Hodegetria-type icon

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Byzantine icon type Marian icon

A Hodegetria-type icon is a traditional Byzantine depiction of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child on her left arm while gesturing toward him as the source of salvation.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Hodegetria	7
Hodegetria-type Madonna	2
Hodegetria icon	1
Hodegetria icon type	1
Hodegetria of Cyprus	1
Hodegetria type of the Virgin Mary	1
Hodegetria-type icon canonical	1
Icon of the Virgin Mary attributed to Saint Luke	1
Panagia Hodegetria	1
Smolensk type of Hodegetria	1
Virgin Hodegetria icons	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3172362 — 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: Hodegetria-type icon
Context triple: [Our Lady of Kazan, iconographicType, Hodegetria-type icon]

A. Belt of the Theotokos (Holy Girdle of the Virgin Mary)
The Belt of the Theotokos (Holy Girdle of the Virgin Mary) is a revered Christian relic believed to be the Virgin Mary’s girdle, venerated especially in Eastern Orthodoxy for its protective and healing grace.
B. Coptic cross
The Coptic cross is a distinctive Christian cross used by the Coptic Orthodox Church, characterized by its intricate, often equal-armed design that blends ancient Egyptian and early Christian symbolism.
C. Christ Pantocrator
Christ Pantocrator is a traditional Byzantine iconographic depiction of Jesus Christ as the almighty, sovereign ruler and judge of the universe.
D. Patriarchal cross
The Patriarchal cross is a Christian cross variant featuring two horizontal bars, often associated with Eastern Christianity and ecclesiastical heraldry.
E. Motya Charioteer statue
The Motya Charioteer statue is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Greek marble sculpture, celebrated for its dynamic depiction of a victorious charioteer and its refined Classical style.
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: Hodegetria-type icon
Target entity description: A Hodegetria-type icon is a traditional Byzantine depiction of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child on her left arm while gesturing toward him as the source of salvation.

A. Belt of the Theotokos (Holy Girdle of the Virgin Mary)
The Belt of the Theotokos (Holy Girdle of the Virgin Mary) is a revered Christian relic believed to be the Virgin Mary’s girdle, venerated especially in Eastern Orthodoxy for its protective and healing grace.
B. Coptic cross
The Coptic cross is a distinctive Christian cross used by the Coptic Orthodox Church, characterized by its intricate, often equal-armed design that blends ancient Egyptian and early Christian symbolism.
C. Christ Pantocrator
Christ Pantocrator is a traditional Byzantine iconographic depiction of Jesus Christ as the almighty, sovereign ruler and judge of the universe.
D. Patriarchal cross
The Patriarchal cross is a Christian cross variant featuring two horizontal bars, often associated with Eastern Christianity and ecclesiastical heraldry.
E. Motya Charioteer statue
The Motya Charioteer statue is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Greek marble sculpture, celebrated for its dynamic depiction of a victorious charioteer and its refined Classical style.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine icon type ⓘ Marian icon ⓘ
associatedWith	Constantinople ⓘ linked to: Constantinople (probable) Hodegon Monastery ⓘ
commonIn	Byzantine churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox monasteries ⓘ Slavic Orthodox churches ⓘ
contrastedWith	Eleusa-type icon ⓘ Orans-type icon ⓘ
depictsFigure	Infant Jesus ⓘ linked to: Child Jesus Theotokos ⓘ
developedInCentury	Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
hasArtisticMedium	fresco ⓘ mosaic ⓘ portable panel icon ⓘ tempera on wood panel ⓘ
hasDepiction	Christ Child ⓘ linked to: Child Jesus Virgin Mary ⓘ
hasIconographicFeature	Christ Child often holds scroll or book ⓘ linked to: Madonna and Child Christ Child often looks toward Mary or viewer ⓘ linked to: Madonna and Child Christ Child shown as small adult ⓘ Virgin Mary gestures toward Christ Child ⓘ Virgin Mary holds Christ Child on her left arm ⓘ Virgin Mary often looks toward viewer ⓘ frontal presentation of Virgin Mary ⓘ gesture indicating Christ as source of salvation ⓘ
hasInscription	often includes Christological titles ⓘ often includes Greek abbreviations for Mother of God ⓘ
hasTheologicalTheme	Christ as source of salvation ⓘ Mary as guide to Christ ⓘ incarnation of Christ ⓘ intercession of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
hasVariant	Hodegetria of Cyprus ⓘ linked to: Hodegetria-type icon Hodegetria of Smolensk ⓘ linked to: Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God Hodegetria of Tikhvin ⓘ
influenced	Balkan icon painting traditions ⓘ Russian Orthodox icon painting ⓘ later Marian iconography in Eastern Christianity ⓘ
originatedIn	Byzantine Empire ⓘ
symbolizes	Mary as guide of the faithful ⓘ path to salvation through Christ ⓘ
usedAs	altar icon ⓘ processional icon ⓘ protective palladium of cities ⓘ
usedIn	Byzantine liturgy ⓘ Eastern Catholic devotion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox devotion ⓘ

How these facts were elicited