Tecmessa
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Tecmessa is a captive Trojan woman and the devoted consort of Ajax in Greek mythology, prominently featured in Sophocles’ tragedy "Ajax."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eurysaces | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological woman ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Sophocles' Ajax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| asksFor | protection for her child Eurysaces ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Atreidae (indirectly, through Ajax's conflict) ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captivityStatus | captive woman ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Ajax the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consortOf | Ajax the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| describedAs |
devoted to Ajax
ⓘ
faithful concubine of Ajax ⓘ |
| emotionalResponse | grief over Ajax's fate ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Trojan ⓘ |
| father | Ajax the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfSource | Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| hasChild | Eurysaces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek (literary depiction) ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Attic tragedy ⓘ |
| mediumOfDepiction | ancient Greek drama ⓘ |
| mother | Tecmessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherOf | Eurysaces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | cycle of stories about Ajax the Great ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | voice of pathos and family concern in Ajax ⓘ |
| notableFor | lament over Ajax in Sophocles' Ajax ⓘ |
| pleadsFor | Ajax's life ⓘ |
| pleadsWith | Ajax the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectiveOf | Eurysaces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithAjax |
concubine
ⓘ
partner ⓘ |
| residence | Greek camp at Troy ⓘ |
| roleInWork | major character in Sophocles' Ajax ⓘ |
| sourceText | Sophocles, Ajax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOrPartner | Ajax the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInMyth | war captive ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMyth | mythic time of the Trojan War ⓘ |
| witnesses |
Ajax's madness
ⓘ
aftermath of Ajax's suicide ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ajax (Sophocles)