Samson Agonistes
E121318
Samson Agonistes is a dramatic poem by John Milton that retells the biblical story of Samson’s final days in a tragic, introspective form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samson Agonistes canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1056511 — 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: Samson Agonistes Context triple: [John Milton, notableWork, Samson Agonistes]
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A.
Samson and Delilah
"Samson and Delilah" is a famous Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the biblical story of Samson’s betrayal by Delilah.
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B.
The Triumph of Pan
The Triumph of Pan is a 17th-century mythological painting by Nicolas Poussin that depicts a bacchanalian celebration in honor of the god Pan, exemplifying the artist’s classical style and interest in ancient themes.
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C.
The Legend of Good Women
The Legend of Good Women is a late 14th-century poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that presents a series of narratives about virtuous women from classical and medieval literature, framed by an allegorical prologue.
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D.
The Triumph of Galatea
The Triumph of Galatea is a celebrated fresco by the Italian Renaissance master Raphael, depicting the sea nymph Galatea in a dynamic mythological seascape.
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E.
Stymphalian Birds
The Stymphalian Birds are man-eating, bronze-beaked birds from Greek mythology whose defeat by Heracles formed one of his Twelve Labours.
- 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: Samson Agonistes Target entity description: Samson Agonistes is a dramatic poem by John Milton that retells the biblical story of Samson’s final days in a tragic, introspective form.
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A.
Samson and Delilah
"Samson and Delilah" is a famous Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens depicting the biblical story of Samson’s betrayal by Delilah.
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B.
The Triumph of Pan
The Triumph of Pan is a 17th-century mythological painting by Nicolas Poussin that depicts a bacchanalian celebration in honor of the god Pan, exemplifying the artist’s classical style and interest in ancient themes.
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C.
The Legend of Good Women
The Legend of Good Women is a late 14th-century poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that presents a series of narratives about virtuous women from classical and medieval literature, framed by an allegorical prologue.
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D.
The Triumph of Galatea
The Triumph of Galatea is a celebrated fresco by the Italian Renaissance master Raphael, depicting the sea nymph Galatea in a dynamic mythological seascape.
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E.
Stymphalian Birds
The Stymphalian Birds are man-eating, bronze-beaked birds from Greek mythology whose defeat by Heracles formed one of his Twelve Labours.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English poem
ⓘ
closet drama ⓘ dramatic poem ⓘ |
| author | John Milton ⓘ |
| authorBeliefContext | Milton’s Puritanism ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Biblical story of Samson
ⓘ
Judges ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Judges
|
| biblicalSource |
King James Version
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surface form:
King James Bible
|
| character |
Chorus of Danites
ⓘ
Dalila ⓘ Harapha ⓘ Manoa ⓘ Samson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticMode | closet play ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical retelling
ⓘ
religious drama ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalFigure |
Dalila
ⓘ
Samson ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Euripidean drama
ⓘ
Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceContext | to be read rather than staged ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
biblical allusion
ⓘ
choric commentary ⓘ extended monologue ⓘ |
| literaryForm | tragedy ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 17th-century English literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Samson ⓘ |
| meter | blank verse ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Samson’s final days ⓘ |
| period | Restoration era ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1671 ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| publishedWith | Paradise Regained ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| setting |
Gaza City
ⓘ
surface form:
Gaza
Philistia ⓘ |
| structure | chorus and episodic dialogues ⓘ |
| theme |
divine providence
ⓘ
heroism and martyrdom ⓘ inner regeneration ⓘ obedience to God ⓘ spiritual blindness and sight ⓘ suffering and redemption ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | Biblical era ⓘ |
| tone |
introspective
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tragic ⓘ |
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Subject: Samson Agonistes Description of subject: Samson Agonistes is a dramatic poem by John Milton that retells the biblical story of Samson’s final days in a tragic, introspective form.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Milton