Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses
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Antoninus Liberalis’ *Metamorphoses* is an ancient Greek prose collection of mythological transformation tales, notable for preserving rare and otherwise lost versions of Greek myths.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses Context triple: [Acacallis, mentionedIn, Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses]
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A.
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Ovid’s Metamorphoses is a Latin narrative poem composed of mythological and legendary tales linked by the theme of transformation, which became one of the most influential works in Western literature.
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B.
Metamorphoses by Apuleius
Metamorphoses by Apuleius is a 2nd-century Latin novel, also known as The Golden Ass, that follows the adventures and eventual spiritual redemption of its protagonist Lucius, culminating in his initiation into the mysteries of the goddess Isis.
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C.
Apuleius
Apuleius was a 2nd-century Roman North African philosopher and writer best known for his Latin novel "Metamorphoses" (also called "The Golden Ass"), a key work of ancient prose fiction.
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D.
Ovid
Ovid is a widely used online research platform that provides access to medical, scientific, and academic literature databases, including MEDLINE.
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E.
Ovid
Ovid was a renowned Roman poet of the Augustan age, best known for his mythological epic "Metamorphoses" and his influential love poetry.
- 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: Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses Target entity description: Antoninus Liberalis’ *Metamorphoses* is an ancient Greek prose collection of mythological transformation tales, notable for preserving rare and otherwise lost versions of Greek myths.
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A.
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Ovid’s Metamorphoses is a Latin narrative poem composed of mythological and legendary tales linked by the theme of transformation, which became one of the most influential works in Western literature.
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B.
Metamorphoses by Apuleius
Metamorphoses by Apuleius is a 2nd-century Latin novel, also known as The Golden Ass, that follows the adventures and eventual spiritual redemption of its protagonist Lucius, culminating in his initiation into the mysteries of the goddess Isis.
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C.
Apuleius
Apuleius was a 2nd-century Roman North African philosopher and writer best known for his Latin novel "Metamorphoses" (also called "The Golden Ass"), a key work of ancient prose fiction.
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D.
Ovid
Ovid is a widely used online research platform that provides access to medical, scientific, and academic literature databases, including MEDLINE.
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E.
Ovid
Ovid was a renowned Roman poet of the Augustan age, best known for his mythological epic "Metamorphoses" and his influential love poetry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek prose work
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metamorphosis narrative collection ⓘ mythological collection ⓘ |
| author | Antoninus Liberalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | ancient Greek mythographical texts ⓘ |
| circulation | limited in antiquity compared to major poetic works ⓘ |
| contains | catalogue-like summaries of myths ⓘ |
| containsTheme |
divine punishment
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divine reward ⓘ etiological myths ⓘ human-to-animal transformations ⓘ human-to-plant transformations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| fieldOfStudy |
classical philology
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classics ⓘ mythography ⓘ |
| focus | mythological transformation tales ⓘ |
| genre |
mythology
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prose narrative ⓘ |
| importance | key witness for obscure mythic variants ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
earlier Hellenistic mythographic traditions
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oral Greek mythological traditions ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Greek literature ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | summary retellings of myths ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
preserving otherwise lost Greek myths
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preserving rare versions of Greek myths ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| preservationState | survives in a single medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Ovid, Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyUse |
source for lost Hellenistic poetry
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source for variant mythological traditions ⓘ |
| structure | collection of short tales ⓘ |
| style | concise and unadorned prose ⓘ |
| subject |
Greek mythology
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metamorphosis ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition |
Imperial Roman period
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probably 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| transmission | Byzantine manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
modern scholars of Greek mythology
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modern scholars of Greek religion ⓘ |
| workType | mythographical handbook ⓘ |
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