Old Comedy
E282691
Old Comedy is the earliest form of ancient Greek comic drama, characterized by bold political satire, fantastical plots, and chorus-driven performances, exemplified by the plays of Aristophanes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Comedy canonical | 16 |
| Middle Comedy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2600006 — 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: Old Comedy Context triple: [Aristophanes, genre, Old Comedy]
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A.
New Comedy
New Comedy was a style of ancient Greek drama that emerged in the late 4th century BCE, characterized by domestic plots, stock characters, and social satire, and is best known through the works of playwrights like Menander.
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B.
Comedìa
Comedìa is the original Italian title of Dante Alighieri’s epic poem commonly known in English as the Divine Comedy.
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C.
Sky Comedy
Sky Comedy is a British pay television channel from Sky that focuses on airing comedy series, stand-up specials, and related entertainment.
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D.
Comédie
Comédie is a tram stop in the city of Reims, France, serving passengers on the local tramway network.
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E.
Raw Comedy
Raw Comedy is Australia’s largest open mic stand-up comedy competition, showcasing emerging comedians as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
- 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: Old Comedy Target entity description: Old Comedy is the earliest form of ancient Greek comic drama, characterized by bold political satire, fantastical plots, and chorus-driven performances, exemplified by the plays of Aristophanes.
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A.
New Comedy
New Comedy was a style of ancient Greek drama that emerged in the late 4th century BCE, characterized by domestic plots, stock characters, and social satire, and is best known through the works of playwrights like Menander.
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B.
Comedìa
Comedìa is the original Italian title of Dante Alighieri’s epic poem commonly known in English as the Divine Comedy.
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C.
Sky Comedy
Sky Comedy is a British pay television channel from Sky that focuses on airing comedy series, stand-up specials, and related entertainment.
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D.
Comédie
Comédie is a tram stop in the city of Reims, France, serving passengers on the local tramway network.
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E.
Raw Comedy
Raw Comedy is Australia’s largest open mic stand-up comedy competition, showcasing emerging comedians as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic genre
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genre of ancient Greek comedy ⓘ theatrical tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Athens ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bold political satire
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chorus-driven performances ⓘ direct address to the audience ⓘ fantastical plots ⓘ mythological parody ⓘ obscene humor ⓘ parabasis ⓘ personal attacks on public figures ⓘ political commentary ⓘ topical references to contemporary events ⓘ use of a large chorus ⓘ |
| chorusSize | 24 chorus members ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| exemplifiedByWork |
Lysistrata
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The Birds ⓘ Aristophanes' play Clouds ⓘ
surface form:
The Clouds
The Frogs ⓘ |
| flourishedIn | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Middle Comedy
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New Comedy ⓘ |
| follows | early forms of Greek comic performance ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Western comic drama
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satirical theatre traditions ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| majorRepresentative |
Aristophanes
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Cratinus ⓘ Eupolis ⓘ |
| numberOfActorsOnStage | three principal speaking actors ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Greek comedy ⓘ |
| performanceContext | Athenian civic festivals ⓘ |
| performedAt |
City Dionysia
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Lenaia ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
contemporary Athenian politics
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mythological themes ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
| typicalStructureElement |
agon
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choral odes ⓘ episodes ⓘ exodos ⓘ parabasis ⓘ parodos ⓘ prologue ⓘ |
| uses |
exaggerated costumes
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masked actors ⓘ phallus props ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Comedy Description of subject: Old Comedy is the earliest form of ancient Greek comic drama, characterized by bold political satire, fantastical plots, and chorus-driven performances, exemplified by the plays of Aristophanes.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Middle Comedy
subject surface form:
φροντιστήριον