Aeschylus, Danaid trilogy (fragmentary)
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The fragmentary Danaid trilogy by Aeschylus was a lost series of Greek tragedies centered on the myth of the Danaids, of which only scattered fragments and testimonia survive.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aeschylus' lost play "The Suppliants" trilogy | 1 |
| Aeschylus, Danaid trilogy (fragmentary) canonical | 1 |
| Danaid trilogy of Aeschylus (largely lost) | 1 |
| Works of Aeschylus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6303911 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aeschylus, Danaid trilogy (fragmentary) Context triple: [Hypermnestra, sourceText, Aeschylus, Danaid trilogy (fragmentary)]
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A.
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy were a set of now-missing Greek tragedies that dramatized the mythic saga of the Theban royal house, including the story of Oedipus.
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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’ 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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D.
fragments of Sophocles
Fragments of Sophocles are surviving pieces of the lost plays and writings of the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, preserved in part through papyri and quotations rather than complete manuscripts.
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E.
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.
- 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: Aeschylus, Danaid trilogy (fragmentary) Target entity description: The fragmentary Danaid trilogy by Aeschylus was a lost series of Greek tragedies centered on the myth of the Danaids, of which only scattered fragments and testimonia survive.
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A.
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy were a set of now-missing Greek tragedies that dramatized the mythic saga of the Theban royal house, including the story of Oedipus.
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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’ 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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D.
fragments of Sophocles
Fragments of Sophocles are surviving pieces of the lost plays and writings of the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, preserved in part through papyri and quotations rather than complete manuscripts.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek tragedy
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fragmentary ancient literary work ⓘ lost Greek tragedy ⓘ lost Greek tragic trilogy ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Aeschylus in ancient sources ⓘ |
| author |
Aeschylus
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Aeschylus ⓘ Aeschylus ⓘ Aeschylus ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of the Danaids ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| creator | Aeschylus ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| evidenceForText |
ancient testimonia
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fragments ⓘ |
| genre |
Greek tragedy
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Danaids
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Egyptians ⓘ Suppliants ⓘ |
| influenced | later treatments of the Danaid myth ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Athenian drama ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Danaus and Aegyptus cycle ⓘ |
| partOf |
Danaid trilogy
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Danaid trilogy ⓘ Danaid trilogy ⓘ |
| setting | Argos ⓘ |
| stateOfPreservation |
fragmentary
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partly lost ⓘ |
| subject |
Danaids
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Danaids seeking asylum in Argos ⓘ Danaus ⓘ Hypermnestra sparing Lynceus ⓘ King Pelasgus of Argos ⓘ
linked to:
King Pelasgus
divine and civic justice ⓘ fifty daughters of Danaus ⓘ forced marriage ⓘ marriage of Danaids and sons of Aegyptus ⓘ mass bridal murder ⓘ murder of husbands by Danaids ⓘ punishment in the underworld ⓘ pursuit and flight to Argos ⓘ pursuit of the Danaids ⓘ refusal of forced marriage ⓘ sons of Aegyptus ⓘ sons of Aegyptus ⓘ trial of Hypermnestra ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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Great Books of the Western World series
linked to: Aeschylus, Danaid trilogy (fragmentary)
linked to: Aeschylus, Danaid trilogy (fragmentary)
linked to: Aeschylus, Danaid trilogy (fragmentary)