Theban royal family
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The Theban royal family is the legendary dynastic line of Greek myth centered on figures like Oedipus and his descendants, whose tragic fates form the core of many ancient Greek dramas.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theban royal family canonical | 2 |
| royal house of Thebes | 2 |
| the royal house of Thebes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4917886 — 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: Theban royal family Context triple: [Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy, mainSubject, Theban royal family]
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Kushite royal family
The Kushite royal family was the ruling dynasty of the ancient Kingdom of Kush in Nubia, known for its powerful monarchs, pyramidal tombs, and periods of control over Egypt as its 25th Dynasty.
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Herakleopolitan dynasties
The Herakleopolitan dynasties were ancient Egyptian ruling houses based in Herakleopolis that controlled parts of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
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Theban Triad
The Theban Triad is a prominent grouping of ancient Egyptian deities—typically Amun, Mut, and Khonsu—who were especially venerated in the city of Thebes.
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Theban nome
The Theban nome was an ancient administrative district of Upper Egypt centered on the powerful religious and political city of Thebes (Waset).
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Hyksos
The Hyksos were a West Asian people who gained control over parts of northern Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, introducing new military technologies such as the horse-drawn chariot.
- 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: Theban royal family Target entity description: The Theban royal family is the legendary dynastic line of Greek myth centered on figures like Oedipus and his descendants, whose tragic fates form the core of many ancient Greek dramas.
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A.
Kushite royal family
The Kushite royal family was the ruling dynasty of the ancient Kingdom of Kush in Nubia, known for its powerful monarchs, pyramidal tombs, and periods of control over Egypt as its 25th Dynasty.
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B.
Herakleopolitan dynasties
The Herakleopolitan dynasties were ancient Egyptian ruling houses based in Herakleopolis that controlled parts of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period.
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C.
Theban Triad
The Theban Triad is a prominent grouping of ancient Egyptian deities—typically Amun, Mut, and Khonsu—who were especially venerated in the city of Thebes.
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D.
Theban nome
The Theban nome was an ancient administrative district of Upper Egypt centered on the powerful religious and political city of Thebes (Waset).
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E.
Hyksos
The Hyksos were a West Asian people who gained control over parts of northern Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, introducing new military technologies such as the horse-drawn chariot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary dynasty
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mythological royal house ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Epigoni
NERFINISHED
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House of Cadmus NERFINISHED ⓘ Labdacids NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Against Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sphinx of Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ Theban Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ Theban plays ⓘ curse on the house of Laius ⓘ tragic fate ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Amphion
NERFINISHED
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Antigone NERFINISHED ⓘ Cadmus NERFINISHED ⓘ Creon NERFINISHED ⓘ Eteocles NERFINISHED ⓘ Ismene NERFINISHED ⓘ Jocasta NERFINISHED ⓘ Labdacus NERFINISHED ⓘ Laius NERFINISHED ⓘ Megara NERFINISHED ⓘ Menoeceus NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentheus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polynices NERFINISHED ⓘ Zethus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingAncestor | Cadmus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Antigone
NERFINISHED
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Creon NERFINISHED ⓘ Eteocles NERFINISHED ⓘ Jocasta NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polynices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Greek tragedy
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Western literature ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boeotia
NERFINISHED
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Greece ⓘ Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes
NERFINISHED
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Euripides' Bacchae NERFINISHED ⓘ Euripides' Phoenician Women NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophocles' Antigone NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophocles' Oedipus Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledCity | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
civil war
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divine curse ⓘ fate versus free will ⓘ incest ⓘ parricide ⓘ |
| timeOfMythicSetting | age of heroes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theban royal family Description of subject: The Theban royal family is the legendary dynastic line of Greek myth centered on figures like Oedipus and his descendants, whose tragic fates form the core of many ancient Greek dramas.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the royal house of Thebes