Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses
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"Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses" is an 1891 Pre-Raphaelite-style oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the enchantress Circe presenting a cup to the Greek hero Ulysses from Homeric myth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses canonical | 2 |
| Odysseus and Circe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8902495 — 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: Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses Context triple: [John William Waterhouse, notableWork, Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses]
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Odysseus and Nausicaa
"Odysseus and Nausicaa" is a 1619 history painting by Dutch artist Pieter Lastman depicting the encounter between the shipwrecked Odysseus and Princess Nausicaa from Homer's Odyssey.
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B.
Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus
Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus is a dramatic Romantic-era oil painting by J.M.W. Turner depicting Odysseus’s taunting escape from the blinded Cyclops Polyphemus in Homer’s Odyssey.
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Circe
Circe is a powerful enchantress in Greek mythology, best known for transforming Odysseus’s men into animals and later aiding him on his journey.
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D.
Mares of Diomedes
The Mares of Diomedes are man-eating horses from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labors.
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E.
Hylas and the Nymphs
Hylas and the Nymphs is a famous 1896 Pre-Raphaelite-style oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the mythological abduction of Hylas by water nymphs.
- 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: Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses Target entity description: "Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses" is an 1891 Pre-Raphaelite-style oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the enchantress Circe presenting a cup to the Greek hero Ulysses from Homeric myth.
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A.
Odysseus and Nausicaa
"Odysseus and Nausicaa" is a 1619 history painting by Dutch artist Pieter Lastman depicting the encounter between the shipwrecked Odysseus and Princess Nausicaa from Homer's Odyssey.
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B.
Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus
Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus is a dramatic Romantic-era oil painting by J.M.W. Turner depicting Odysseus’s taunting escape from the blinded Cyclops Polyphemus in Homer’s Odyssey.
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C.
Circe
Circe is a powerful enchantress in Greek mythology, best known for transforming Odysseus’s men into animals and later aiding him on his journey.
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D.
Mares of Diomedes
The Mares of Diomedes are man-eating horses from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labors.
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E.
Hylas and the Nymphs
Hylas and the Nymphs is a famous 1896 Pre-Raphaelite-style oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the mythological abduction of Hylas by water nymphs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological painting
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oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artist | John William Waterhouse ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Pre-Raphaelite
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linked to:
Pre-Raphaelite art
|
| basedOn |
Homeric mythology
ⓘ
Odyssey ⓘ |
| colorPalette | rich colors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | John William Waterhouse ⓘ |
| depicts |
Circe
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Homeric myth ⓘ Ulysses ⓘ scene from the Odyssey ⓘ |
| depictsCharacter |
Circe
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Odysseus ⓘ Ulysses ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Circe offering a cup to Ulysses
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enchantment of Ulysses by Circe ⓘ |
| depictsMythologicalFigure |
Circe
ⓘ
Ulysses ⓘ |
| depictsObject |
cup
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mirror ⓘ wand ⓘ |
| depictsSetting |
Circe’s dwelling
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mythological interior ⓘ |
| depictsTheme |
Greek mythology
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classical mythology ⓘ enchantment ⓘ magic ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| genre | Pre-Raphaelite-style painting ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
ancient Greece
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hero ⓘ sorceress ⓘ sorcery ⓘ |
| inception | 1891 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium |
oil on canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Pre-Raphaelite style ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | John William Waterhouse ⓘ |
| partOf | mythological works of John William Waterhouse ⓘ |
| period | late 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1891 ⓘ |
| title | Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses Description of subject: "Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses" is an 1891 Pre-Raphaelite-style oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the enchantress Circe presenting a cup to the Greek hero Ulysses from Homeric myth.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.