Euripides' play "Orestes"
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Euripides' play "Orestes" is a classical Athenian tragedy that dramatizes the aftermath of Agamemnon’s murder, focusing on Orestes’ persecution, political turmoil in Argos, and the intervention of the gods.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Euripides' play "Orestes" canonical | 2 |
| Euripides' Orestes | 1 |
| Euripides' play Orestes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Euripides' play "Orestes" Context triple: [Hermione, mentionedIn, Euripides' play "Orestes"]
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A.
Euripides’ play Heracleidae
Euripides’ play *Heracleidae* is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the persecution and eventual deliverance of Heracles’ children as they seek asylum in Athens, highlighting themes of justice, supplication, and Athenian heroism.
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B.
Euripides' Phoenician Women
Euripides' *Phoenician Women* is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the conflict between the brothers Eteocles and Polyneices over the throne of Thebes and the devastating consequences for their family and city.
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C.
Euripides’ Heracles
Euripides’ Heracles is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the hero Heracles’ return from his labors, his divinely induced madness, and the catastrophic murder of his own family.
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D.
Electra (Euripides)
Electra (Euripides) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that retells the myth of Electra and Orestes avenging their father Agamemnon’s murder.
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E.
Euripides' Helen
Euripides' Helen is an ancient Greek tragedy that reimagines the myth of Helen of Troy by portraying her as an innocent woman whose phantom caused the Trojan War while she remained in Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Euripides' play "Orestes" Target entity description: Euripides' play "Orestes" is a classical Athenian tragedy that dramatizes the aftermath of Agamemnon’s murder, focusing on Orestes’ persecution, political turmoil in Argos, and the intervention of the gods.
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A.
Euripides’ play Heracleidae
Euripides’ play *Heracleidae* is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the persecution and eventual deliverance of Heracles’ children as they seek asylum in Athens, highlighting themes of justice, supplication, and Athenian heroism.
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B.
Euripides' Phoenician Women
Euripides' *Phoenician Women* is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the conflict between the brothers Eteocles and Polyneices over the throne of Thebes and the devastating consequences for their family and city.
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C.
Euripides’ Heracles
Euripides’ Heracles is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the hero Heracles’ return from his labors, his divinely induced madness, and the catastrophic murder of his own family.
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D.
Electra (Euripides)
Electra (Euripides) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that retells the myth of Electra and Orestes avenging their father Agamemnon’s murder.
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E.
Euripides' Helen
Euripides' Helen is an ancient Greek tragedy that reimagines the myth of Helen of Troy by portraying her as an innocent woman whose phantom caused the Trojan War while she remained in Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Ancient Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfFirstPerformance | 408 BC ⓘ |
| author | Euripides ⓘ |
| basedOnMyth |
Myth of Orestes
ⓘ
linked to:
Orestes (Euripides play)
|
| chronologicallyAfter | Agamemnon’s murder ⓘ |
| containsCharacterType | chorus of Argive women ⓘ |
| culturalContext | classical Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
includes lyric choral odes
ⓘ
tragedy in iambic trimeter (dialogue) ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Orestes’ persecution by the Argives
ⓘ
deus ex machina intervention by Apollo ⓘ kidnapping of Hermione ⓘ plot to kill Helen ⓘ trial of Orestes before the Argive assembly ⓘ |
| featuresMythologicalFigure |
Agamemnon
ⓘ
Clytemnestra (as past figure) ⓘ
linked to:
Clytemnestra
|
| firstPerformanceFestival | City Dionysia ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Athens ⓘ |
| genreFeature |
agon (formal debate) scene
ⓘ
use of deus ex machina ending ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Apollo
ⓘ
Electra ⓘ Furies ⓘ
linked to:
Erinyes
Helen ⓘ Hermes ⓘ Hermione ⓘ Menelaus ⓘ Orestes ⓘ Pylades ⓘ Tyndareus ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Atreid saga ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Electra (Euripides)
ⓘ
Electra (Sophocles) ⓘ Oresteia ⓘ |
| setting | Argos ⓘ |
| theme |
aftermath of Agamemnon’s murder
ⓘ
blood guilt ⓘ critique of legal institutions ⓘ divine justice ⓘ family loyalty ⓘ friendship ⓘ matricide ⓘ political turmoil in Argos ⓘ role of the gods in human affairs ⓘ stasis (civil strife) ⓘ the power of the demos ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | shortly after the murder of Clytemnestra ⓘ |
| title | Orestes ⓘ |
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Subject: Euripides' play "Orestes" Description of subject: Euripides' play "Orestes" is a classical Athenian tragedy that dramatizes the aftermath of Agamemnon’s murder, focusing on Orestes’ persecution, political turmoil in Argos, and the intervention of the gods.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Pylade
linked to: Euripides' play "Orestes"
subject linked to:
Ἑρμιόνη (Hermionē)