Thebais
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Thebais is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Statius, that recounts the mythic war of the Seven against Thebes.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4803890 — 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: Thebais Context triple: [Thebaid, knownAs, Thebais]
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A.
Thebae
Thebae is the Latin name for the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, a major religious and political center on the Nile known for its temples and royal necropolis.
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Gytheio
Gytheio is a historic coastal town and port in the southern Peloponnese of Greece, known as the former seaport of ancient Sparta and a gateway to the Laconian Gulf.
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C.
Ormos Korthiou
Ormos Korthiou is a coastal village and seaside resort on the Greek island of Andros in the Cyclades.
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Amfithea
Amfithea is a settlement in northwestern Greece situated on the shores of Lake Pamvotida near the city of Ioannina.
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E.
Plakias
Plakias is a coastal village and popular beach resort on the south coast of Crete, Greece, known for its scenic bay, relaxed atmosphere, and access to nearby gorges and beaches.
- 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: Thebais Target entity description: Thebais is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Statius, that recounts the mythic war of the Seven against Thebes.
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A.
Thebae
Thebae is the Latin name for the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, a major religious and political center on the Nile known for its temples and royal necropolis.
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B.
Gytheio
Gytheio is a historic coastal town and port in the southern Peloponnese of Greece, known as the former seaport of ancient Sparta and a gateway to the Laconian Gulf.
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C.
Ormos Korthiou
Ormos Korthiou is a coastal village and seaside resort on the Greek island of Andros in the Cyclades.
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D.
Amfithea
Amfithea is a settlement in northwestern Greece situated on the shores of Lake Pamvotida near the city of Ioannina.
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E.
Plakias
Plakias is a coastal village and popular beach resort on the south coast of Crete, Greece, known for its scenic bay, relaxed atmosphere, and access to nearby gorges and beaches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Latin epic poem ⓘ |
| approximateCompletionDate | c. 92 CE ⓘ |
| author |
Publius Papinius Statius
ⓘ
linked to:
Statius
|
| basedOn | myth of the Seven against Thebes ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Nemean games episode
ⓘ
curse of Oedipus on his sons ⓘ duel of Eteocles and Polynices ⓘ embassy of Tydeus to Thebes ⓘ intervention of Theseus and Athenians ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Domitian ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Apollo
ⓘ
Bacchus ⓘ
linked to:
Dionysus
Bellona ⓘ Diana ⓘ Furies ⓘ
linked to:
Erinyes
Juno ⓘ Jupiter ⓘ Mars ⓘ Mercury ⓘ Minerva ⓘ Neptune ⓘ Pluto ⓘ Proserpina ⓘ
linked to:
Persephone
Venus ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Medieval Latin epic tradition
ⓘ
Renaissance epic poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aeneid
ⓘ
linked to:
Virgil's Aeneid
Iliad ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
Theban cycle ⓘ |
| literaryForm | hexameter poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Silver Age of Latin literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Roman adaptation of Greek myth ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Adrastus
ⓘ
Amphiaraus ⓘ Capaneus ⓘ Eteocles ⓘ Hippomedon ⓘ Jocasta ⓘ Oedipus ⓘ Parthenopaeus ⓘ Polynices ⓘ Theseus ⓘ Tydeus ⓘ |
| mainSetting |
Argos
ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 12 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Achilleid
ⓘ
Silvae ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | late 1st century CE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thebais Description of subject: Thebais is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Statius, that recounts the mythic war of the Seven against Thebes.
Referenced by (3)
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