Corpus Areopagiticum
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The Corpus Areopagiticum is a foundational collection of late antique Christian mystical and theological writings, influential in both Eastern Orthodox and Western medieval thought, attributed pseudonymously to Dionysius the Areopagite.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Corpus Areopagiticum canonical | 1 |
| Corpus Dionysiacum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4432228 — 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: Corpus Areopagiticum Context triple: [Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, knownFor, Corpus Areopagiticum]
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Corpus Aristotelicum
The Corpus Aristotelicum is the collected body of surviving works attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, encompassing his writings on logic, metaphysics, ethics, politics, natural science, and biology.
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corpus of Gregory of Nyssa
The corpus of Gregory of Nyssa is the collected body of theological, philosophical, and exegetical writings by the 4th-century Cappadocian Church Father Gregory of Nyssa.
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Treasury of the Athenians
The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
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Parerga and Paralipomena
Parerga and Paralipomena is a collection of philosophical essays and aphorisms by Arthur Schopenhauer that elaborates and popularizes his pessimistic worldview and metaphysical ideas.
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Proclus' Chrestomathy
Proclus' Chrestomathy is a lost ancient Greek work, known through later summaries, that provided prose epitomes of the early epic poems of the Trojan cycle and other pre-Homeric epics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Corpus Areopagiticum Target entity description: The Corpus Areopagiticum is a foundational collection of late antique Christian mystical and theological writings, influential in both Eastern Orthodox and Western medieval thought, attributed pseudonymously to Dionysius the Areopagite.
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A.
Corpus Aristotelicum
The Corpus Aristotelicum is the collected body of surviving works attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, encompassing his writings on logic, metaphysics, ethics, politics, natural science, and biology.
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B.
corpus of Gregory of Nyssa
The corpus of Gregory of Nyssa is the collected body of theological, philosophical, and exegetical writings by the 4th-century Cappadocian Church Father Gregory of Nyssa.
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C.
Treasury of the Athenians
The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
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D.
Parerga and Paralipomena
Parerga and Paralipomena is a collection of philosophical essays and aphorisms by Arthur Schopenhauer that elaborates and popularizes his pessimistic worldview and metaphysical ideas.
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E.
Proclus' Chrestomathy
Proclus' Chrestomathy is a lost ancient Greek work, known through later summaries, that provided prose epitomes of the early epic poems of the Trojan cycle and other pre-Homeric epics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
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late antique Christian text ⓘ mystical theology text ⓘ pseudepigraphal work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Athenian convert of Paul ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Dionysius the Areopagite
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linked to:
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
|
| authorshipStatus | pseudonymous ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
divine names
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ecclesiastical hierarchy ⓘ hierarchy of angels ⓘ mystical union with God ⓘ negative theology ⓘ sacramental symbolism ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | Greek Christian world ⓘ |
| composedInCentury |
5th century
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6th century ⓘ |
| dateStatus | authorship disputed ⓘ |
| doctrinalFocus |
God’s transcendence
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angelology ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ |
| genre |
mystical treatise
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theological treatise ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite ⓘ |
| hasPart |
De Coelesti Hierarchia
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De Divinis Nominibus ⓘ
linked to:
The Divine Names
De Ecclesiastica Hierarchia ⓘ De Mystica Theologia ⓘ
linked to:
The Mystical Theology
Epistulae ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine theology
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
John Scotus Eriugena ⓘ Latin scholasticism ⓘ Maximus the Confessor ⓘ
linked to:
St. Maximus the Confessor
Meister Eckhart ⓘ Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
linked to:
St. Thomas Aquinas
Western medieval theology ⓘ apophatic theology ⓘ mystical theology ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Dionysius the Areopagite
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linked to:
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
|
| originatesFromRegion |
Eastern Roman Empire
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linked to:
Byzantine Empire
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| philosophicalInfluence |
Neoplatonism
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Proclus ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| tradition |
Christian Neoplatonism
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linked to:
Christian Platonism
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| translatedBy | John Scotus Eriugena ⓘ |
| translatedInto | Latin ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Council of Lateran IV
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linked to:
Fourth Lateran Council
medieval scholastic theologians ⓘ |
| usedIn | Byzantine liturgical theology ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
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Subject: Corpus Areopagiticum Description of subject: The Corpus Areopagiticum is a foundational collection of late antique Christian mystical and theological writings, influential in both Eastern Orthodox and Western medieval thought, attributed pseudonymously to Dionysius the Areopagite.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Corpus Areopagiticum