Le songe d’Hérode
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Le songe d’Hérode is a section of Hector Berlioz’s oratorio *L’Enfance du Christ* that dramatizes King Herod’s ominous dream and growing fear of the prophesied child.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herod’s Dream | 1 |
| Le songe d’Hérode canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9689924 — 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: Le songe d’Hérode Context triple: [L’Enfance du Christ, hasPart, Le songe d’Hérode]
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A.
Salome
Salome is a biblical and historical figure best known for her dance before Herod Antipas that led to the beheading of John the Baptist.
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B.
Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced is a 1945 Technicolor historical drama film best known for being Yvonne De Carlo’s first major starring role.
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C.
Jochanaan in Salome
Jochanaan in *Salome* is the opera’s stern, prophetic figure based on John the Baptist, whose moral rigidity and rejection of Salome drive the drama’s central conflict.
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D.
The Banquet of Cleopatra
The Banquet of Cleopatra is an 18th-century history painting by Jean-François de Troy depicting the legendary feast where Cleopatra dissolves a priceless pearl in vinegar to win a wager with Mark Antony.
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E.
Hamlet of Carmel
The Hamlet of Carmel is a small community in Putnam County, New York, serving as a local residential and commercial center within the town of Carmel.
- 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: Le songe d’Hérode Target entity description: Le songe d’Hérode is a section of Hector Berlioz’s oratorio *L’Enfance du Christ* that dramatizes King Herod’s ominous dream and growing fear of the prophesied child.
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A.
Salome
Salome is a biblical and historical figure best known for her dance before Herod Antipas that led to the beheading of John the Baptist.
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B.
Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced is a 1945 Technicolor historical drama film best known for being Yvonne De Carlo’s first major starring role.
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C.
Jochanaan in Salome
Jochanaan in *Salome* is the opera’s stern, prophetic figure based on John the Baptist, whose moral rigidity and rejection of Salome drive the drama’s central conflict.
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D.
The Banquet of Cleopatra
The Banquet of Cleopatra is an 18th-century history painting by Jean-François de Troy depicting the legendary feast where Cleopatra dissolves a priceless pearl in vinegar to win a wager with Mark Antony.
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E.
Hamlet of Carmel
The Hamlet of Carmel is a small community in Putnam County, New York, serving as a local residential and commercial center within the town of Carmel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical movement
ⓘ
oratorio section ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Biblical narrative of King Herod
ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| character |
King Herod
ⓘ
linked to:
Herod the Great
|
| composer | Hector Berlioz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts | Herod’s anxiety about the birth of Christ ⓘ |
| genre |
oratorio
ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ |
| instrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Hector Berlioz ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
depicts Herod’s growing fear
ⓘ
dramatizes King Herod’s dream ⓘ |
| originalLanguageLibretto | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
L’Enfance du Christ
ⓘ
Triptyque sacré L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ
linked to:
L’Enfance du Christ
|
| partOfSeries | Biblical scenes in L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ |
| positionInWork |
Part I of L’Enfance du Christ
ⓘ
linked to:
L’Enfance du Christ
|
| setting | Herod’s palace ⓘ |
| theme |
fear of a prophesied child
ⓘ
ominous dream ⓘ persecution ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | time of the birth of Jesus ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Herod’s Dream
ⓘ
linked to:
Le songe d’Hérode
|
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Le songe d’Hérode Description of subject: Le songe d’Hérode is a section of Hector Berlioz’s oratorio *L’Enfance du Christ* that dramatizes King Herod’s ominous dream and growing fear of the prophesied child.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Le songe d’Hérode