Book III: The Origin of the Gods
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Book III: The Origin of the Gods is a section of the 16th-century Florentine Codex that details Aztec cosmology and the mythological origins of their deities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book III: The Origin of the Gods canonical | 3 |
| Book III: The Origin of the Gods (Florentine Codex) | 1 |
| Libro III: El origen de los dioses | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book III: The Origin of the Gods Context triple: [Florentine Codex, hasPart, Book III: The Origin of the Gods]
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A.
On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
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B.
Story for the Gods
"Story for the Gods" is a popular Nigerian hip-hop/afropop song by rapper Olamide, known for its catchy beat and streetwise lyrics.
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C.
Age of the Gods
Age of the Gods is the primordial mythological era in Japanese Shinto tradition during which deities emerged and the foundations of the world and imperial lineage were established.
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D.
The Loves of the Gods
The Loves of the Gods is a celebrated Baroque fresco cycle by Annibale Carracci in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome, renowned for its classical mythological themes and influential ceiling decoration.
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E.
Sanctuary of the Great Gods
The Sanctuary of the Great Gods is an ancient religious complex on the island of Samothrace in Greece, renowned as the center of the mystery cult of the Great Gods and as the original setting of the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
- 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: Book III: The Origin of the Gods Target entity description: Book III: The Origin of the Gods is a section of the 16th-century Florentine Codex that details Aztec cosmology and the mythological origins of their deities.
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A.
On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
-
B.
Story for the Gods
"Story for the Gods" is a popular Nigerian hip-hop/afropop song by rapper Olamide, known for its catchy beat and streetwise lyrics.
-
C.
Age of the Gods
Age of the Gods is the primordial mythological era in Japanese Shinto tradition during which deities emerged and the foundations of the world and imperial lineage were established.
-
D.
The Loves of the Gods
The Loves of the Gods is a celebrated Baroque fresco cycle by Annibale Carracci in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome, renowned for its classical mythological themes and influential ceiling decoration.
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E.
Sanctuary of the Great Gods
The Sanctuary of the Great Gods is an ancient religious complex on the island of Samothrace in Greece, renowned as the center of the mystery cult of the Great Gods and as the original setting of the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
ⓘ
part of codex ⓘ |
| aim | document indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Libro III: El origen de los dioses
ⓘ
linked to:
Book III: The Origin of the Gods
|
| associatedWith |
New Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
|
| associatedWork |
Book I of the Florentine Codex
ⓘ
linked to:
Florentine Codex
Book II of the Florentine Codex ⓘ
linked to:
Florentine Codex
Book IV of the Florentine Codex ⓘ
linked to:
Florentine Codex
|
| cityOfManuscript | Florence ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Bernardino de Sahagún ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of primordial times
ⓘ
descriptions of divine genealogy ⓘ myths of creation of gods ⓘ |
| countryOfManuscript | Italy ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec culture
|
| dateWritten | 16th century ⓘ |
| describes |
Aztec cosmology
ⓘ
Aztec mythology ⓘ creation of the world in Aztec belief ⓘ origin of Aztec gods ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupDescribed |
Nahua peoples
ⓘ
linked to:
Nahua
|
| field | Mesoamerican studies ⓘ |
| genre |
ethnographic text
ⓘ
mythological narrative ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Bernardino de Sahagún ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | pre-Hispanic era ⓘ |
| includedIn | General History of the Things of New Spain ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Nahuatl
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locationOfManuscript | Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana ⓘ |
| materialForm | handwritten manuscript ⓘ |
| medium | illuminated manuscript ⓘ |
| originallyCommissionedBy |
Franciscan order in New Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Franciscans
|
| partOf | Florentine Codex ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
New Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
|
| regionDescribed | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| religionDescribed | Aztec religion ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian missionary ethnography ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | record of pre-Christian beliefs ⓘ |
| religiousPerspectiveOfCompiler |
Catholic
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| subject |
Aztec deities
ⓘ
cosmogony ⓘ religious beliefs of the Nahua ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceIn |
research on Aztec religion
ⓘ
research on Mesoamerican cosmology ⓘ |
| writtenBy | indigenous Nahua informants ⓘ |
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Subject: Book III: The Origin of the Gods Description of subject: Book III: The Origin of the Gods is a section of the 16th-century Florentine Codex that details Aztec cosmology and the mythological origins of their deities.
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linked to: Book III: The Origin of the Gods
linked to: Book III: The Origin of the Gods