Praxagora
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Praxagora is the clever Athenian woman who leads a female takeover of the government in Aristophanes’ comedy *Ecclesiazusae*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Praxagora canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11882717 — 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: Praxagora Context triple: [Ecclesiazusae, mainCharacter, Praxagora]
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A.
Anaxilas of Rhegium
Anaxilas of Rhegium was an early 5th-century BCE Greek tyrant who ruled the city of Rhegium in southern Italy and expanded his power across the Strait of Messina.
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B.
Orthagoras
Orthagoras was an early tyrant of the ancient Greek city-state of Sicyon, traditionally regarded as the founder of a ruling dynasty there in the 7th century BCE.
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C.
Ariphron
Ariphron was an Athenian statesman of the 5th century BCE, known primarily as the elder brother of the famous orator Pericles.
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D.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a figure in Greek mythology, one of the Heracleidae and a descendant of Heracles associated with the legendary return of his lineage to the Peloponnese.
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E.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
- 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: Praxagora Target entity description: Praxagora is the clever Athenian woman who leads a female takeover of the government in Aristophanes’ comedy *Ecclesiazusae*.
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A.
Anaxilas of Rhegium
Anaxilas of Rhegium was an early 5th-century BCE Greek tyrant who ruled the city of Rhegium in southern Italy and expanded his power across the Strait of Messina.
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B.
Orthagoras
Orthagoras was an early tyrant of the ancient Greek city-state of Sicyon, traditionally regarded as the founder of a ruling dynasty there in the 7th century BCE.
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C.
Ariphron
Ariphron was an Athenian statesman of the 5th century BCE, known primarily as the elder brother of the famous orator Pericles.
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D.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a figure in Greek mythology, one of the Heracleidae and a descendant of Heracles associated with the legendary return of his lineage to the Peloponnese.
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E.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek comedy character
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dramatic character ⓘ female character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
communal property
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communal sharing of wealth ⓘ female control of government ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ecclesiazusae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Aristophanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
democracy and reform
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gender roles ⓘ utopian politics ⓘ women and power ⓘ |
| characterInGenre | political satire ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
clever
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persuasive ⓘ politically ambitious ⓘ resourceful ⓘ |
| createdBy | Aristophanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disguisesAs |
male citizen in the Assembly
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man ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Ecclesiazusae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | Greek name meaning roughly "she who acts in the assembly" ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| leads |
female takeover of the Athenian Assembly
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group of Athenian women ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Greek literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| nationality | Athenian ⓘ |
| occupation | Athenian citizen ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Athenian Assembly debate ⓘ |
| plans | seizure of political power by women ⓘ |
| relationship | wife of Blepyrus ⓘ |
| residence | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | protagonist ⓘ |
| spouse | Blepyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfFictionalSetting | classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workGenre | Old Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Praxagora Description of subject: Praxagora is the clever Athenian woman who leads a female takeover of the government in Aristophanes’ comedy *Ecclesiazusae*.
Referenced by (1)
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