Chorus of Salaminian sailors
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The Chorus of Salaminian sailors is the collective group of mariners from Salamis who serve as the commenting and mediating chorus in Sophocles’ tragedy "Ajax."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chorus of sailors | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chorus in Greek tragedy
ⓘ
collective character ⓘ dramatic character group ⓘ fictional chorus ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Ajax
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sophocles' Ajax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlaceInMyth | Salamis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Ajax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Trojan War (mythology) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Sophocles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| dramaticPosition | on Ajax's side ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
choral ode performance
ⓘ
strophe and antistrophe singing ⓘ |
| genreContext | Attic tragedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | tragedy ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Ajax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | ancient Greek theatre ⓘ |
| memberOf | Greek mariners ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comment on the action
ⓘ
express communal reaction ⓘ mediate between characters and audience ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Salamis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performsFunction |
advise principal characters
ⓘ
provide background information ⓘ reflect moral and emotional themes ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Sophoclean tragedies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
commenting chorus
ⓘ
mediating chorus ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionContext | 5th century BCE Athenian drama ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chorus of sailors
subject surface form:
Ajax (Sophocles)