Hercules Furens
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Hercules Furens is a Latin tragedy by the Roman philosopher and playwright Seneca the Younger that dramatizes the madness and violent exploits of the hero Hercules.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hercules Furens canonical | 2 |
| Heracles’ mortal agony | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin tragedy
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play ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| antagonist | Juno ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Stoicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Stoic philosophy
|
| author | Seneca the Younger ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterFrom | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
divine persecution
ⓘ
familial tragedy ⓘ heroism ⓘ madness ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act structure (in later tradition) ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
divine justice
ⓘ
fate ⓘ human responsibility ⓘ the limits of heroism ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Amphitryon
ⓘ
Fury ⓘ Hercules ⓘ Iris ⓘ Juno ⓘ Lycus ⓘ Megara ⓘ Theseus ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Early modern European drama
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Renaissance tragedy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Roman drama ⓘ |
| mythologicalSource | myth of Heracles’ madness ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Senecan tragedies ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
Hercules confronts the tyrant Lycus
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Hercules kills his wife and children in a frenzy ⓘ Hercules recognizes his crimes after recovering his sanity ⓘ Hercules returns from the underworld ⓘ Juno sends madness upon Hercules ⓘ Theseus attempts to console Hercules ⓘ |
| protagonist | Hercules ⓘ |
| setting | Thebes ⓘ |
| sharesSubjectWith |
Euripides’ Heracles
ⓘ
surface form:
Heracles (Euripides)
|
| titleTranslation | The Mad Hercules ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heracles’ mortal agony