fragments of Sophocles
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Fragments of Sophocles are surviving pieces of the lost plays and writings of the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, preserved in part through papyri and quotations rather than complete manuscripts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sophoclean corpus | 2 |
| Sophocles (through the lost play "Trachiniae" traditions and related myths) | 1 |
| fragments of Sophocles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5131373 — 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: fragments of Sophocles Context triple: [Oxyrhynchus, containsWork, fragments of Sophocles]
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A.
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy were a set of now-missing Greek tragedies that dramatized the mythic saga of the Theban royal house, including the story of Oedipus.
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B.
Euripides' Phoenician Women
Euripides' *Phoenician Women* is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the conflict between the brothers Eteocles and Polyneices over the throne of Thebes and the devastating consequences for their family and city.
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C.
Euripides’ Heracles
Euripides’ Heracles is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the hero Heracles’ return from his labors, his divinely induced madness, and the catastrophic murder of his own family.
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D.
Einleitung in die griechische Tragödie
*Einleitung in die griechische Tragödie* is a scholarly work by classical philologist Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff that offers a foundational analysis of the origins, structure, and cultural significance of ancient Greek tragedy.
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E.
Euripides’ play Heracleidae
Euripides’ play *Heracleidae* is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the persecution and eventual deliverance of Heracles’ children as they seek asylum in Athens, highlighting themes of justice, supplication, and Athenian heroism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: fragments of Sophocles Target entity description: Fragments of Sophocles are surviving pieces of the lost plays and writings of the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, preserved in part through papyri and quotations rather than complete manuscripts.
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A.
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy were a set of now-missing Greek tragedies that dramatized the mythic saga of the Theban royal house, including the story of Oedipus.
-
B.
Euripides' Phoenician Women
Euripides' *Phoenician Women* is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the conflict between the brothers Eteocles and Polyneices over the throne of Thebes and the devastating consequences for their family and city.
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C.
Euripides’ Heracles
Euripides’ Heracles is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the hero Heracles’ return from his labors, his divinely induced madness, and the catastrophic murder of his own family.
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D.
Einleitung in die griechische Tragödie
*Einleitung in die griechische Tragödie* is a scholarly work by classical philologist Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff that offers a foundational analysis of the origins, structure, and cultural significance of ancient Greek tragedy.
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E.
Euripides’ play Heracleidae
Euripides’ play *Heracleidae* is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the persecution and eventual deliverance of Heracles’ children as they seek asylum in Athens, highlighting themes of justice, supplication, and Athenian heroism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek literature
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literary fragment collection ⓘ textual remnant ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian tragedy
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classical Athens ⓘ |
| collectedIn |
Loeb Classical Library editions of Sophocles
NERFINISHED
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Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Sophocles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Achaeans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Akrisios NERFINISHED ⓘ Aletes NERFINISHED ⓘ Amphiaraus NERFINISHED ⓘ Amycos NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda NERFINISHED ⓘ Antigone (fragmentary play distinct from the extant Antigone) NERFINISHED ⓘ Atreus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cassandra NERFINISHED ⓘ Cercyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Colchian Women NERFINISHED ⓘ Epigoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Erechtheus NERFINISHED ⓘ Helenes ⓘ Ichneutae ⓘ Inachus NERFINISHED ⓘ Laocoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mysians NERFINISHED ⓘ Nauplius NERFINISHED ⓘ Niobe NERFINISHED ⓘ Oenomaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Phineus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polyxena NERFINISHED ⓘ Scyrians NERFINISHED ⓘ Tantalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tereus NERFINISHED ⓘ Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ Thyestes NERFINISHED ⓘ Triptolemus NERFINISHED ⓘ Women of Colchis NERFINISHED ⓘ Women of Trachis (fragmentary material beyond the extant play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencesUnderstandingOf |
Sophocles’ lost plays
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development of Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | lost plays of Sophocles ⓘ |
| preservationMethod |
ancient anthologies
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papyri ⓘ quotations in later authors ⓘ scholia ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical philology
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papyrology ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: fragments of Sophocles Description of subject: Fragments of Sophocles are surviving pieces of the lost plays and writings of the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, preserved in part through papyri and quotations rather than complete manuscripts.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sophoclean corpus
subject surface form:
Ajax (Sophocles)
this entity surface form:
Sophoclean corpus
this entity surface form:
Sophocles (through the lost play "Trachiniae" traditions and related myths)