Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy
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Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy were a set of now-missing Greek tragedies that dramatized the mythic saga of the Theban royal house, including the story of Oedipus.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T924838 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy Context triple: [Oedipus, appearsIn, Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy]
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A.
Trojan Women (Euripides)
Trojan Women is a tragedy by Euripides that portrays the suffering and despair of the women of Troy in the aftermath of the city's destruction in the Trojan War.
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B.
Sons of Pericles
Sons of Pericles is a junior auxiliary organization of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association that promotes Hellenic heritage, civic responsibility, and leadership among young men.
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C.
Prometheus Bound
Prometheus Bound is an ancient Greek tragedy traditionally attributed to Aeschylus that dramatizes the punishment of the Titan Prometheus for defying Zeus by giving fire and knowledge to humanity.
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D.
Hecuba (Euripides)
Hecuba (Euripides) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that portrays the suffering and vengeance of the Trojan queen Hecuba after the fall of Troy.
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E.
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.
- 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: Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy Target entity description: Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy were a set of now-missing Greek tragedies that dramatized the mythic saga of the Theban royal house, including the story of Oedipus.
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A.
Trojan Women (Euripides)
Trojan Women is a tragedy by Euripides that portrays the suffering and despair of the women of Troy in the aftermath of the city's destruction in the Trojan War.
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B.
Sons of Pericles
Sons of Pericles is a junior auxiliary organization of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association that promotes Hellenic heritage, civic responsibility, and leadership among young men.
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C.
Prometheus Bound
Prometheus Bound is an ancient Greek tragedy traditionally attributed to Aeschylus that dramatizes the punishment of the Titan Prometheus for defying Zeus by giving fire and knowledge to humanity.
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D.
Hecuba (Euripides)
Hecuba (Euripides) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that portrays the suffering and vengeance of the Trojan queen Hecuba after the fall of Troy.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lost Greek tragedies
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theatrical trilogy ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Antigone
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Creon ⓘ Eteocles ⓘ Jocasta ⓘ Laius ⓘ Oedipus ⓘ Polynices ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Theban myth cycle
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myth of Oedipus ⓘ myth of the Theban royal house ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| creator | Aeschylus ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Athenian tragedy competitions ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus |
civil war at Thebes
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curse on the house of Oedipus ⓘ intergenerational guilt and punishment ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Laius
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Oedipus ⓘ Seven Against Thebes ⓘ |
| influenced | later Theban-themed tragedies ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
ancient testimonia
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later literary references ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| likelyFirstPerformanceLocation |
Theatre of Dionysus
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surface form:
Theatre of Dionysus in Athens
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| literaryForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| lostComponents |
Laius
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Oedipus ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Eteocles
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surface form:
Eteocles and Polynices
Laius ⓘ
surface form:
House of Laius
Oedipus ⓘ Theban royal family ⓘ |
| mythicTheme |
divine retribution
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fate and prophecy ⓘ kin-slaying ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | Theban saga ⓘ |
| numberOfPlays | 3 ⓘ |
| onlySurvivingPlay | Seven Against Thebes ⓘ |
| originalMedium | Athenian stage performance ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Aeschylean corpus
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| setting | Thebes ⓘ |
| status | lost ⓘ |
| survivingComponents | Seven Against Thebes ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy Description of subject: Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy were a set of now-missing Greek tragedies that dramatized the mythic saga of the Theban royal house, including the story of Oedipus.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aeschylus (Theban tradition context)
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy
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partOf
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Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Aeschylean corpus
this entity surface form:
Aeschylus' Theban plays (fragmentary)
this entity surface form:
Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes
subject surface form:
War of the Epigoni
this entity surface form:
Aeschylus' "Seven Against Thebes"