Trachiniae
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Trachiniae is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles that dramatizes the fatal consequences of Deianeira’s attempt to win back the love of her husband Heracles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trachiniae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11557367 — 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: Trachiniae Context triple: [Hercules Oetaeus, relatedWork, Trachiniae]
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Trachis
Trachis was an ancient Greek town in Thessaly, near Thermopylae, known in myth as the place where Heracles spent his final days and where his son Hyllus later settled.
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B.
Scutia
Scutia is a small genus of flowering shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, known for species with spiny branches and use in traditional medicine.
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Locris
Locris was an ancient Greek region in central Greece, inhabited by the Locrians and known for its strategic position between Boeotia and Phocis.
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D.
Bucasia
Bucasia is a coastal suburb in Queensland, Australia, known for its long sandy beach and residential community within the Mackay Region.
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E.
Taurica
Taurica is the ancient name for the Crimean Peninsula, historically known as a Greek and later Roman-influenced region on the northern coast of the Black Sea.
- 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: Trachiniae Target entity description: Trachiniae is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles that dramatizes the fatal consequences of Deianeira’s attempt to win back the love of her husband Heracles.
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A.
Trachis
Trachis was an ancient Greek town in Thessaly, near Thermopylae, known in myth as the place where Heracles spent his final days and where his son Hyllus later settled.
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B.
Scutia
Scutia is a small genus of flowering shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, known for species with spiny branches and use in traditional medicine.
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C.
Locris
Locris was an ancient Greek region in central Greece, inhabited by the Locrians and known for its strategic position between Boeotia and Phocis.
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D.
Bucasia
Bucasia is a coastal suburb in Queensland, Australia, known for its long sandy beach and residential community within the Mackay Region.
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E.
Taurica
Taurica is the ancient name for the Crimean Peninsula, historically known as a Greek and later Roman-influenced region on the northern coast of the Black Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragedy
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play ⓘ work by Sophocles ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Sophocles ⓘ |
| author | Sophocles ⓘ |
| basedOn | myths of Heracles and Deianeira ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
deception and misunderstanding
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fate ⓘ marital jealousy ⓘ suffering of Heracles ⓘ unintended consequences ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
offstage violence
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use of messenger speeches ⓘ |
| ending |
agonizing death of Heracles
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death of Deianeira ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Chorus of Trachinian women
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Deianeira ⓘ
linked to:
Deianira
Heracles ⓘ Hyllus ⓘ Iole ⓘ Lichas ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasChorus | Trachinian women ⓘ |
| influenced | later interpretations of the Heracles myth ⓘ |
| literaryForm | drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Athenian tragedy ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle |
Heracles myth
ⓘ
linked to:
Heracles cycle
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| narrativeFocus | Deianeira’s psychological turmoil ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Deianeira attempts to regain Heracles’ love using what she believes is a love charm, which fatally poisons him and leads to her suicide ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWorkBySameAuthor |
Antigone
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Electra ⓘ Oedipus Rex ⓘ
linked to:
Oedipus Tyrannus
|
| settingLocation | Trachis ⓘ |
| structure |
episodes
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exodos ⓘ parodos ⓘ prologue ⓘ stasima ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical philology
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comparative literature ⓘ theatre studies ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | extant ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Women of Trachis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trachiniae Description of subject: Trachiniae is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles that dramatizes the fatal consequences of Deianeira’s attempt to win back the love of her husband Heracles.
Referenced by (2)
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