Thebaid
E511289
Thebaid is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Statius, that recounts the mythic war between the sons of Oedipus over the throne of Thebes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thebaid canonical | 5 |
| La Thébaïde | 1 |
| Thebaid (lost epic) | 1 |
| Thebaid (mythic cycle) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5338635 — 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: Thebaid Context triple: [Epigoni, relatedWork, Thebaid]
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A.
Thebaid
Thebaid was a historic region of Upper Egypt centered around Thebes, known in late antiquity as a major administrative and monastic center.
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B.
Cadmus et Hermione
Cadmus et Hermione is a 1673 French tragédie en musique by Jean-Baptiste Lully, often regarded as the first true French opera and a landmark in the development of the genre.
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C.
Aetia
Aetia is a major didactic and elegiac poem by the Hellenistic poet Callimachus that explores the origins and myths behind various customs, cities, and religious practices in the Greek world.
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D.
Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for renouncing his wealth to live a life of poverty and virtue, and for being a prominent teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.
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E.
Dionysiaca
Dionysiaca is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Nonnus of Panopolis, that recounts the life, exploits, and triumphs of the god Dionysus in 48 books.
- 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: Thebaid Target entity description: Thebaid is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Statius, that recounts the mythic war between the sons of Oedipus over the throne of Thebes.
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A.
Thebaid
Thebaid was a historic region of Upper Egypt centered around Thebes, known in late antiquity as a major administrative and monastic center.
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B.
Cadmus et Hermione
Cadmus et Hermione is a 1673 French tragédie en musique by Jean-Baptiste Lully, often regarded as the first true French opera and a landmark in the development of the genre.
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C.
Aetia
Aetia is a major didactic and elegiac poem by the Hellenistic poet Callimachus that explores the origins and myths behind various customs, cities, and religious practices in the Greek world.
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D.
Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for renouncing his wealth to live a life of poverty and virtue, and for being a prominent teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.
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E.
Dionysiaca
Dionysiaca is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Nonnus of Panopolis, that recounts the life, exploits, and triumphs of the god Dionysus in 48 books.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin epic poem
ⓘ
ancient epic poem ⓘ classical literature work ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | c. 80–92 CE ⓘ |
| associatedMythCycle | Theban myths ⓘ |
| author |
Publius Papinius Statius
ⓘ
linked to:
Statius
|
| basedOn |
Theban cycle of Greek myth
ⓘ
legend of the Seven against Thebes ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
civil war
ⓘ
curse on the house of Oedipus ⓘ fate and divine intervention ⓘ fraternal conflict ⓘ |
| climax | duel between Eteocles and Polynices ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 1st century CE ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Achilleid ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dante Alighieri
ⓘ
medieval epic tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes
ⓘ
linked to:
Aeschylus' play Seven Against Thebes
Homeric epics ⓘ Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | hexameter epic ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Silver Age Latin literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Silver Age of Latin literature
|
| literaryTradition | Greco-Roman mythology ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Adrastus
ⓘ
Amphiaraus ⓘ Capaneus ⓘ Creon ⓘ Eteocles ⓘ Jocasta ⓘ Oedipus ⓘ Polynices ⓘ Tydeus ⓘ |
| meter | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| mythologicalPantheon | Olympian gods ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
siege of Thebes
ⓘ
linked to:
Theban wars
|
| notableFeature |
elaborate description of battles
ⓘ
prominent role of gods and goddesses ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Rome ⓘ |
| setting |
Argos
ⓘ
Thebes in Boeotia ⓘ
linked to:
Thebes
mythic Greece ⓘ |
| structure | 12 books ⓘ |
| subject |
conflict between the sons of Oedipus
ⓘ
mythic war of the Seven against Thebes ⓘ |
| survivesAs | complete Latin text ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Statius ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thebaid Description of subject: Thebaid is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Statius, that recounts the mythic war between the sons of Oedipus over the throne of Thebes.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Thebaid
linked to: Thebaid