Hero and Leander
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Hero and Leander is a narrative poem retelling the Greek myth of two tragic lovers separated by the Hellespont, renowned for its sensuous style and unfinished state at Christopher Marlowe’s death.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hero and Leander canonical | 2 |
| Hero and Leander (Chapman continuation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5927388 — 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: Hero and Leander Context triple: [Christopher Marlowe, notableWork, Hero and Leander]
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A.
The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph is a 1943 romantic drama film, based on Margaret Kennedy’s novel, best known for Joan Fontaine’s acclaimed performance as a young woman in a tragic love triangle.
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B.
Callimaco
Callimaco is the cunning young Florentine gentleman whose scheming drives the comic plot of Niccolò Machiavelli’s play *The Mandrake*.
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C.
Paride ed Elena
Paride ed Elena is an 18th-century opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck, known for its role in his reform of opera seria through greater dramatic coherence and musical simplicity.
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D.
Lamento della ninfa
Lamento della ninfa is a famous expressive madrigal by Claudio Monteverdi, notable for its poignant depiction of a nymph’s lament over lost love.
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E.
Hippolyte et Aricie
Hippolyte et Aricie is a 1733 French Baroque opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, based on Racine’s tragedy Phèdre and noted for its rich orchestration and innovative harmony.
- 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: Hero and Leander Target entity description: Hero and Leander is a narrative poem retelling the Greek myth of two tragic lovers separated by the Hellespont, renowned for its sensuous style and unfinished state at Christopher Marlowe’s death.
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A.
The Constant Nymph
The Constant Nymph is a 1943 romantic drama film, based on Margaret Kennedy’s novel, best known for Joan Fontaine’s acclaimed performance as a young woman in a tragic love triangle.
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B.
Callimaco
Callimaco is the cunning young Florentine gentleman whose scheming drives the comic plot of Niccolò Machiavelli’s play *The Mandrake*.
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C.
Paride ed Elena
Paride ed Elena is an 18th-century opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck, known for its role in his reform of opera seria through greater dramatic coherence and musical simplicity.
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D.
Lamento della ninfa
Lamento della ninfa is a famous expressive madrigal by Claudio Monteverdi, notable for its poignant depiction of a nymph’s lament over lost love.
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E.
Hippolyte et Aricie
Hippolyte et Aricie is a 1733 French Baroque opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau, based on Racine’s tragedy Phèdre and noted for its rich orchestration and innovative harmony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hero and Leander Description of subject: Hero and Leander is a narrative poem retelling the Greek myth of two tragic lovers separated by the Hellespont, renowned for its sensuous style and unfinished state at Christopher Marlowe’s death.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hero and Leander