Metamorphoses by Apuleius
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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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metamorphoses by Apuleius canonical | 5 |
| Apuleius’ Metamorphoses | 1 |
| Metamorphoses | 1 |
| Metamorphoses (The Golden Ass) | 1 |
| The Golden Ass | 1 |
| The Golden Ass, a key work of ancient prose fiction | 1 |
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Target entity: Metamorphoses by Apuleius Context triple: [Isis, textualSource, Metamorphoses by Apuleius]
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Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses is a play by Mary Zimmerman that reimagines classical Greek and Roman myths through visually striking, water-centered staging.
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Metamorphosis of Narcissus
Metamorphosis of Narcissus is a 1937 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts the myth of Narcissus through a double image transforming a human figure into a hand holding an egg.
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C.
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
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Orphic Mysteries
The Orphic Mysteries were an ancient Greek religious movement centered on the mythical figure Orpheus, emphasizing personal salvation, purification rites, and a dualistic view of the soul’s imprisonment in the body.
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E.
Hesiodic Catalogue of Women
The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that recounts the genealogies and heroic myths of mortal women who bore children to gods and heroes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Metamorphoses by Apuleius Target entity description: 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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A.
Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses is a play by Mary Zimmerman that reimagines classical Greek and Roman myths through visually striking, water-centered staging.
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B.
Metamorphosis of Narcissus
Metamorphosis of Narcissus is a 1937 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts the myth of Narcissus through a double image transforming a human figure into a hand holding an egg.
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C.
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
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D.
Orphic Mysteries
The Orphic Mysteries were an ancient Greek religious movement centered on the mythical figure Orpheus, emphasizing personal salvation, purification rites, and a dualistic view of the soul’s imprisonment in the body.
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E.
Hesiodic Catalogue of Women
The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that recounts the genealogies and heroic myths of mortal women who bore children to gods and heroes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin novel
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ancient Roman novel ⓘ prose fiction ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Greek ass-story tradition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Metamorphoses by Apuleius
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surface form:
The Golden Ass
|
| author | Apuleius ⓘ |
| basedOn | lost Greek Metamorphoses by Lucius of Patrae ⓘ |
| climacticEvent | initiation of Lucius into the cult of Isis ⓘ |
| containsStory |
Amore e Psiche
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surface form:
Cupid and Psyche
Tale of the bandits and Charite ⓘ Tale of the fullers ⓘ Tale of the miller and his wife ⓘ Tale of the priest of the Syrian goddess ⓘ Tale of the stepmother ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 2nd century ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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picaresque novel ⓘ religious fiction ⓘ |
| influenced |
Don Quixote
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European picaresque tradition ⓘ The Canterbury Tales ⓘ The Decameron ⓘ The Satyricon reception ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory of spiritual rebirth
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story-within-a-story ⓘ |
| literaryForm | Milesian tales framework ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Silver Age of Latin literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lucius ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 11 ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
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surface form:
Metamorphoseon libri XI
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| placeInApuleiusCorpus | major work ⓘ |
| plotElement |
transformation of Lucius into a donkey
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wanderings and sufferings of Lucius as a donkey ⓘ |
| religionFeatured |
Isis
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Osiris ⓘ |
| religiousElement | Isis mysteries ⓘ |
| setting | Roman provinces in Greece ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | only extant complete Latin novel from antiquity ⓘ |
| theme |
curiosity and its consequences
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eroticism ⓘ magic and witchcraft ⓘ metamorphosis ⓘ religious conversion ⓘ salvation and redemption ⓘ satire of Roman society ⓘ |
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