Sophocles
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Sophocles was a renowned ancient Greek tragedian, best known for plays such as "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone," which profoundly influenced Western drama and literature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sophocles canonical | 46 |
| tragedies of Sophocles | 2 |
| Σοφοκλῆς | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337681 — 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.
Target entity: Sophocles Context triple: [Attic Greek, usedBy, Sophocles]
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A.
Aeschylus
Aeschylus was an ancient Greek tragedian, often called the father of tragedy, known for pioneering dramatic structure and writing plays such as the Oresteia trilogy.
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B.
Timotheus
Timotheus is the Latin form of the given name Timothy, historically used in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and classical contexts.
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C.
Homer
Homer is the legendary ancient Greek poet traditionally credited with composing the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, foundational works of Western literature.
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D.
Oedipus
Oedipus is a tragic hero in Greek mythology best known for unwittingly killing his father and marrying his mother, a fate he was prophesied to fulfill.
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E.
Hesiod
Hesiod was an early ancient Greek poet, often considered a founder of Greek didactic poetry, known for works such as the Theogony and Works and Days that shaped Greek mythology and moral thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sophocles Target entity description: Sophocles was a renowned ancient Greek tragedian, best known for plays such as "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone," which profoundly influenced Western drama and literature.
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A.
Aeschylus
Aeschylus was an ancient Greek tragedian, often called the father of tragedy, known for pioneering dramatic structure and writing plays such as the Oresteia trilogy.
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B.
Timotheus
Timotheus is the Latin form of the given name Timothy, historically used in ecclesiastical, scholarly, and classical contexts.
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C.
Homer
Homer is the legendary ancient Greek poet traditionally credited with composing the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, foundational works of Western literature.
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D.
Oedipus
Oedipus is a tragic hero in Greek mythology best known for unwittingly killing his father and marrying his mother, a fate he was prophesied to fulfill.
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E.
Hesiod
Hesiod was an early ancient Greek poet, often considered a founder of Greek didactic poetry, known for works such as the Theogony and Works and Days that shaped Greek mythology and moral thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragedian
ⓘ
dramatist ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfPlaysWritten | over 120 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dionysia
ⓘ
surface form:
Dionysia festival
|
| birthDate | c. 497/496 BC ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Attica
ⓘ
Colonus ⓘ Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| citizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| civicRole | treasurer of the Delian League ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Herodotus
ⓘ
Pericles ⓘ Socrates ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 406/405 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Athens
ⓘ
Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| father | Sophillus ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western drama
ⓘ
Western literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex character development
ⓘ
introducing a third actor on stage ⓘ reducing the role of the chorus ⓘ refining the structure of Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| movement |
Greek tragedy
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Greek drama
|
| name | Sophocles self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Sophocles
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Σοφοκλῆς
|
| notableWork |
Ajax
ⓘ
Antigone ⓘ Electra ⓘ Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex" ⓘ
surface form:
Oedipus Rex
Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" ⓘ
surface form:
Oedipus at Colonus
Oedipus ⓘ
surface form:
Oedipus the King
Philoctetes ⓘ The Women of Trachis ⓘ Theban cycle ⓘ
surface form:
Theban plays
|
| numberOfSurvivingPlays | 7 ⓘ |
| occupation |
playwright
ⓘ
tragedian ⓘ |
| partOf | Three great tragedians of classical Athens ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| servedAs | general in the Athenian army ⓘ |
| servedWith | Pericles ⓘ |
| setIn |
Thebes
ⓘ
surface form:
Thebes (for Theban plays)
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| sharesGroupWith |
Aeschylus
ⓘ
Euripides ⓘ |
| won | first prize at the City Dionysia multiple times ⓘ |
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Subject: Sophocles Description of subject: Sophocles was a renowned ancient Greek tragedian, best known for plays such as "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone," which profoundly influenced Western drama and literature.
Referenced by (49)
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