Sophocles' Theban plays
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Sophocles' Theban plays are a trilogy of ancient Greek tragedies—Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone—that dramatize the rise and fall of Oedipus and his family in the city of Thebes.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12503239 — 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: Sophocles' Theban plays Context triple: [War of the Epigoni, relatedWork, Sophocles' Theban plays]
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
Sophocles' tragedy Ajax
Sophocles' tragedy "Ajax" is an ancient Greek play that dramatizes the psychological collapse and tragic fate of the warrior Ajax after he is dishonored in the aftermath of the Trojan War.
- 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: Sophocles' Theban plays Target entity description: Sophocles' Theban plays are a trilogy of ancient Greek tragedies—Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone—that dramatize the rise and fall of Oedipus and his family in the city of Thebes.
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A.
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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B.
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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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.
Sophocles' tragedy Ajax
Sophocles' tragedy "Ajax" is an ancient Greek play that dramatizes the psychological collapse and tragic fate of the warrior Ajax after he is dishonored in the aftermath of the Trojan War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
War of the Epigoni