Gates of Horn and Ivory
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The Gates of Horn and Ivory are symbolic portals in Greek mythology that distinguish between true prophetic dreams and deceptive or false ones.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gate of Horn | 1 |
| Gates of Horn and Ivory canonical | 1 |
| The Gates of Horn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10582683 — 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: Gates of Horn and Ivory Context triple: [Oneiroi, associatedPlace, Gates of Horn and Ivory]
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A.
Horn of Plenty
Horn of Plenty is the 2004 debut studio album by the American indie rock band Grizzly Bear, noted for its lo-fi, experimental folk sound.
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B.
The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and evocation of Indian life and landscapes.
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C.
City of Dreaming Spires
City of Dreaming Spires is a poetic nickname for Oxford, England, evoking its skyline of historic university towers and spires.
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D.
Gates of the Mountains
Gates of the Mountains is a dramatic limestone canyon and popular scenic and recreational area along the Missouri River in Montana, famed for being named by Meriwether Lewis during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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E.
Empire of Ivory
Empire of Ivory is a historical fantasy novel in Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series, blending Napoleonic-era warfare with an alternate world where dragons serve as sentient aerial combatants.
- 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: Gates of Horn and Ivory Target entity description: The Gates of Horn and Ivory are symbolic portals in Greek mythology that distinguish between true prophetic dreams and deceptive or false ones.
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A.
Horn of Plenty
Horn of Plenty is the 2004 debut studio album by the American indie rock band Grizzly Bear, noted for its lo-fi, experimental folk sound.
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B.
The Golden Threshold
The Golden Threshold is a celebrated early 20th-century poetry collection by Indian poet Sarojini Naidu, noted for its lyrical style and evocation of Indian life and landscapes.
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C.
City of Dreaming Spires
City of Dreaming Spires is a poetic nickname for Oxford, England, evoking its skyline of historic university towers and spires.
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D.
Gates of the Mountains
Gates of the Mountains is a dramatic limestone canyon and popular scenic and recreational area along the Missouri River in Montana, famed for being named by Meriwether Lewis during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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E.
Empire of Ivory
Empire of Ivory is a historical fantasy novel in Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series, blending Napoleonic-era warfare with an alternate world where dragons serve as sentient aerial combatants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary symbol
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mythological gate ⓘ mythological gate ⓘ mythological motif ⓘ symbolic portal ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Aeneid Book 6
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linked to:
Virgil's Aeneid
Odyssey Book 19 ⓘ
linked to:
The Odyssey
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| associatedWith | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| category |
Greek mythological objects
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dreams in mythology ⓘ mythological places ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Homer's Odyssey
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Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ |
| etymologicalNote |
Greek word for horn (keras) resembles word for fulfillment
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Greek word for ivory (elephas) associated with deception pun in tradition ⓘ |
| function | distinguish true dreams from false dreams ⓘ |
| hasConceptualOpposition |
prophecy vs deception
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reality vs illusion ⓘ truth vs falsehood ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
allegory of epistemological discernment
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allegory of poetic inspiration vs delusion ⓘ criterion for evaluating dreams ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gate of Horn
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linked to:
Gates of Horn and Ivory
Gate of Ivory ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance literary criticism
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later literary dream symbolism ⓘ medieval dream theory ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| materialEtymology |
horn
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ivory ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Homer
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Virgil ⓘ |
| referencedIn |
English literature
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French literature ⓘ modern philosophical discussions of truth ⓘ |
| symbolicDomain |
oneiromancy
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prophetic dreaming ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
deceptive dreams
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false dreams ⓘ illusory visions ⓘ prophetic dreams ⓘ true dreams ⓘ |
| usedAs |
metaphor for genuine and deceptive prophecy
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metaphor for reliable and unreliable knowledge ⓘ metaphor for truth and illusion ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Gates of Horn and Ivory
linked to: Gates of Horn and Ivory