The Women at the Thesmophoria
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The Women at the Thesmophoria is a modern English title for Aristophanes’ comic play "Thesmophoriazusae," which satirizes Athenian society through a plot about women plotting against the tragedian Euripides during a religious festival.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Thesmophoriazusae | 1 |
| The Women at the Thesmophoria canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19970483 — 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: The Women at the Thesmophoria Context triple: [Thesmophoriazusae, hasModernTitleVariant, The Women at the Thesmophoria]
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A.
Thesmophoria
Thesmophoria was an ancient Greek women-only fertility festival held in honor of the goddess Demeter, associated with agriculture, marriage, and the prosperity of the community.
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B.
Bacchae
Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides that dramatizes the arrival of the god Dionysus in Thebes and the devastating consequences of resisting his cult.
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C.
The Women of Trachis
The Women of Trachis is an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes the tragic fate of Heracles and his wife Deianeira, exploring themes of love, jealousy, and unintended destruction.
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D.
The Woman from Sicyon
The Woman from Sicyon is a lost ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Diphilus, known only through later references and fragments.
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E.
Rural Dionysia
Rural Dionysia was a local Athenian festival in honor of Dionysus, marked by processions, theatrical performances, and communal celebrations in the countryside demes.
- 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: The Women at the Thesmophoria Target entity description: The Women at the Thesmophoria is a modern English title for Aristophanes’ comic play "Thesmophoriazusae," which satirizes Athenian society through a plot about women plotting against the tragedian Euripides during a religious festival.
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A.
Thesmophoria
Thesmophoria was an ancient Greek women-only fertility festival held in honor of the goddess Demeter, associated with agriculture, marriage, and the prosperity of the community.
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B.
Bacchae
Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides that dramatizes the arrival of the god Dionysus in Thebes and the devastating consequences of resisting his cult.
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C.
The Women of Trachis
The Women of Trachis is an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes the tragic fate of Heracles and his wife Deianeira, exploring themes of love, jealousy, and unintended destruction.
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D.
The Woman from Sicyon
The Woman from Sicyon is a lost ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Diphilus, known only through later references and fragments.
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E.
Rural Dionysia
Rural Dionysia was a local Athenian festival in honor of Dionysus, marked by processions, theatrical performances, and communal celebrations in the countryside demes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Aristophanes’ play "Thesmophoriazusae"
subject linked to:
Aristophanes’ play "Thesmophoriazusae"
linked to: The Women at the Thesmophoria