The Mad Hercules
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The Mad Hercules is a classical tragedy, traditionally attributed to Seneca, that dramatizes the hero Heracles’ descent into madness and the horrific consequences that follow.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Mad Hercules canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11557330 — 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: The Mad Hercules Context triple: [Hercules Furens, titleTranslation, The Mad Hercules]
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A.
The Legend of Hercules
The Legend of Hercules is a 2014 fantasy action film that offers an origin-story take on the mythological Greek hero Hercules, focusing on his struggle against a tyrannical king and his discovery of his divine heritage.
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B.
The Great Hercules
The Great Hercules is a renowned late 16th-century engraving by Dutch artist Hendrick Goltzius, celebrated for its exaggerated muscular anatomy and virtuosic Mannerist style.
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C.
Hércules
Hércules is the given name of Hércules Barsotti, a Brazilian artist known for his contributions to geometric abstraction and concrete art.
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D.
Keystone of Hercules
The Keystone of Hercules is a prominent quadrilateral asterism that forms the torso of the constellation Hercules and helps observers locate it in the night sky.
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E.
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom is a 1994 television fantasy film featuring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules on a quest to rescue a mysterious lost city, serving as one of the early movies that led to the Hercules: The Legendary Journeys TV series.
- 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: The Mad Hercules Target entity description: The Mad Hercules is a classical tragedy, traditionally attributed to Seneca, that dramatizes the hero Heracles’ descent into madness and the horrific consequences that follow.
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A.
The Legend of Hercules
The Legend of Hercules is a 2014 fantasy action film that offers an origin-story take on the mythological Greek hero Hercules, focusing on his struggle against a tyrannical king and his discovery of his divine heritage.
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B.
The Great Hercules
The Great Hercules is a renowned late 16th-century engraving by Dutch artist Hendrick Goltzius, celebrated for its exaggerated muscular anatomy and virtuosic Mannerist style.
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C.
Hércules
Hércules is the given name of Hércules Barsotti, a Brazilian artist known for his contributions to geometric abstraction and concrete art.
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D.
Keystone of Hercules
The Keystone of Hercules is a prominent quadrilateral asterism that forms the torso of the constellation Hercules and helps observers locate it in the night sky.
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E.
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom is a 1994 television fantasy film featuring Kevin Sorbo as Hercules on a quest to rescue a mysterious lost city, serving as one of the early movies that led to the Hercules: The Legendary Journeys TV series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman tragedy
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classical tragedy ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| author | Seneca the Younger ⓘ |
| basedOn | Greek myth of Heracles ⓘ |
| character |
Amphitryon
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Heracles ⓘ Juno ⓘ Lycus ⓘ Megara ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act tragedy ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Euripides ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Silver Age of Latin literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Heracles
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Hercules ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Heracles is driven mad and kills his own wife and children ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Heracles
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Hercules Furens ⓘ |
| setting | Thebes ⓘ |
| subject |
Heracles’ descent into madness
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consequences of divine wrath ⓘ |
| theme |
divine punishment
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family tragedy ⓘ heroic downfall ⓘ madness ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| tradition | Stoic tragedy ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Seneca the Younger ⓘ |
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Subject: The Mad Hercules Description of subject: The Mad Hercules is a classical tragedy, traditionally attributed to Seneca, that dramatizes the hero Heracles’ descent into madness and the horrific consequences that follow.
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