Fabulae
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Fabulae is a Latin mythological handbook traditionally attributed to Hyginus, compiling brief retellings of Greek and Roman myths and genealogies.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fabulae canonical | 4 |
| Hyginus' Fabulae | 3 |
| Fabulae (Hyginus) | 2 |
| Hyginus Fabulae | 2 |
| HyginusFabulae | 1 |
| mythographical handbook Fabulae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3038545 — 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.
Target entity: Fabulae Context triple: [Hyginus, notableWork, Fabulae]
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A.
Heroides
Heroides is a collection of elegiac epistolary poems by the Roman poet Ovid, presented as fictional letters written by mythological heroines to their absent lovers.
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B.
Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses is a play by Mary Zimmerman that reimagines classical Greek and Roman myths through visually striking, water-centered staging.
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C.
Quo Fata Ferunt
Quo Fata Ferunt is the Latin national motto of Bermuda, traditionally translated as "Whither the Fates Carry [Us]."
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Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Ovid’s Metamorphoses is a Latin narrative poem composed of mythological and legendary tales linked by the theme of transformation, which became one of the most influential works in Western literature.
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E.
Imitations of Horace
Imitations of Horace is a series of poetic adaptations by Alexander Pope that recast the Roman poet Horace’s satires and epistles into the social and political context of 18th-century England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Fabulae Target entity description: Fabulae is a Latin mythological handbook traditionally attributed to Hyginus, compiling brief retellings of Greek and Roman myths and genealogies.
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A.
Heroides
Heroides is a collection of elegiac epistolary poems by the Roman poet Ovid, presented as fictional letters written by mythological heroines to their absent lovers.
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B.
Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses is a play by Mary Zimmerman that reimagines classical Greek and Roman myths through visually striking, water-centered staging.
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C.
Quo Fata Ferunt
Quo Fata Ferunt is the Latin national motto of Bermuda, traditionally translated as "Whither the Fates Carry [Us]."
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D.
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Ovid’s Metamorphoses is a Latin narrative poem composed of mythological and legendary tales linked by the theme of transformation, which became one of the most influential works in Western literature.
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E.
Imitations of Horace
Imitations of Horace is a series of poetic adaptations by Alexander Pope that recast the Roman poet Horace’s satires and epistles into the social and political context of 18th-century England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin work
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classical literature work ⓘ mythological handbook ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 1st century BCE–1st century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gaius Julius Hyginus ⓘ |
| attributionStatus | disputed ⓘ |
| author | Hyginus ⓘ |
| category |
Latin mythographical texts
ⓘ
handbooks of classical mythology ⓘ |
| circulation | medieval manuscript copies ⓘ |
| contains |
Greek myths
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Roman myths ⓘ mythological genealogies ⓘ |
| focusesOn | genealogical relationships among mythological figures ⓘ |
| genre |
mythography
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mythological handbook ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of Theban myths
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accounts of the Trojan War cycle ⓘ catalogues of gods ⓘ catalogues of heroes ⓘ catalogues of heroines ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| modernReception | important source for reconstructing lost myths ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in a single medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork | De Astronomica ⓘ |
| structure |
collection of brief mythological summaries
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includes genealogical lists ⓘ |
| subject |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
Roman religion ⓘ
surface form:
Roman mythology
classical mythology ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Hyginus ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference work for mythological plots
ⓘ
source for lost Greek tragedies ⓘ |
| usedBy |
classical philologists
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scholars of mythology ⓘ |
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Subject: Fabulae Description of subject: Fabulae is a Latin mythological handbook traditionally attributed to Hyginus, compiling brief retellings of Greek and Roman myths and genealogies.
Referenced by (13)
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