Leda and the Swan
E646581
Leda and the Swan is a mythological painting by the Italian Renaissance master Correggio depicting the god Zeus seducing Leda in the form of a swan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leda and the Swan canonical | 3 |
| Leda e il cigno | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7176685 — 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: Leda and the Swan Context triple: [Correggio, notableWork, Leda and the Swan]
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A.
Leda and the Swan
"Leda and the Swan" is a sonnet by W.B. Yeats that vividly retells the Greek myth of Zeus’s rape of Leda, exploring themes of violence, power, and the origins of historical catastrophe.
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B.
To a Skylark
"To a Skylark" is a renowned Romantic lyric poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley that celebrates the skylark as a symbol of pure, transcendent joy and poetic inspiration.
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C.
The Windhover
The Windhover is a celebrated sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins that vividly depicts a falcon in flight as a symbol of spiritual beauty and divine glory.
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D.
A Book of Verses underneath the Bough
"A Book of Verses underneath the Bough" is a famous opening line from Edward FitzGerald’s English translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, evoking an ideal of simple, contemplative pleasure in nature.
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E.
The Swan
The Swan is a graceful waterbird known for its long neck, white plumage in many species, and strong presence in mythology, literature, and art as a symbol of beauty and elegance.
- 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: Leda and the Swan Target entity description: Leda and the Swan is a mythological painting by the Italian Renaissance master Correggio depicting the god Zeus seducing Leda in the form of a swan.
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A.
Leda and the Swan
"Leda and the Swan" is a sonnet by W.B. Yeats that vividly retells the Greek myth of Zeus’s rape of Leda, exploring themes of violence, power, and the origins of historical catastrophe.
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B.
To a Skylark
"To a Skylark" is a renowned Romantic lyric poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley that celebrates the skylark as a symbol of pure, transcendent joy and poetic inspiration.
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C.
The Windhover
The Windhover is a celebrated sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins that vividly depicts a falcon in flight as a symbol of spiritual beauty and divine glory.
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D.
A Book of Verses underneath the Bough
"A Book of Verses underneath the Bough" is a famous opening line from Edward FitzGerald’s English translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, evoking an ideal of simple, contemplative pleasure in nature.
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E.
The Swan
The Swan is a graceful waterbird known for its long neck, white plumage in many species, and strong presence in mythology, literature, and art as a symbol of beauty and elegance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artist | Correggio ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Greek myth of Leda and Zeus
ⓘ
classical mythology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Correggio ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Italian court culture of the 16th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
Leda ⓘ Zeus ⓘ myth of Leda and the Swan ⓘ swan ⓘ |
| depictsNude | Leda ⓘ |
| genre | mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
Greek mythological narrative
ⓘ
interaction between mortal and god ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine seduction
ⓘ
eroticism ⓘ metamorphosis ⓘ |
| inception |
16th century
ⓘ
circa 1530 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian High Renaissance art
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian High Renaissance
classical antiquity ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Leda
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ |
| movement | Italian Renaissance ⓘ |
| mythologicalFigureDepicted |
Leda
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ swan form of Zeus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic composition
ⓘ
sensuous treatment of mythological subject ⓘ soft modeling of figures ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle |
Leda e il cigno
ⓘ
linked to:
Leda and the Swan
|
| partOf | Correggio’s mythological works ⓘ |
| period | Renaissance ⓘ |
| portrays |
Zeus in the form of a swan
ⓘ
seduction of Leda by Zeus ⓘ |
| portraysEvent | encounter of Leda with Zeus as a swan ⓘ |
| style | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| subject | Leda and the Swan ⓘ |
| usesMythologicalSubject | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leda and the Swan Description of subject: Leda and the Swan is a mythological painting by the Italian Renaissance master Correggio depicting the god Zeus seducing Leda in the form of a swan.
Referenced by (4)
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