Hermes and the Infant Dionysus

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ancient Greek sculpture marble sculpture

Hermes and the Infant Dionysus is an ancient Greek marble sculpture, traditionally attributed to Praxiteles, depicting the god Hermes holding the baby Dionysus and celebrated as a masterpiece of Classical art.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Hermes and the Infant Dionysus canonical	1
Hermes carrying the infant Dionysus	1
figure of infant Dionysus	1
infant Dionysus	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9181682 — 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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Target entity: Hermes and the Infant Dionysus
Context triple: [Praxiteles, notableWork, Hermes and the Infant Dionysus]

A. Bacchus and Ariadne
Bacchus and Ariadne is a renowned early 16th-century mythological oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, celebrated for its vivid color, dynamic composition, and depiction of the god Bacchus discovering the abandoned Ariadne.
B. Apollo and Daphne
Apollo and Daphne is a renowned Baroque marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini depicting the mythological moment of Daphne’s transformation into a laurel tree as she flees Apollo.
C. Hermes Pan
Hermes Pan was an acclaimed American choreographer and dancer best known for his innovative, Oscar-winning work on Hollywood musicals, particularly in collaboration with Fred Astaire.
D. Children of Demeter
Children of Demeter are the offspring of the Greek goddess of agriculture and fertility, associated with various aspects of farming, seasonal cycles, and rural life in ancient mythology.
E. Children of Hermes
Children of Hermes are the mythological offspring of the Greek god Hermes, often associated with traits such as cunning, eloquence, and swiftness.
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: Hermes and the Infant Dionysus
Target entity description: Hermes and the Infant Dionysus is an ancient Greek marble sculpture, traditionally attributed to Praxiteles, depicting the god Hermes holding the baby Dionysus and celebrated as a masterpiece of Classical art.

A. Bacchus and Ariadne
Bacchus and Ariadne is a renowned early 16th-century mythological oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, celebrated for its vivid color, dynamic composition, and depiction of the god Bacchus discovering the abandoned Ariadne.
B. Apollo and Daphne
Apollo and Daphne is a renowned Baroque marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini depicting the mythological moment of Daphne’s transformation into a laurel tree as she flees Apollo.
C. Hermes Pan
Hermes Pan was an acclaimed American choreographer and dancer best known for his innovative, Oscar-winning work on Hollywood musicals, particularly in collaboration with Fred Astaire.
D. Children of Demeter
Children of Demeter are the offspring of the Greek goddess of agriculture and fertility, associated with various aspects of farming, seasonal cycles, and rural life in ancient mythology.
E. Children of Hermes
Children of Hermes are the mythological offspring of the Greek god Hermes, often associated with traits such as cunning, eloquence, and swiftness.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek sculpture ⓘ marble sculpture ⓘ
artForm	freestanding sculpture ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	key example of Praxitelean style ⓘ masterpiece of Classical sculpture ⓘ
artworkStyle	Classical ⓘ
collection	Archaeological Museum of Olympia collection ⓘ linked to: Archaeological Museum of Olympia
countryOfOrigin	Ancient Greece ⓘ linked to: Greek Antiquity
creator	Praxiteles ⓘ
culture	Greek ⓘ
currentStatus	well-preserved original sculpture ⓘ
depicts	Dionysus ⓘ Hermes ⓘ
depictsDeity	Dionysus ⓘ Hermes ⓘ
depictsMythologicalFigure	Dionysus ⓘ Hermes ⓘ
discoveredAt	Temple of Hera at Olympia ⓘ
discoveredBy	Ernst Curtius ⓘ
discoveryCountry	Greece ⓘ
discoverySite	Olympia ⓘ
discoveryYear	1877 ⓘ
estimatedDate	circa 340 BCE ⓘ
genre	sculpture ⓘ
hasPart	figure of Hermes ⓘ figure of infant Dionysus ⓘ tree trunk support and drapery ⓘ
height	approximately 2.1 metres ⓘ
iconography	Hermes holding the infant Dionysus and teasing him with grapes ⓘ
imageOf	Greek god Dionysus as an infant ⓘ Greek god Hermes ⓘ linked to: Hermes
inception	4th century BCE ⓘ
influenced	academic study of Praxitelean style ⓘ later representations of Hermes in Western art ⓘ
location	Archaeological Museum of Olympia ⓘ
mainSubject	Hermes carrying the infant Dionysus ⓘ
materialUsed	marble ⓘ
movement	Classical Greek art ⓘ
notableFeature	contrapposto pose of Hermes ⓘ depiction of relaxed, sensuous body of Hermes ⓘ interaction between adult god and infant god ⓘ
period	Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ linked to: Classical Greece
scholarlyDebate	authenticity of attribution to Praxiteles ⓘ whether it is an original or a later copy ⓘ
subjectMatter	Greek mythology ⓘ
supportingElement	tree trunk support behind Hermes ⓘ
traditionalAttribution	Praxiteles ⓘ