Theban cycle
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The Theban cycle is a collection of ancient Greek myths and epic poems centered on the royal house of Thebes, including the tragic stories of Oedipus and his descendants.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theban cycle canonical | 35 |
| Theban Cycle | 4 |
| Theban plays | 3 |
| Theban myths | 2 |
| Heroes of the Theban cycle | 1 |
| La Thébaïde | 1 |
| Theban cycle (genealogical context) | 1 |
| Theban cycle of Greek myth | 1 |
| Theban heroic cycle | 1 |
| Theban mythological cycle | 1 |
| Theban saga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T924835 — 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: Theban cycle Context triple: [Oedipus, appearsIn, Theban cycle]
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A.
Gods of Egypt
Gods of Egypt is a 2016 fantasy action film that reimagines ancient Egyptian deities and mythology in a visually extravagant, effects-driven adventure.
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B.
Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for renouncing his wealth to live a life of poverty and virtue, and for being a prominent teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.
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C.
Satrapy of Egypt
The Satrapy of Egypt was a Persian-administered province of the Achaemenid Empire that governed Egypt through satraps before its later Hellenistic rule.
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D.
Osiris myth
The Osiris myth is an ancient Egyptian religious narrative centered on the death and resurrection of the god Osiris, the mourning and magic of Isis, and the succession of their son Horus, symbolizing themes of kingship, justice, and the afterlife.
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E.
Thebaid
Thebaid was a historic region of Upper Egypt centered around Thebes, known in late antiquity as a major administrative and monastic center.
- 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: Theban cycle Target entity description: The Theban cycle is a collection of ancient Greek myths and epic poems centered on the royal house of Thebes, including the tragic stories of Oedipus and his descendants.
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A.
Gods of Egypt
Gods of Egypt is a 2016 fantasy action film that reimagines ancient Egyptian deities and mythology in a visually extravagant, effects-driven adventure.
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B.
Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for renouncing his wealth to live a life of poverty and virtue, and for being a prominent teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.
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C.
Satrapy of Egypt
The Satrapy of Egypt was a Persian-administered province of the Achaemenid Empire that governed Egypt through satraps before its later Hellenistic rule.
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D.
Osiris myth
The Osiris myth is an ancient Egyptian religious narrative centered on the death and resurrection of the god Osiris, the mourning and magic of Isis, and the succession of their son Horus, symbolizing themes of kingship, justice, and the afterlife.
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E.
Thebaid
Thebaid was a historic region of Upper Egypt centered around Thebes, known in late antiquity as a major administrative and monastic center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological cycle
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cycle of myths ⓘ literary cycle ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| focusesOn | royal house of Thebes ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
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mythology ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Amphion
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Antigone ⓘ Cadmus ⓘ Creon ⓘ Dionysus ⓘ Eteocles ⓘ Harmonia ⓘ Heracles ⓘ Ismene ⓘ Jocasta ⓘ Laius ⓘ Niobe ⓘ Oedipus ⓘ Pentheus ⓘ Polynices ⓘ Tiresias ⓘ Zethus ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Oedipus killing Laius
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linked to:
Laius
Oedipus marrying Jocasta ⓘ Oedipus solving the riddle of the Sphinx ⓘ campaign of the Epigoni ⓘ
linked to:
war of the Epigoni
civil war between Eteocles and Polynices ⓘ curse on the house of Laius ⓘ self-blinding of Oedipus ⓘ siege of Thebes ⓘ
linked to:
Theban wars
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| includesMyth |
Epigoni
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Niobe ⓘ Seven Against Thebes ⓘ birth of Heracles ⓘ story of Eteocles and Polynices ⓘ story of Jocasta ⓘ story of Laius ⓘ story of Oedipus ⓘ |
| influenced |
Athenian tragedy
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linked to:
Greek tragedy
Euripidean tragedies about Thebes ⓘ Sophoclean Theban plays ⓘ |
| language |
Ancient Greek language
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linked to:
Ancient Greek
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| mainLocation |
Boeotia
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Thebes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek Epic Cycle
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linked to:
Epic Cycle
|
| preservationStatus | fragmentary ⓘ |
| theme |
curse
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divine retribution ⓘ fate ⓘ kin-slaying ⓘ royal legitimacy ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Theban cycle Description of subject: The Theban cycle is a collection of ancient Greek myths and epic poems centered on the royal house of Thebes, including the tragic stories of Oedipus and his descendants.
Referenced by (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Theban cycle
linked to: Theban cycle
subject linked to:
Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex"
linked to: Theban cycle
subject linked to:
Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus"
linked to: Theban cycle
linked to: Theban cycle
linked to: Theban cycle
subject linked to:
war of the Epigoni
subject linked to:
Sophocles’ play "Antigone"
subject linked to:
Euripides' Phoenician Women
linked to: Theban cycle
linked to: Theban cycle
subject linked to:
Heracles’ twin Iphicles (as Heracles’ mortal counterpart)
linked to: Theban cycle
linked to: Theban cycle
subject linked to:
Statius' Thebaid
linked to: Theban cycle
linked to: Theban cycle
linked to: Theban cycle