The Trojans

E816237

music work opera

The Trojans is an English title commonly used for Hector Berlioz’s grand opera "Les Troyens," which dramatizes episodes from Virgil’s Aeneid.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Trojans canonical	2
Aeneas and the Trojans	1
H 133 (Les Troyens)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9689912 — 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: The Trojans
Context triple: [Les Troyens, alsoKnownAs, The Trojans]

A. Troy
Troy is a small city in southeastern Alabama known for being the home of Troy University and its vibrant college-town atmosphere.
B. Troy
Troy is a 2004 epic historical war film loosely based on Homer's Iliad, depicting the legendary conflict between the Greeks and Trojans.
C. Troy
Troy is the legendary ancient city in Asia Minor that was the focal point of the Trojan War in Greek and Roman mythology.
D. Troy
Troy is a masculine given name of ancient origin, famously borne by former NFL quarterback Troy Aikman.
E. Troy
"Troy" is a powerful early single by Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor, known for its intense emotional delivery and poetic lyrics.
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: The Trojans
Target entity description: The Trojans is an English title commonly used for Hector Berlioz’s grand opera "Les Troyens," which dramatizes episodes from Virgil’s Aeneid.

A. Troy
Troy is a small city in southeastern Alabama known for being the home of Troy University and its vibrant college-town atmosphere.
B. Troy
"Troy" is a powerful early single by Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor, known for its intense emotional delivery and poetic lyrics.
C. Troy
Troy is a 2004 epic historical war film loosely based on Homer's Iliad, depicting the legendary conflict between the Greeks and Trojans.
D. Troy
Troy is the legendary ancient city in Asia Minor that was the focal point of the Trojan War in Greek and Roman mythology.
E. Troy
Troy is a suburban city in Michigan known for its strong business community, shopping centers, and role as a key part of the Detroit metropolitan area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music work ⓘ opera ⓘ
author	Virgil ⓘ
basedOn	Aeneid ⓘ linked to: Virgil's Aeneid Aeneid ⓘ linked to: Virgil's Aeneid
composer	Hector Berlioz ⓘ Hector Berlioz ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ France ⓘ
creator	Hector Berlioz ⓘ Hector Berlioz ⓘ
dramatizes	episodes from Virgil’s Aeneid ⓘ episodes from Virgil’s Aeneid ⓘ fall of Troy ⓘ love of Dido and Aeneas ⓘ
genre	French grand opera ⓘ French grand opera ⓘ
includes	ballet ⓘ chorus ⓘ large-scale ensembles ⓘ
language	French ⓘ French ⓘ
librettist	Hector Berlioz ⓘ Hector Berlioz ⓘ
mainCharacter	Aeneas ⓘ Cassandra ⓘ Choruses of Trojans and Carthaginians ⓘ Dido ⓘ
notableAria	"Nuit d’ivresse et d’extase infinie" ⓘ
notableScene	Royal Hunt and Storm ⓘ Trojan Horse scene ⓘ linked to: Trojan Horse
numberOfActs	5 ⓘ 5 ⓘ
orchestration	large orchestra ⓘ
originalTitle	Les Troyens ⓘ
part	La Prise de Troie ⓘ Les Troyens à Carthage ⓘ linked to: Les Troyens
period	Romantic era ⓘ linked to: Romanticism Romantic era ⓘ linked to: Romantic period in music
setting	Carthage ⓘ Troy ⓘ
structure	two parts ⓘ two parts ⓘ
subjectMatter	Trojan War aftermath ⓘ founding myth of Rome ⓘ
titleOf	Les Troyens ⓘ