Filostrato
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Filostrato is a narrative poem by Giovanni Boccaccio that retells the tragic love story of Troilus and Criseyde, serving as a key source for later adaptations such as Chaucer’s version.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Filostrato canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5008439 — 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: Filostrato Context triple: [Ninfale fiesolano, relatedWorkByAuthor, Filostrato]
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A.
Eugenios
Eugenios is a variant form of the given name Eugenio, commonly used in Greek and related linguistic traditions.
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B.
Dioscorus
Dioscorus is traditionally depicted in Christian hagiography as the pagan father of Saint Barbara who opposed her conversion and ultimately martyred her.
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C.
Philoetius
Philoetius is a loyal cowherd in Homer’s Odyssey who helps Odysseus and Telemachus defeat the suitors upon Odysseus’s return to Ithaca.
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D.
Andronicus of Rhodes
Andronicus of Rhodes was a 1st-century BCE Peripatetic philosopher best known for editing and organizing Aristotle’s works, which greatly influenced their transmission and interpretation in later antiquity.
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E.
Stilpo
Stilpo was an influential 4th–3rd century BCE Greek philosopher known for his leadership of the Megarian school and his sharp dialectical skill.
- 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: Filostrato Target entity description: Filostrato is a narrative poem by Giovanni Boccaccio that retells the tragic love story of Troilus and Criseyde, serving as a key source for later adaptations such as Chaucer’s version.
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A.
Eugenios
Eugenios is a variant form of the given name Eugenio, commonly used in Greek and related linguistic traditions.
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B.
Dioscorus
Dioscorus is traditionally depicted in Christian hagiography as the pagan father of Saint Barbara who opposed her conversion and ultimately martyred her.
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C.
Philoetius
Philoetius is a loyal cowherd in Homer’s Odyssey who helps Odysseus and Telemachus defeat the suitors upon Odysseus’s return to Ithaca.
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D.
Andronicus of Rhodes
Andronicus of Rhodes was a 1st-century BCE Peripatetic philosopher best known for editing and organizing Aristotle’s works, which greatly influenced their transmission and interpretation in later antiquity.
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E.
Stilpo
Stilpo was an influential 4th–3rd century BCE Greek philosopher known for his leadership of the Megarian school and his sharp dialectical skill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian poem
ⓘ
narrative poem ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | classical Trojan War material ⓘ |
| author |
Boccaccio
ⓘ
linked to:
Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio ⓘ |
| authorBirthplace | Certaldo ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| authorOtherWorks |
Decameron
ⓘ
linked to:
The Decameron
Teseida ⓘ |
| basedOn | Troilus and Criseyde legend ⓘ |
| character | Pandaro ⓘ |
| characterRole | Pandaro as go-between in the love affair ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| genre |
courtly love literature
ⓘ
romance ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Criseida
ⓘ
Troilo ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Love-stricken ⓘ |
| influenced |
English medieval romance tradition
ⓘ
Troilus and Criseyde (Geoffrey Chaucer) ⓘ
linked to:
Troilus and Criseyde
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| languageVariant | Tuscan Italian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poem in ottava rima ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn |
Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde
ⓘ
linked to:
Troilus and Criseyde
|
| literaryPeriod | Italian early Renaissance ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | medieval courtly romance ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Criseida
ⓘ
Troilo ⓘ |
| metricForm | ottava rima stanzas ⓘ |
| movement | Italian Trecento literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeType | love narrative set against war background ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| partOf | Boccaccio’s early poetic works ⓘ |
| period | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| setting | Troy ⓘ |
| structure | divided into cantos ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | love affair of Troilus and Criseida during the Trojan War ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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fate and fortune ⓘ tragic love ⓘ war and love ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 14th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Filostrato Description of subject: Filostrato is a narrative poem by Giovanni Boccaccio that retells the tragic love story of Troilus and Criseyde, serving as a key source for later adaptations such as Chaucer’s version.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.