Andromache
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Andromache is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides that focuses on the suffering and resilience of Hector’s widow after the fall of Troy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andromache canonical | 4 |
| Hector's widow | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2018429 — 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: Andromache Context triple: [Euripides, notableWork, Andromache]
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A.
Chrysothemis
Chrysothemis is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology who tend a blissful garden at the western edge of the world.
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B.
Chrysothemis
Chrysothemis is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally described as a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and thus a lesser-known member of the Atreid royal house.
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C.
Penthesilea (in later tradition)
Penthesilea (in later tradition) is the Amazon queen of Greek mythology who becomes a tragic figure when she is slain by Achilles during the Trojan War.
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D.
Priam
Priam is the legendary king of Troy in Greek mythology, best known as the father of Hector and Paris during the Trojan War.
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E.
Hecuba (Euripides)
Hecuba (Euripides) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that portrays the suffering and vengeance of the Trojan queen Hecuba after the fall of Troy.
- 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: Andromache Target entity description: Andromache is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides that focuses on the suffering and resilience of Hector’s widow after the fall of Troy.
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A.
Chrysothemis
Chrysothemis is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology who tend a blissful garden at the western edge of the world.
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B.
Chrysothemis
Chrysothemis is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally described as a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and thus a lesser-known member of the Atreid royal house.
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C.
Penthesilea (in later tradition)
Penthesilea (in later tradition) is the Amazon queen of Greek mythology who becomes a tragic figure when she is slain by Achilles during the Trojan War.
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D.
Priam
Priam is the legendary king of Troy in Greek mythology, best known as the father of Hector and Paris during the Trojan War.
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E.
Hecuba (Euripides)
Hecuba (Euripides) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that portrays the suffering and vengeance of the Trojan queen Hecuba after the fall of Troy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tragedy
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfFirstPerformance | between 430 BCE and 420 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Peloponnesian War era Athenian drama ⓘ |
| author | Euripides ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Andromache, widow of Hector ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| containsCharacterType | chorus of women ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| dramaticStructure | prologue, parodos, episodes, stasima, exodos ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between Greeks after Troy’s fall
ⓘ
post-Trojan War consequences ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Hector (mentioned)
ⓘ
Molossus ⓘ |
| featuresConflictBetween |
Andromache and Hermione
ⓘ
Peleus and Menelaus ⓘ
linked to:
Peleus
|
| focusesOn |
fate of Hector’s widow
ⓘ
threat to Andromache’s child ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Andromache
ⓘ
linked to:
Andromache (Euripides)
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| influenced | later adaptations of the Andromache myth ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | classical Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Attic drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Andromache
ⓘ
linked to:
Andromache (Euripides)
Hermione ⓘ Menelaus ⓘ Neoptolemus ⓘ Orestes ⓘ Peleus ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext |
Trojan Cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Trojan cycle
|
| mythologicalSource | Homeric tradition about Troy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf |
corpus of Euripides
ⓘ
linked to:
Euripidean corpus
|
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Hecuba
ⓘ
Iphigenia in Tauris ⓘ The Trojan Women ⓘ
linked to:
Trojan Women (Euripides)
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| setting |
Phthia in Thessaly
ⓘ
linked to:
Phthia
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| survivingStatus | extant play by Euripides ⓘ |
| theme |
jealousy and rivalry
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maternal love ⓘ power and tyranny ⓘ resilience in adversity ⓘ slavery and oppression ⓘ suffering of war widows ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | after the fall of Troy ⓘ |
| title |
Andromache
ⓘ
linked to:
Andromache (Euripides)
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andromache Description of subject: Andromache is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides that focuses on the suffering and resilience of Hector’s widow after the fall of Troy.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Andromache