Bacchae
E89983
Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides that dramatizes the arrival of the god Dionysus in Thebes and the devastating consequences of resisting his cult.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bacchae canonical | 4 |
| The Bacchae | 3 |
| Bacchants | 1 |
| Euripides' Bacchae | 1 |
| EuripidesTheBacchae | 1 |
| Euripides’ The Bacchae | 1 |
| Pentheus and the Bacchae | 1 |
| The Bacchae of Euripides (Wole Soyinka adaptation) | 1 |
| Βακχαι του Ευριπίδη | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T750786 — 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: Bacchae Context triple: [Dionysus, associatedWith, Bacchae]
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A.
Dionysia
Dionysia was a major ancient Athenian festival in honor of Dionysus, celebrated with theatrical performances, processions, and revelry that became central to the development of Greek drama.
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B.
Prometheus Bound
Prometheus Bound is an ancient Greek tragedy traditionally attributed to Aeschylus that dramatizes the punishment of the Titan Prometheus for defying Zeus by giving fire and knowledge to humanity.
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C.
Agathon
Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
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D.
Orpheus
Orpheus is a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek mythology, famed for his enchanting music that could charm all living things and even the gods of the underworld.
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E.
Dionysian Mysteries
The Dionysian Mysteries were secretive ancient Greek religious rites devoted to Dionysus, involving ecstatic rituals, wine-fueled celebrations, and symbolic rebirth for initiates.
- 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: Bacchae Target entity description: Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides that dramatizes the arrival of the god Dionysus in Thebes and the devastating consequences of resisting his cult.
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A.
Dionysia
Dionysia was a major ancient Athenian festival in honor of Dionysus, celebrated with theatrical performances, processions, and revelry that became central to the development of Greek drama.
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B.
Prometheus Bound
Prometheus Bound is an ancient Greek tragedy traditionally attributed to Aeschylus that dramatizes the punishment of the Titan Prometheus for defying Zeus by giving fire and knowledge to humanity.
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C.
Agathon
Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
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D.
Orpheus
Orpheus is a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek mythology, famed for his enchanting music that could charm all living things and even the gods of the underworld.
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E.
Dionysian Mysteries
The Dionysian Mysteries were secretive ancient Greek religious rites devoted to Dionysus, involving ecstatic rituals, wine-fueled celebrations, and symbolic rebirth for initiates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragedy
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play ⓘ work by Euripides ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 405 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Dionysus ⓘ |
| author | Euripides ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
conflict between rationality and irrationality
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divine vengeance ⓘ ecstasy and madness ⓘ punishment of impiety ⓘ religious worship ⓘ resistance to divine power ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
cross-dressing and disguise
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divine epiphany ⓘ possession by a god ⓘ sparagmos (ritual dismemberment) ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Dionysian cult ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Agave killing Pentheus
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Dionysian rites on Mount Cithaeron ⓘ destruction of Pentheus ⓘ |
| depictsMyth | arrival of Dionysus in Thebes ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Agave
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Cadmus ⓘ Dionysus ⓘ Pentheus ⓘ Tiresias ⓘ chorus of Bacchae ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext |
Dionysia
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surface form:
City Dionysia festival
|
| firstPerformanceLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Bacchae
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Bacchae of Euripides (Wole Soyinka adaptation)
operatic adaptations ⓘ various modern stage productions ⓘ |
| hasMetricalForm |
iambic trimeter (dialogue)
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lyric meters (choral odes) ⓘ |
| influenced |
European drama
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Roman tragedy ⓘ modern adaptations of Greek myth ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Attic tragedy ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Euripides’ late plays ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Thebes ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical studies
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religious studies ⓘ theatre studies ⓘ |
| survivingStatus | extant complete play ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | late 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| titleInGreek | Βάκχαι ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Bacchae Description of subject: Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides that dramatizes the arrival of the god Dionysus in Thebes and the devastating consequences of resisting his cult.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Euripides' Bacchae
this entity surface form:
The Bacchae
this entity surface form:
The Bacchae of Euripides (Wole Soyinka adaptation)
this entity surface form:
EuripidesTheBacchae
this entity surface form:
Euripides’ The Bacchae
subject surface form:
Bacchants
this entity surface form:
Pentheus and the Bacchae
this entity surface form:
The Bacchae
this entity surface form:
Bacchants