Iliad Book 2
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Iliad Book 2 is the second book of Homer’s epic poem, notable for detailing the Greek forces and their leaders through the extensive Catalogue of Ships.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iliad Book 2 canonical | 2 |
| Iliad, Book 2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7253435 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iliad Book 2 Context triple: [On the Catalogue of Ships, commentaryOn, Iliad Book 2]
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A.
Iliad, Book 5
Iliad, Book 5 is a section of Homer’s epic poem that focuses on the intense battlefield exploits of the Greek hero Diomedes during the Trojan War.
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B.
Iliad, Book 16
Iliad, Book 16 is a pivotal section of Homer’s epic in which Patroclus enters battle in Achilles’ armor, turning the tide of the Trojan War but ultimately meeting his tragic death.
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C.
Iliad Book 18
Iliad Book 18 is a pivotal book of Homer’s epic poem in which Achilles learns of Patroclus’ death and the divine smith Hephaestus forges his magnificent new armor, including the famous shield.
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D.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden that contrasts Homeric heroism with the horrors and moral emptiness of the modern world.
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E.
The Triumph of Achilles
The Triumph of Achilles is a poetry collection by Louise Glück that explores themes of vulnerability, mortality, and myth through spare, emotionally intense verse.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iliad Book 2 Target entity description: Iliad Book 2 is the second book of Homer’s epic poem, notable for detailing the Greek forces and their leaders through the extensive Catalogue of Ships.
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A.
Iliad, Book 5
Iliad, Book 5 is a section of Homer’s epic poem that focuses on the intense battlefield exploits of the Greek hero Diomedes during the Trojan War.
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B.
Iliad, Book 16
Iliad, Book 16 is a pivotal section of Homer’s epic in which Patroclus enters battle in Achilles’ armor, turning the tide of the Trojan War but ultimately meeting his tragic death.
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C.
Iliad Book 18
Iliad Book 18 is a pivotal book of Homer’s epic poem in which Achilles learns of Patroclus’ death and the divine smith Hephaestus forges his magnificent new armor, including the famous shield.
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D.
The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles is a poem by W. H. Auden that contrasts Homeric heroism with the horrors and moral emptiness of the modern world.
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E.
The Triumph of Achilles
The Triumph of Achilles is a poetry collection by Louise Glück that explores themes of vulnerability, mortality, and myth through spare, emotionally intense verse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book of epic poetry
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part of the Iliad ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfTextFixation | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| author | Homer ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Agamemnon’s deceptive dream
ⓘ
Catalogue of Achaean ships ⓘ
linked to:
Homeric Catalogue of Ships
Catalogue of Trojan allies ⓘ Testing of the army ⓘ Thersites’ speech and rebuke ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| features | Catalogue of Ships ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
enumeration of Greek contingents sailing to Troy
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muster of the Achaean army at Troy ⓘ |
| follows | Iliad Book 1 ⓘ |
| includesCharacterList |
Achaean leaders
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Trojan leaders and allies ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
epic similes
ⓘ
extended catalogue ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Epic poetry ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Agamemnon
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Athena ⓘ Hera ⓘ Nestor ⓘ Odysseus ⓘ Thersites ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed enumeration of Achaean forces
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listing Greek leaders and contingents ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iliad
ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
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| precedes | Iliad Book 3 ⓘ |
| sequenceInWork | second book of the Iliad ⓘ |
| setting | Trojan War ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Homeric scholarship
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classical philology ⓘ |
| theme |
divine influence on human decisions
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leadership and authority ⓘ military organization of the Achaean army ⓘ persuasion and rhetoric in the assembly ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
| workType | segment of oral-formulaic epic ⓘ |
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Subject: Iliad Book 2 Description of subject: Iliad Book 2 is the second book of Homer’s epic poem, notable for detailing the Greek forces and their leaders through the extensive Catalogue of Ships.
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linked to: Iliad Book 2