Oresteia
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Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies by Aeschylus that dramatizes the bloody history of the House of Atreus and the transition from personal vengeance to a system of civic justice in ancient Athens.
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Target entity: Oresteia Context triple: [Atreid dynasty, appearsInWork, Oresteia]
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Iphigenia in Tauris
Iphigenia in Tauris is a classical drama by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that reimagines the Greek myth of Iphigenia with an emphasis on humanism, moral conflict, and reconciliation.
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Agamemnon
Agamemnon is the legendary king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek forces in the Trojan War in Greek mythology.
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Antigone
Antigone is a tragic heroine from Greek mythology and Sophocles’ Theban plays, known for defying royal authority to honor her family and the gods.
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Seven Against Thebes
Seven Against Thebes is a famous episode in Greek mythology in which a coalition of heroes mounts a doomed expedition to capture the city of Thebes.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Oresteia Target entity description: Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies by Aeschylus that dramatizes the bloody history of the House of Atreus and the transition from personal vengeance to a system of civic justice in ancient Athens.
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A.
Iphigenia in Tauris
Iphigenia in Tauris is a classical drama by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that reimagines the Greek myth of Iphigenia with an emphasis on humanism, moral conflict, and reconciliation.
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B.
Agamemnon
Agamemnon is the legendary king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek forces in the Trojan War in Greek mythology.
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C.
Antigone
Antigone is a tragic heroine from Greek mythology and Sophocles’ Theban plays, known for defying royal authority to honor her family and the gods.
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D.
Seven Against Thebes
Seven Against Thebes is a famous episode in Greek mythology in which a coalition of heroes mounts a doomed expedition to capture the city of Thebes.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek play
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tragedy trilogy ⓘ work of literature ⓘ |
| author | Aeschylus ⓘ |
| awarded | first prize at the City Dionysia ⓘ |
| centralEvent |
murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra
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revenge killing of Clytemnestra by Orestes ⓘ trial of Orestes in Athens ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
Agamemnon
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The Eumenides ⓘ Oresteia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Libation Bearers
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| culturalContext | Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| depicts |
House of Atreus myth cycle
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surface form:
House of Atreus
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| depictsMyth | Trojan War aftermath ⓘ |
| firstPart | Agamemnon ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceApproximateDate | 458 BC ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace |
City Dionysia
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surface form:
City Dionysia in Athens
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| form | verse drama ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRelationship |
Clytemnestra
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surface form:
Clytemnestra is wife of Agamemnon
Electra ⓘ
surface form:
Electra is daughter of Agamemnon
Electra ⓘ
surface form:
Electra is daughter of Clytemnestra
Orestes is son of Agamemnon ⓘ Orestes ⓘ
surface form:
Orestes is son of Clytemnestra
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| influenced |
Western drama
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the concept of legal justice in later literature ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Greek literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
Apollo ⓘ Athena ⓘ Cassandra ⓘ Clytemnestra ⓘ Electra ⓘ Erinyes ⓘ
surface form:
Furies
Orestes ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Atreid saga ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 3 ⓘ |
| secondPart |
Oresteia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Libation Bearers
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| setting |
Argos
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Athens ⓘ |
| theme |
blood vengeance
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divine intervention ⓘ family curse ⓘ justice ⓘ transition from personal revenge to civic law ⓘ |
| thirdPart | The Eumenides ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mythic past of Greece ⓘ |
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Subject: Oresteia Description of subject: Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies by Aeschylus that dramatizes the bloody history of the House of Atreus and the transition from personal vengeance to a system of civic justice in ancient Athens.
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