Trojan War
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The Trojan War is a legendary ancient Greek conflict between the city of Troy and a coalition of Greek states, famed for its heroes, divine interventions, and central place in Greek mythology and epic poetry.
All labels observed (20)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Trojan War Context triple: [Iliad, setDuring, Trojan War]
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Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War was a protracted 5th-century BCE conflict between Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies) that reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece and ultimately led to the downfall of Athenian dominance.
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Greco-Persian Wars
The Greco-Persian Wars were a series of early 5th-century BCE conflicts in which a coalition of Greek city-states, including Athens and Sparta, repelled invasions by the vast Achaemenid Persian Empire, shaping the course of classical Greek civilization.
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Archidamian War
The Archidamian War was the first major phase of the Peloponnesian War, marked by repeated Spartan invasions of Attica and Athenian naval raids, lasting from 431 to 421 BCE.
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Titanomachy
Titanomachy is the epic ten-year war in Greek mythology in which the Olympian gods, led by Zeus, overthrew the older generation of Titans for control of the cosmos.
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Troy
Troy is a historic city in eastern New York State, known for its 19th-century architecture and role in the Industrial Revolution as a major manufacturing center.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Trojan War Target entity description: The Trojan War is a legendary ancient Greek conflict between the city of Troy and a coalition of Greek states, famed for its heroes, divine interventions, and central place in Greek mythology and epic poetry.
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A.
Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War was a protracted 5th-century BCE conflict between Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies) that reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece and ultimately led to the downfall of Athenian dominance.
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B.
Greco-Persian Wars
The Greco-Persian Wars were a series of early 5th-century BCE conflicts in which a coalition of Greek city-states, including Athens and Sparta, repelled invasions by the vast Achaemenid Persian Empire, shaping the course of classical Greek civilization.
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C.
Archidamian War
The Archidamian War was the first major phase of the Peloponnesian War, marked by repeated Spartan invasions of Attica and Athenian naval raids, lasting from 431 to 421 BCE.
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D.
Titanomachy
Titanomachy is the epic ten-year war in Greek mythology in which the Olympian gods, led by Zeus, overthrew the older generation of Titans for control of the cosmos.
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E.
Troy
Troy is a historic city in eastern New York State, known for its 19th-century architecture and role in the Industrial Revolution as a major manufacturing center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (96)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Greek mythology
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mythological war ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite | Hisarlik ⓘ |
| centralWorkOf | Homer ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Aethiopis
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Cypria ⓘ Epic Cycle ⓘ Homer's Iliad ⓘ
surface form:
Iliad
Iliou Persis ⓘ Little Iliad ⓘ Nostoi ⓘ Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
Posthomerica ⓘ |
| hasAllegedDate |
Late Bronze Age
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around 12th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasCause |
abduction of Helen
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judgment of Paris ⓘ
surface form:
judgement of Paris
oath of Tyndareus ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | foundational myth of Greek civilization ⓘ |
| hasDebatedStatus | historicity of the war ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
Achilles’ heel wound
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Trojan Horse stratagem ⓘ death of Patroclus ⓘ duel of Paris and Menelaus ⓘ funeral games for Patroclus ⓘ quarrel of Achilles and Agamemnon ⓘ sack of Troy ⓘ slaying of Hector by Achilles ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation |
Asia Minor
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Troad ⓘ Troy ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
Achilles
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surface form:
Achilles’ heel
Trojan Horse ⓘ apple of discord ⓘ heroic duel ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Greek victory
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death of Achilles ⓘ death of Hector ⓘ death of Priam ⓘ destruction of Troy ⓘ enslavement of Trojan women ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Achaeans
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Achilles ⓘ Aeneas ⓘ Agamemnon ⓘ Ajax the Greater ⓘ Ajax the Lesser ⓘ Andromache ⓘ Aphrodite ⓘ Apollo ⓘ Ares ⓘ Athena ⓘ Briseis (traditional association) ⓘ
surface form:
Briseis
Cassandra ⓘ Chryseis ⓘ Diomedes ⓘ Hector ⓘ Hecuba (Euripides) ⓘ
surface form:
Hecuba
Helen of Troy ⓘ Hera ⓘ Hermes ⓘ Memnon (in later tradition) ⓘ
surface form:
Memnon
Menelaus ⓘ Nestor ⓘ Odysseus ⓘ Paris ⓘ Patroclus ⓘ Penthesilea (in later tradition) ⓘ
surface form:
Penthesilea
Poseidon ⓘ Priam ⓘ Sarpedon ⓘ Thetis ⓘ Trojans ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine intervention
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fate ⓘ heroism ⓘ honor ⓘ love and betrayal ⓘ wrath of Achilles ⓘ |
| hasTimeSpan | ten years ⓘ |
| influenced |
European drama
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Roman literature ⓘ Western art ⓘ Western literature ⓘ ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Virgil's Aeneid
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surface form:
Aeneid
Agamemnon ⓘ Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides) ⓘ
surface form:
Iphigenia at Aulis
Philoctetes ⓘ Trojan Women (Euripides) ⓘ
surface form:
Trojan Women
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| studiedInDiscipline |
archaeology
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classics ⓘ comparative mythology ⓘ |
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Subject: Trojan War Description of subject: The Trojan War is a legendary ancient Greek conflict between the city of Troy and a coalition of Greek states, famed for its heroes, divine interventions, and central place in Greek mythology and epic poetry.
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