Die ägyptische Helena (libretto)
E441150
Die ägyptische Helena is an opera libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, written for Richard Strauss and based on the mythological figure Helen of Troy in an imaginative, symbolist reworking.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Die ägyptische Helena (libretto) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4470921 — 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: Die ägyptische Helena (libretto) Context triple: [Hugo von Hofmannsthal, notableWork, Die ägyptische Helena (libretto)]
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Lady of Dendera
Lady of Dendera is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor, highlighting her role as the principal deity of the Dendera temple complex and patroness of love, music, and motherhood.
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Aida
Aida is a Broadway musical, with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, that retells the tragic love story between an enslaved Nubian princess and an Egyptian soldier.
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C.
Lady of Bubastis
Lady of Bubastis is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, revered as a feline deity of home, fertility, and protection whose principal cult center was the city of Bubastis.
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D.
Mendelssohns "Phaedon"
Mendelssohns "Phaedon" is an influential 1767 philosophical dialogue by Moses Mendelssohn that defends the immortality of the soul and exemplifies central themes of the German Enlightenment.
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E.
The Banquet of Cleopatra
The Banquet of Cleopatra is an 18th-century history painting by Jean-François de Troy depicting the legendary feast where Cleopatra dissolves a priceless pearl in vinegar to win a wager with Mark Antony.
- 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: Die ägyptische Helena (libretto) Target entity description: Die ägyptische Helena is an opera libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, written for Richard Strauss and based on the mythological figure Helen of Troy in an imaginative, symbolist reworking.
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A.
Lady of Dendera
Lady of Dendera is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor, highlighting her role as the principal deity of the Dendera temple complex and patroness of love, music, and motherhood.
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B.
Aida
Aida is a Broadway musical, with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, that retells the tragic love story between an enslaved Nubian princess and an Egyptian soldier.
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C.
Lady of Bubastis
Lady of Bubastis is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, revered as a feline deity of home, fertility, and protection whose principal cult center was the city of Bubastis.
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D.
Mendelssohns "Phaedon"
Mendelssohns "Phaedon" is an influential 1767 philosophical dialogue by Moses Mendelssohn that defends the immortality of the soul and exemplifies central themes of the German Enlightenment.
-
E.
The Banquet of Cleopatra
The Banquet of Cleopatra is an 18th-century history painting by Jean-François de Troy depicting the legendary feast where Cleopatra dissolves a priceless pearl in vinegar to win a wager with Mark Antony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
opera libretto ⓘ |
| associatedWith | interwar modernism ⓘ |
| author | Hugo von Hofmannsthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
Helen of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| createdForGenre | opera ⓘ |
| genre |
mythological drama
ⓘ
symbolist drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aithra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Altair NERFINISHED ⓘ Da-ud NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermione NERFINISHED ⓘ Menelaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Die ägyptische Helena (opera) plot ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalSource |
Euripides’ Helen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homeric tradition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Act I
ⓘ
Act II ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
mythopoetic
ⓘ
poetic ⓘ symbolist ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceContext | opera house ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Hugo von Hofmannsthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Symbolism ⓘ |
| medium | text ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Helen of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Die ägyptische Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Die ägyptische Helena (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mythic past ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
ⓘ
illusion and reality ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| title | Die ägyptische Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| writtenFor | Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Die ägyptische Helena (libretto) Description of subject: Die ägyptische Helena is an opera libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, written for Richard Strauss and based on the mythological figure Helen of Troy in an imaginative, symbolist reworking.
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