ⓘ |
| structure | 24 books ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | circa 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| verseForm | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
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