Oedipus Tyrannus
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Oedipus Tyrannus is a classical Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes King Oedipus’s catastrophic discovery of his own unwitting crimes and the fulfillment of a dire prophecy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oedipus Rex | 9 |
| Oedipus Tyrannus canonical | 1 |
| Oedipus der Tyrann | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19941560 — 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: Oedipus Tyrannus Context triple: [Chorus of Theban Elders, appearsInWork, Oedipus Tyrannus]
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A.
Oedipus Aegyptiacus
Oedipus Aegyptiacus is a 17th-century encyclopedic work by Athanasius Kircher that attempts to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs and synthesize ancient esoteric knowledge.
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B.
L’Egisto
L’Egisto is a 17th-century Italian opera by Francesco Cavalli, known for its expressive early Baroque style and mythological subject matter.
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C.
Antigone
Antigone is a genus of large, long-legged and long-necked cranes that includes species such as the sarus crane and sandhill crane.
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D.
Antigone
Antigone is a tragic heroine from Greek mythology and Sophocles’ Theban plays, known for defying royal authority to honor her family and the gods.
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E.
Antigone
Antigone is a small village located in Gjirokastër County in southern Albania, known for its proximity to the archaeological site of ancient Antigonea.
- 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: Oedipus Tyrannus Target entity description: Oedipus Tyrannus is a classical Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes King Oedipus’s catastrophic discovery of his own unwitting crimes and the fulfillment of a dire prophecy.
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A.
Oedipus Aegyptiacus
Oedipus Aegyptiacus is a 17th-century encyclopedic work by Athanasius Kircher that attempts to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs and synthesize ancient esoteric knowledge.
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B.
L’Egisto
L’Egisto is a 17th-century Italian opera by Francesco Cavalli, known for its expressive early Baroque style and mythological subject matter.
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C.
Antigone
Antigone is a genus of large, long-legged and long-necked cranes that includes species such as the sarus crane and sandhill crane.
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D.
Antigone
Antigone is a small village located in Gjirokastër County in southern Albania, known for its proximity to the archaeological site of ancient Antigonea.
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E.
Antigone
Antigone is a tragic heroine from Greek mythology and Sophocles’ Theban plays, known for defying royal authority to honor her family and the gods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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