Orestes (Euripides play)
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Orestes (Euripides play) is a classical Greek tragedy by Euripides that dramatizes the aftermath of Orestes’ matricide and the political and familial turmoil that follows within the cursed House of Atreus.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Myth of Orestes | 1 |
| Orestes | 1 |
| Orestes (Euripides play) canonical | 1 |
| Orestes (play by Euripides) | 1 |
| Orestes in Tauris | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20981345 — 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: Orestes (Euripides play) Context triple: [Atreid saga, relatedToWork, Orestes (Euripides play)]
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A.
Orest in Elektra
Orest in Elektra is the tormented brother of the title character in Richard Strauss’s opera, driven by a duty to avenge their father’s murder.
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B.
Electra (Euripides)
Electra (Euripides) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that retells the myth of Electra and Orestes avenging their father Agamemnon’s murder.
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C.
Electra (Sophocles)
Electra (Sophocles) is an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes Electra’s quest for vengeance against her mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus for the murder of her father Agamemnon.
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D.
Orestida
Orestida is a municipality in the Western Macedonia region of Greece, known for its location within the Kastoria regional unit.
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E.
Orestes
Orestes is a tragic hero of Greek mythology, son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, famed for avenging his father’s murder and enduring the ensuing divine persecution.
- 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: Orestes (Euripides play) Target entity description: Orestes (Euripides play) is a classical Greek tragedy by Euripides that dramatizes the aftermath of Orestes’ matricide and the political and familial turmoil that follows within the cursed House of Atreus.
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A.
Orest in Elektra
Orest in Elektra is the tormented brother of the title character in Richard Strauss’s opera, driven by a duty to avenge their father’s murder.
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B.
Electra (Euripides)
Electra (Euripides) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that retells the myth of Electra and Orestes avenging their father Agamemnon’s murder.
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C.
Electra (Sophocles)
Electra (Sophocles) is an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles that dramatizes Electra’s quest for vengeance against her mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus for the murder of her father Agamemnon.
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D.
Orestida
Orestida is a municipality in the Western Macedonia region of Greece, known for its location within the Kastoria regional unit.
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E.
Orestes
Orestes is a tragic hero of Greek mythology, son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, famed for avenging his father’s murder and enduring the ensuing divine persecution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Orestes (Euripides play)
subject linked to:
Euripides' play "Orestes"
linked to: Orestes (Euripides play)
linked to: Orestes (Euripides play)
linked to: Orestes (Euripides play)