Odysseas Elytis
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Odysseas Elytis was a renowned Greek poet and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate known for his lyrical, modernist works celebrating Greek identity and the Aegean landscape.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Odysseas Elytis canonical | 5 |
| Odysseas Elytis, Nobel Prize in Literature | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Odysseas Elytis Context triple: [Mytilene International Airport, namedAfter, Odysseas Elytis]
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A.
Dionysios Solomos
Dionysios Solomos was a 19th-century Greek poet, regarded as the national poet of Greece and best known for writing the verses that became the Greek national anthem.
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B.
Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakis was a renowned 20th-century Greek writer and philosopher best known internationally for his novels "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ."
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C.
Mikis Theodorakis
Mikis Theodorakis was a renowned Greek composer and political activist best known internationally for his film scores such as "Zorba the Greek" and his resistance to authoritarian regimes in Greece.
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D.
Charilaos Florakis
Charilaos Florakis was a prominent Greek communist politician who led the Communist Party of Greece for many years and played a key role in the country’s left-wing political movement in the 20th century.
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E.
Adamantios Korais
Adamantios Korais was a prominent Greek scholar and intellectual of the Enlightenment whose work and advocacy were instrumental in shaping modern Greek language, education, and national identity.
- 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: Odysseas Elytis Target entity description: Odysseas Elytis was a renowned Greek poet and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate known for his lyrical, modernist works celebrating Greek identity and the Aegean landscape.
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A.
Dionysios Solomos
Dionysios Solomos was a 19th-century Greek poet, regarded as the national poet of Greece and best known for writing the verses that became the Greek national anthem.
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B.
Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakis was a renowned 20th-century Greek writer and philosopher best known internationally for his novels "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ."
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C.
Mikis Theodorakis
Mikis Theodorakis was a renowned Greek composer and political activist best known internationally for his film scores such as "Zorba the Greek" and his resistance to authoritarian regimes in Greece.
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D.
Charilaos Florakis
Charilaos Florakis was a prominent Greek communist politician who led the Communist Party of Greece for many years and played a key role in the country’s left-wing political movement in the 20th century.
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E.
Adamantios Korais
Adamantios Korais was a prominent Greek scholar and intellectual of the Enlightenment whose work and advocacy were instrumental in shaping modern Greek language, education, and national identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek poet
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Nobel laureate in Literature ⓘ human ⓘ modernist poet ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Herder Prize
NERFINISHED
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Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ Order of the Phoenix (Greece) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Odysseas Alepoudelis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Greco-Italian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Greece ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-11-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-03-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| familyName | Alepoudelis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
essays
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literary translation ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
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modernist poetry ⓘ surrealist poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Odysseas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary Greek poets
ⓘ
postwar Greek poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
André Breton
NERFINISHED
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Greek folk tradition ⓘ Paul Éluard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Greek language ⓘ |
| memberOf | Greek Academy of Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | Hellenic Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Generation of the ’30s (Greek literature)
NERFINISHED
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Greek surrealism ⓘ modernism ⓘ |
| name | Odysseas Elytis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Greek language ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Literature ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCountry | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Heroic and Elegiac Song for the Lost Second Lieutenant of the Albanian Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Maria Nefeli NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun the First (Ήλιος ο πρώτος) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Light Tree and the Fourteenth Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sovereign Sun (Ο ήλιος ο ηλιάτορας) NERFINISHED ⓘ To Axion Esti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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poet ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Crete
NERFINISHED
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Heraklion NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Athens
NERFINISHED
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Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Odysseas Elytis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theme |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
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Greek identity ⓘ Greek landscape ⓘ freedom ⓘ light ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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Odysseas Elytis, Nobel Prize in Literature