Pylade
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Pylade is a loyal and courageous companion of Orestes in classical mythology, often portrayed as a model of steadfast friendship and devotion.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pylades | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Greek mythology
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hero ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Aeschylus' Libation Bearers
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Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris NERFINISHED ⓘ Euripides' Orestes NERFINISHED ⓘ myths of the Atreid family ⓘ stories of Orestes ⓘ various later retellings of the Orestes legend ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Delphi
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Mycenae NERFINISHED ⓘ Tauris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Orestes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestFriendOf | Orestes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in the Oresteia
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Greek mythological heroes ⓘ Mythological exemplars of friendship ⓘ |
| companionOf | Orestes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| father | Strophius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFriendshipPactWith | Orestes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helps |
Orestes in matricide of Clytemnestra
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Orestes steal the statue of Artemis from Tauris ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accompanying Orestes to Tauris
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helping Orestes avenge Agamemnon ⓘ willingness to die with Orestes ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryType | tragic hero ⓘ |
| moralExemplarOf |
friendship
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| mother | Anaxibia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Oresteia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Pylade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
courage
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devotion ⓘ friendship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| origin | Phocis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage | Orestes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | model of steadfast friendship ⓘ |
| spouse | Electra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
faithful companionship
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ideal friendship ⓘ |
| title | Prince of Phocis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Classical mythology ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.