bowl of Hygieia
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The bowl of Hygieia is a classical symbol of pharmacy and medicine, typically depicted as a serpent drinking from a cup or bowl associated with the Greek goddess of health.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| bowl of Hygieia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7225913 — 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: bowl of Hygieia Context triple: [Hygieia, symbol, bowl of Hygieia]
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A.
Ear of Dionysius
The Ear of Dionysius is a famous, ear-shaped artificial cave in Syracuse, Sicily, renowned for its exceptional acoustics and dramatic history.
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B.
Sarrafos
Sarrafos is a series of minimalist, spatially oriented artworks by Brazilian artist Mira Schendel that explore the interplay of light, shadow, and perception through simple geometric forms.
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C.
Ascalaphe
Ascalaphe is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known as the informer who revealed Persephone’s eating of pomegranate seeds and was punished by being transformed into an owl.
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D.
bow of Heracles
The bow of Heracles is the legendary weapon in Greek mythology whose possession is crucial for the Greeks’ victory in the Trojan War and which becomes the central object of contention in Sophocles’ tragedy "Philoctetes."
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E.
Onchesmos
Onchesmos was an ancient Greek port city in Epirus, located where the modern Albanian coastal city of Saranda now stands.
- 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: bowl of Hygieia Target entity description: The bowl of Hygieia is a classical symbol of pharmacy and medicine, typically depicted as a serpent drinking from a cup or bowl associated with the Greek goddess of health.
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A.
Ear of Dionysius
The Ear of Dionysius is a famous, ear-shaped artificial cave in Syracuse, Sicily, renowned for its exceptional acoustics and dramatic history.
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B.
Sarrafos
Sarrafos is a series of minimalist, spatially oriented artworks by Brazilian artist Mira Schendel that explore the interplay of light, shadow, and perception through simple geometric forms.
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C.
Ascalaphe
Ascalaphe is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known as the informer who revealed Persephone’s eating of pomegranate seeds and was punished by being transformed into an owl.
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D.
bow of Heracles
The bow of Heracles is the legendary weapon in Greek mythology whose possession is crucial for the Greeks’ victory in the Trojan War and which becomes the central object of contention in Sophocles’ tragedy "Philoctetes."
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E.
Onchesmos
Onchesmos was an ancient Greek port city in Epirus, located where the modern Albanian coastal city of Saranda now stands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medical symbol
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pharmaceutical symbol ⓘ symbol of pharmacy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greek goddess of health
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Greek mythology ⓘ Hygieia ⓘ pharmaceutical associations ⓘ pharmacy organizations ⓘ |
| culture | Greek culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
serpent drinking from a bowl
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serpent drinking from a cup ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
healthcare
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pharmaceutical sciences ⓘ pharmacy ⓘ |
| genre | religious and medical iconography ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | ancient Greece ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bowl
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cup ⓘ serpent ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicAnimal | snake ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicContainer |
bowl
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chalice ⓘ cup ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hygieia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Rod of Asclepius
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caduceus ⓘ
linked to:
caduceus of Hermes
|
| represents |
careful preparation of medicines
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responsible use of drugs ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
healing
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health ⓘ medicine ⓘ pharmaceutical profession ⓘ pharmacists ⓘ pharmacy ⓘ |
| usedAs |
emblem
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insignia ⓘ logo ⓘ professional symbol ⓘ |
| usedBy |
pharmaceutical companies
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pharmacists ⓘ pharmacy regulators ⓘ pharmacy schools ⓘ |
| usedIn |
pharmacy awards and medals
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pharmacy education materials ⓘ pharmacy signage ⓘ |
| visualForm |
serpent coiled around a bowl
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serpent poised over a cup ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: bowl of Hygieia Description of subject: The bowl of Hygieia is a classical symbol of pharmacy and medicine, typically depicted as a serpent drinking from a cup or bowl associated with the Greek goddess of health.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.