Iphigenia in Tauris
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Iphigenia in Tauris is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that follows Iphigenia’s life as a priestess in a foreign land after her supposed sacrifice, exploring themes of family, identity, and escape.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iphigenia in Tauris canonical | 5 |
| Iphigenia | 2 |
| Euripides' play Iphigenia in Tauris | 1 |
| Euripides’ Iphigenia among the Taurians | 1 |
| Iphigenia among the Taurians | 1 |
| Iphigenia in Tauris by Euripides | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2018433 — 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: Iphigenia in Tauris Context triple: [Euripides, notableWork, Iphigenia in Tauris]
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A.
Iphigenia in Tauris
Iphigenia in Tauris is a classical drama by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that reimagines the Greek myth of Iphigenia with an emphasis on humanism, moral conflict, and reconciliation.
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B.
Iphigenia
Iphigenia is a tragic heroine in Greek mythology, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, best known for her near-sacrifice at Aulis and later roles in Euripides’ plays.
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C.
Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides)
Iphigenia in Aulis is a tragedy by Euripides that dramatizes Agamemnon’s agonizing decision to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia to secure favorable winds for the Greek fleet sailing to Troy.
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The Women of Trachis
The Women of Trachis is an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes the tragic fate of Heracles and his wife Deianeira, exploring themes of love, jealousy, and unintended destruction.
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E.
Hecuba (Euripides)
Hecuba (Euripides) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that portrays the suffering and vengeance of the Trojan queen Hecuba after the fall of Troy.
- 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: Iphigenia in Tauris Target entity description: Iphigenia in Tauris is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that follows Iphigenia’s life as a priestess in a foreign land after her supposed sacrifice, exploring themes of family, identity, and escape.
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A.
Iphigenia in Tauris
Iphigenia in Tauris is a classical drama by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that reimagines the Greek myth of Iphigenia with an emphasis on humanism, moral conflict, and reconciliation.
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B.
Iphigenia
Iphigenia is a tragic heroine in Greek mythology, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, best known for her near-sacrifice at Aulis and later roles in Euripides’ plays.
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C.
Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides)
Iphigenia in Aulis is a tragedy by Euripides that dramatizes Agamemnon’s agonizing decision to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia to secure favorable winds for the Greek fleet sailing to Troy.
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D.
The Women of Trachis
The Women of Trachis is an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes the tragic fate of Heracles and his wife Deianeira, exploring themes of love, jealousy, and unintended destruction.
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E.
Hecuba (Euripides)
Hecuba (Euripides) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that portrays the suffering and vengeance of the Trojan queen Hecuba after the fall of Troy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek tragedy
ⓘ
ancient Greek play ⓘ play ⓘ |
| author | Euripides ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Greek myth of Iphigenia
ⓘ
Greek myth of Orestes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| dramaticForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| ending | Iphigenia, Orestes, and Pylades escape Tauris with the statue of Artemis through divine help ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Athena
ⓘ
Iphigenia ⓘ Orestes ⓘ Pylades ⓘ Thoas ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Artemis
ⓘ
Athena ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic escape drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Iphigénie en Tauride (Gluck)
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surface form:
Iphigénie en Tauride by Christoph Willibald Gluck
Iphigénie en Tauride (Gluck) ⓘ
surface form:
Iphigénie en Tauride by Nicolas-François Guillard (libretto)
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| hasCharacterRole |
Iphigenia
ⓘ
surface form:
Iphigenia is a priestess of Artemis
Orestes is a Greek stranger condemned to sacrifice ⓘ Pylades ⓘ
surface form:
Pylades is Orestes’ loyal companion
Thoas is king of Tauris ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Greek tragedy
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian tragedy
|
| mainCharacter |
Athena
ⓘ
Iphigenia ⓘ Orestes ⓘ Pylades ⓘ Thoas ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle |
House of Atreus myth cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Atreus
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| narrativeDevice | recognition scene between siblings ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Iphigenia serves as a priestess in Tauris, where she is required to sacrifice foreigners to Artemis until she encounters her brother Orestes and plots an escape. ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| setting |
Tauris
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temple of Artemis in Tauris ⓘ |
| structure |
episodes
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exodos ⓘ prologue ⓘ stasima ⓘ |
| theme |
divine intervention
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escape ⓘ exile ⓘ family ⓘ identity ⓘ recognition ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ sibling bond ⓘ |
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Subject: Iphigenia in Tauris Description of subject: Iphigenia in Tauris is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that follows Iphigenia’s life as a priestess in a foreign land after her supposed sacrifice, exploring themes of family, identity, and escape.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Iphigenia in Aulis
this entity surface form:
Iphigenia among the Taurians
this entity surface form:
Iphigenia in Tauris by Euripides
this entity surface form:
Euripides' play Iphigenia in Tauris
this entity surface form:
Euripides’ Iphigenia among the Taurians
this entity surface form:
Iphigenia
this entity surface form:
Iphigenia
subject surface form:
Andromache (play)