Lycius
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Lycius is the tragic mortal lover of the serpent-woman Lamia in John Keats’s narrative poem, whose doomed romance explores themes of illusion, love, and disillusionment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lycius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9666018 — 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: Lycius Context triple: [Lamia (poem), featuresCharacter, Lycius]
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A.
Artemios
Artemios is the given first name of Greek singer Demis Roussos, an internationally renowned pop and rock vocalist.
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B.
Lamachus
Lamachus was a prominent Athenian general of the late 5th century BC, noted for his bold military strategies during the Peloponnesian War.
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C.
Laelianus
Laelianus was a short-lived usurper emperor of the breakaway Gallic Empire in the 3rd century Roman crisis.
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D.
Erasinos
Erasinos is an ancient river in the region of Attica, Greece, historically associated with the sanctuary and coastal area of Brauron.
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E.
Tryphon
Tryphon was a Seleucid usurper and king in the 2nd century BCE who seized control of parts of the Syrian kingdom during the Maccabean period.
- 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: Lycius Target entity description: Lycius is the tragic mortal lover of the serpent-woman Lamia in John Keats’s narrative poem, whose doomed romance explores themes of illusion, love, and disillusionment.
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A.
Artemios
Artemios is the given first name of Greek singer Demis Roussos, an internationally renowned pop and rock vocalist.
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B.
Lamachus
Lamachus was a prominent Athenian general of the late 5th century BC, noted for his bold military strategies during the Peloponnesian War.
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C.
Laelianus
Laelianus was a short-lived usurper emperor of the breakaway Gallic Empire in the 3rd century Roman crisis.
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D.
Erasinos
Erasinos is an ancient river in the region of Attica, Greece, historically associated with the sanctuary and coastal area of Brauron.
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E.
Tryphon
Tryphon was a Seleucid usurper and king in the 2nd century BCE who seized control of parts of the Syrian kingdom during the Maccabean period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
mortal man ⓘ poetry character ⓘ |
| appearsInCollection |
Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St Agnes, and Other Poems
ⓘ
linked to:
The Eve of St. Agnes
|
| appearsInGenre | narrative poem ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Lamia ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
conflict between passion and reason
ⓘ
destructive revelation of truth ⓘ limits of human perception ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Apollonius
ⓘ
Lamia ⓘ |
| authorMovement | Second-generation Romantic poet ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathInText | shock and despair ⓘ |
| centralConflict | love for Lamia versus rational truth ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Keats ⓘ |
| diesIn | Lamia ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1820 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance | example of Keats’s exploration of illusion and reality in love ⓘ |
| hasLover | Lamia ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
English Romanticism
ⓘ
linked to:
Romanticism
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| livesIn | Corinth ⓘ |
| loverIs | serpent-woman ⓘ |
| medium | verse ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
ⓘ
tragic hero ⓘ |
| nationalityInText | Greek ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Apollonius ⓘ |
| relationshipToApollonius | former pupil ⓘ |
| relationshipType | tragic romance ⓘ |
| seeks | marriage with Lamia ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| socialStatus | young nobleman ⓘ |
| storyOutcome | death at wedding feast ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
human susceptibility to enchantment
ⓘ
romantic idealist destroyed by reality ⓘ |
| teacherIs | Apollonius ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
appearance versus reality
ⓘ
disillusionment ⓘ fatal knowledge ⓘ illusion ⓘ love ⓘ romantic idealism ⓘ |
| workForm | two-part narrative poem ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lycius Description of subject: Lycius is the tragic mortal lover of the serpent-woman Lamia in John Keats’s narrative poem, whose doomed romance explores themes of illusion, love, and disillusionment.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lamia