Panagia Platytera
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Panagia Platytera is a traditional Eastern Orthodox iconographic depiction of the Virgin Mary shown in a frontal, orans pose with Christ Emmanuel within a medallion on her chest, symbolizing her as “More Spacious than the Heavens.”
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Platytera ton Ouranon | 2 |
| Panagia Platytera canonical | 1 |
| Platytera ton Ouranon (More Spacious than the Heavens) | 1 |
| Platytera ton ouranon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7188942 — 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: Panagia Platytera Context triple: [Panagia, hasIconType, Panagia Platytera]
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A.
Platamon
Platamon is a coastal town in northern Greece known for its seaside tourism and its prominent medieval Platamon Castle overlooking the Aegean Sea.
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B.
Pleiokirkia
Pleiokirkia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Kirkiaceae, known from limited species native to parts of Africa.
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C.
Eucleia
Eucleia is a minor Greek goddess associated with good repute, glory, and the honor that comes from virtuous conduct.
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D.
Ophioneis
Ophioneis were an ancient Greek tribal subgroup associated with the Aetolians, known primarily from classical historical and geographical accounts.
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E.
Stheneboea
Stheneboea is a figure in Greek mythology, the wife of King Proetus of Tiryns, known for her tragic role in the story of the hero Bellerophon.
- 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: Panagia Platytera Target entity description: Panagia Platytera is a traditional Eastern Orthodox iconographic depiction of the Virgin Mary shown in a frontal, orans pose with Christ Emmanuel within a medallion on her chest, symbolizing her as “More Spacious than the Heavens.”
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A.
Platamon
Platamon is a coastal town in northern Greece known for its seaside tourism and its prominent medieval Platamon Castle overlooking the Aegean Sea.
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B.
Pleiokirkia
Pleiokirkia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Kirkiaceae, known from limited species native to parts of Africa.
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C.
Eucleia
Eucleia is a minor Greek goddess associated with good repute, glory, and the honor that comes from virtuous conduct.
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D.
Ophioneis
Ophioneis were an ancient Greek tribal subgroup associated with the Aetolians, known primarily from classical historical and geographical accounts.
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E.
Stheneboea
Stheneboea is a figure in Greek mythology, the wife of King Proetus of Tiryns, known for her tragic role in the story of the hero Bellerophon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox icon
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icon type ⓘ |
| artForm |
mosaic
ⓘ
panel icon ⓘ wall painting ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Incarnation of Christ
ⓘ
Theotokos ⓘ liturgical space of the altar ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Byzantine liturgical art
ⓘ
Eastern Christian spirituality ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Emmanuel
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
More Spacious than the Heavens
ⓘ
Platytera ton Ouranon ⓘ
linked to:
Panagia Platytera
|
| hasArtHistoricalInfluence | Orthodox church decoration ⓘ |
| hasArtHistoricalPeriod | Byzantine period ⓘ |
| hasIconographicElement | medallion with Christ on the chest of Mary ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalFunction |
reminder of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist
ⓘ
visual focus of the sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | frontal ⓘ |
| hasPose | orans ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalTheme |
God dwelling in the womb of Mary
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Mary as living temple ⓘ mystery of the Incarnation ⓘ |
| iconographicCategory |
Mother of God in prayer
ⓘ
linked to:
Intercession of Mary
Virgin Orans ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| inscriptionOftenIncludes |
Platytera ton Ouranon
ⓘ
linked to:
Panagia Platytera
|
| isVeneratedIn |
Greek Orthodox Church
ⓘ
Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ other Eastern Orthodox Churches ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Theotokos of the Sign ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| showsChristAs | Christ Emmanuel ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Mary as More Spacious than the Heavens
ⓘ
Mary as bearer of God ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
apse of Orthodox churches
ⓘ
conch of the sanctuary apse ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Byzantine iconography
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine art
post-Byzantine iconography ⓘ |
| visualFeature |
Mary shown from the waist up or full-length
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halo around Christ Emmanuel ⓘ halo around Mary ⓘ hands raised in prayer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Panagia Platytera Description of subject: Panagia Platytera is a traditional Eastern Orthodox iconographic depiction of the Virgin Mary shown in a frontal, orans pose with Christ Emmanuel within a medallion on her chest, symbolizing her as “More Spacious than the Heavens.”
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Mary in Eastern Christianity
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iconographicTheme
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Platytera ton Ouranon (More Spacious than the Heavens)
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linked to: Panagia Platytera
linked to: Panagia Platytera
linked to: Panagia Platytera
linked to: Panagia Platytera