The Suppliants
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The Suppliants is an ancient Greek tragedy traditionally attributed to Aeschylus that dramatizes the plight of the Danaids seeking asylum from forced marriage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Suppliants canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Suppliants Context triple: [Aeschylus, notableWork, The Suppliants]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Iphigenia in Tauris
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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D.
Oresteia
Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies by Aeschylus that dramatizes the bloody history of the House of Atreus and the transition from personal vengeance to a system of civic justice in ancient Athens.
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E.
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.
- 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: The Suppliants Target entity description: The Suppliants is an ancient Greek tragedy traditionally attributed to Aeschylus that dramatizes the plight of the Danaids seeking asylum from forced marriage.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Iphigenia in Tauris
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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D.
Oresteia
Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies by Aeschylus that dramatizes the bloody history of the House of Atreus and the transition from personal vengeance to a system of civic justice in ancient Athens.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragedy
ⓘ
play ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition |
5th century BCE
ⓘ
early career of Aeschylus ⓘ |
| associatedLostPlays |
Amymone
ⓘ
The Danaides ⓘ
surface form:
The Daughters of Danaus
Egyptians ⓘ
surface form:
The Egyptians
|
| author | Aeschylus ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
asylum
ⓘ
divine law vs human decision ⓘ forced marriage ⓘ protection of suppliants ⓘ |
| chorus | Danaids ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | introduces the conflict over the Danaids' marriages ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| influence |
later treatments of asylum in Greek tragedy
ⓘ
modern discussions of refugee and asylum themes in classical literature ⓘ |
| invokedDeity |
Zeus
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Zeus ⓘ
surface form:
Zeus Hikesios
Zeus as protector of suppliants ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| latinTitle | Supplices ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Danaids
ⓘ
Danaus ⓘ King Pelasgus ⓘ people of Argos ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | medieval Byzantine manuscripts ⓘ |
| meter | predominantly lyric and iambic trimeter ⓘ |
| mythologicalBackground |
Danaids
ⓘ
Danaus ⓘ sons of Aegyptus ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Hiketidai
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Hiketides ⓘ Ἱκέτιδες ⓘ |
| partOf | Danaid trilogy ⓘ |
| performanceContext | City Dionysia ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Athens ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The Danaids flee from Egypt to Argos to escape forced marriage to their Egyptian cousins and seek asylum from King Pelasgus and the Argive people. ⓘ |
| series | Danaid trilogy ⓘ |
| setting |
Argos
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ |
| structure | chorus-driven drama ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | extant complete play ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Aeschylus ⓘ |
| trilogyTheme | story of the Danaids ⓘ |
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