Euripidean corpus
E518801
The Euripidean corpus is the body of surviving plays and fragments attributed to the ancient Greek tragedian Euripides.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corpus of Euripides | 1 |
| Euripidean corpus canonical | 1 |
| corpus of Euripides | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5431926 — 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: Euripidean corpus Context triple: [Alcestis, partOfCorpus, Euripidean corpus]
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A.
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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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’ 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.
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D.
Euripides’ Trojan plays
Euripides’ Trojan plays are a group of his tragedies that dramatize the suffering, moral conflict, and aftermath of the Trojan War, especially from the perspective of its women and defeated victims.
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E.
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.
- 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: Euripidean corpus Target entity description: The Euripidean corpus is the body of surviving plays and fragments attributed to the ancient Greek tragedian Euripides.
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A.
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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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’ 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.
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D.
Euripides’ Trojan plays
Euripides’ Trojan plays are a group of his tragedies that dramatize the suffering, moral conflict, and aftermath of the Trojan War, especially from the perspective of its women and defeated victims.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragic corpus
ⓘ
body of literary works ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsGenre |
mythological tragedy
ⓘ
satyr play ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalNumberOfCompletePlays | around 18 to 19 ⓘ |
| includesWork |
Alcestis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andromache NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyclops NERFINISHED ⓘ Electra NERFINISHED ⓘ Hecuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen NERFINISHED ⓘ Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ Heraclidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Hippolytus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ion NERFINISHED ⓘ Iphigenia at Aulis NERFINISHED ⓘ Iphigenia in Tauris NERFINISHED ⓘ Medea NERFINISHED ⓘ Orestes NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhesus NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bacchae NERFINISHED ⓘ The Children of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Madness of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Phoenician Women NERFINISHED ⓘ The Suppliant Women NERFINISHED ⓘ The Suppliants NERFINISHED ⓘ The Trojan Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance drama
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Roman tragedy ⓘ modern theatre ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | tragedy ⓘ |
| partiallySurvivesAs |
complete plays
ⓘ
fragments ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
gender and power
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human suffering ⓘ the gods and fate ⓘ war and its consequences ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical philology
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classics ⓘ theatre studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| transmittedVia | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Euripidean corpus Description of subject: The Euripidean corpus is the body of surviving plays and fragments attributed to the ancient Greek tragedian Euripides.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alcestis
this entity surface form:
Corpus of Euripides
subject surface form:
Andromache (play)
this entity surface form:
corpus of Euripides