Ajax (Sophocles)
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Ajax (Sophocles) is an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes the downfall and suicide of the warrior Ajax after the Trojan War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ajax (Sophocles) canonical | 1 |
| Sophocles, Ajax | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T870174 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ajax (Sophocles) Context triple: [Odysseus, literaryWork, Ajax (Sophocles)]
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A.
Oedipus
Oedipus is a tragic hero in Greek mythology best known for unwittingly killing his father and marrying his mother, a fate he was prophesied to fulfill.
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B.
Agathon
Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
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C.
Sophocles
Sophocles was a renowned ancient Greek tragedian, best known for plays such as "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone," which profoundly influenced Western drama and literature.
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D.
Simmias of Thebes
Simmias of Thebes was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and close associate of Socrates, best known for his role as a questioning interlocutor in Plato’s dialogues.
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E.
Euripides
Euripides was a classical Athenian tragedian, renowned as one of the three great ancient Greek playwrights whose surviving dramas profoundly shaped Western literature and theater.
- 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: Ajax (Sophocles) Target entity description: Ajax (Sophocles) is an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes the downfall and suicide of the warrior Ajax after the Trojan War.
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A.
Oedipus
Oedipus is a tragic hero in Greek mythology best known for unwittingly killing his father and marrying his mother, a fate he was prophesied to fulfill.
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B.
Agathon
Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
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C.
Sophocles
Sophocles was a renowned ancient Greek tragedian, best known for plays such as "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone," which profoundly influenced Western drama and literature.
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D.
Simmias of Thebes
Simmias of Thebes was an ancient Greek Pythagorean philosopher and close associate of Socrates, best known for his role as a questioning interlocutor in Plato’s dialogues.
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E.
Euripides
Euripides was a classical Athenian tragedian, renowned as one of the three great ancient Greek playwrights whose surviving dramas profoundly shaped Western literature and theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragedy
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play ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| author | Sophocles ⓘ |
| basedOnMyth | myth of Ajax son of Telamon ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
heroic code
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honor ⓘ madness ⓘ shame ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Ajax's deception speech
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Ajax's suicide scene ⓘ Odysseus argues for Ajax's burial ⓘ agon between Teucer and the Atreidae ⓘ prologue with Athena and Odysseus ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Agamemnon
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Athena ⓘ Chorus of Salaminian sailors ⓘ Menelaus ⓘ Odysseus ⓘ Tecmessa ⓘ Teucer ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conflict between individual and community
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downfall of a heroic warrior ⓘ |
| form | verse drama ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn | later interpretations of Ajax in classical literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ajax ⓘ |
| meter |
iambic trimeter (dialogue)
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various lyric meters (choral odes) ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle |
Trojan War cycle
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linked to:
Epic Cycle
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| originalPerformanceContext |
City Dionysia festival
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linked to:
City Dionysia
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| originalPerformancePlace | Athens ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
limits of heroic values
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role of the gods in human suffering ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
Ajax commits suicide with Hector's sword
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Ajax is driven mad by Athena ⓘ Ajax regains his sanity and feels overwhelming shame ⓘ Ajax slaughters livestock believing they are Greek leaders ⓘ debate over Ajax's burial ⓘ |
| setting | after the Trojan War ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Greek camp at Troy ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | extant complete play by Sophocles ⓘ |
| tradition | Athenian tragedy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Ajax (Sophocles) Description of subject: Ajax (Sophocles) is an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes the downfall and suicide of the warrior Ajax after the Trojan War.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Ajax (Sophocles)