Electra (Sophocles)
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Electra (Sophocles) is an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes Electra’s quest for vengeance against her mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus for the murder of her father Agamemnon.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Electra (Sophocles) canonical | 3 |
| Sophocles' Electra | 3 |
| Sophocles’ Electra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1705886 — 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: Electra (Sophocles) Context triple: [Atreid dynasty, appearsInWork, Electra (Sophocles)]
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A.
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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B.
Electra
Electra is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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C.
Oresteia
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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D.
Medea
Medea is a mythological figure from Greek tragedy, best known as a powerful sorceress who kills her own children to avenge her husband Jason’s betrayal.
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E.
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.
- 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: Electra (Sophocles) Target entity description: Electra (Sophocles) is an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes Electra’s quest for vengeance against her mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus for the murder of her father Agamemnon.
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A.
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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B.
Electra
Electra is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the Pleiades and a daughter of the Titan Atlas.
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C.
Oresteia
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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D.
Medea
Medea is a mythological figure from Greek tragedy, best known as a powerful sorceress who kills her own children to avenge her husband Jason’s betrayal.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragedy
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play ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| author | Sophocles ⓘ |
| basedOn |
House of Atreus myth cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Atreus myth
myth of Electra ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
family loyalty
ⓘ
justice ⓘ matricide ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
conflict between siblings
ⓘ
deception and disguise ⓘ recognition scene between Electra and Orestes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| featuresCharacter | Agamemnon ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
murder of Aegisthus
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murder of Clytemnestra ⓘ return of Orestes from exile ⓘ |
| featuresGroup | chorus of Mycenaean women ⓘ |
| genre |
Greek tragedy
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| hasMotive | Electra’s desire to avenge Agamemnon ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
episodes
ⓘ
exodos ⓘ parodos ⓘ prologue ⓘ stasima ⓘ |
| literaryCycle | Oresteia myth cycle ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Athenian drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Aegisthus
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Chrysothemis ⓘ Clytemnestra ⓘ Electra ⓘ Orestes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Electra seeks vengeance on her mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus for murdering Agamemnon ⓘ |
| preservedAs | complete text ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Antigone
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Oedipus ⓘ
surface form:
Oedipus Rex
|
| setting |
Mycenae and Tiryns
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surface form:
Mycenae
|
| settingPeriod | mythic age of Greece ⓘ |
| sharesMythWith |
Electra (Euripides)
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Elektra (libretto) ⓘ
surface form:
Electra (Hofmannsthal)
Oresteia ⓘ
surface form:
Libation Bearers
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| studiedIn |
classical literature
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theatre studies ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 5th century BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Electra (Sophocles) Description of subject: Electra (Sophocles) is an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes Electra’s quest for vengeance against her mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus for the murder of her father Agamemnon.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sophocles' Electra
this entity surface form:
Sophocles’ Electra