Amphitruo
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Amphitruo is a Latin comedic play by Plautus that humorously blends mythology and farce, centering on Jupiter’s impersonation of the Theban general Amphitryon to seduce his wife Alcmena.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amphitruo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10138891 — 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: Amphitruo Context triple: [Plautus, notableWork, Amphitruo]
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A.
Trophonius
Trophonius is a chthonic figure from Greek religion and myth, renowned for his prophetic oracle and mysterious subterranean shrine.
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B.
Polydeukes
Polydeukes is a hero from Greek mythology, one of the Dioscuri twins (with his brother Castor), renowned as a skilled boxer and protector of sailors.
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C.
Telophorus
Telophorus is a genus of bushshrikes, medium-sized insectivorous passerine birds native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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D.
Ancaeus
Ancaeus is a figure in Greek mythology, often depicted as a bold but ill-fated hero and Argonaut who met his death during the legendary Calydonian Boar Hunt.
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E.
Polyidus
Polyidus is a seer in Greek mythology renowned for his prophetic abilities and for restoring the Cretan prince Glaucus to life.
- 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: Amphitruo Target entity description: Amphitruo is a Latin comedic play by Plautus that humorously blends mythology and farce, centering on Jupiter’s impersonation of the Theban general Amphitryon to seduce his wife Alcmena.
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A.
Trophonius
Trophonius is a chthonic figure from Greek religion and myth, renowned for his prophetic oracle and mysterious subterranean shrine.
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B.
Polydeukes
Polydeukes is a hero from Greek mythology, one of the Dioscuri twins (with his brother Castor), renowned as a skilled boxer and protector of sailors.
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C.
Telophorus
Telophorus is a genus of bushshrikes, medium-sized insectivorous passerine birds native to sub-Saharan Africa.
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D.
Ancaeus
Ancaeus is a figure in Greek mythology, often depicted as a bold but ill-fated hero and Argonaut who met his death during the legendary Calydonian Boar Hunt.
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E.
Polyidus
Polyidus is a seer in Greek mythology renowned for his prophetic abilities and for restoring the Cretan prince Glaucus to life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin play
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comedy ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Plautus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Greek myth of Amphitryon and Alcmena ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
adultery
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deception ⓘ divine impersonation ⓘ identity confusion ⓘ |
| containsPrologueBy | Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | fabula palliata ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | divided into acts and scenes in modern editions ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alcmena
NERFINISHED
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Amphitryon NERFINISHED ⓘ Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ Sosia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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farce ⓘ mythological comedy ⓘ |
| hasDoubleOfHusband | Jupiter disguised as Amphitryon ⓘ |
| hasDoubleOfServant | Mercury disguised as Sosia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasServantCharacter | Sosia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
comic treatment of war heroism
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marital fidelity tested by divine intervention ⓘ power imbalance between gods and mortals ⓘ |
| includesDeity |
Jupiter
NERFINISHED
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Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Heinrich von Kleist's "Amphitryon"
NERFINISHED
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Molière's "Amphitryon" NERFINISHED ⓘ later European treatments of the Amphitryon myth ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Roman comedy ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Roman adaptation of Greek New Comedy elements ⓘ |
| mainFemaleProtagonist | Alcmena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainMaleMortalProtagonist | Amphitryon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic treatment of Olympian gods
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early example of tragicomedy in Latin literature ⓘ mixing tragedy and comedy elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| plotDevice |
double characters
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mistaken identity ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Jupiter impersonates Amphitryon to seduce his wife Alcmena ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivesAs | complete Latin text ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 3rd–2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| workOf | Titus Maccius Plautus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Amphitruo Description of subject: Amphitruo is a Latin comedic play by Plautus that humorously blends mythology and farce, centering on Jupiter’s impersonation of the Theban general Amphitryon to seduce his wife Alcmena.
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