Dyskolos
E226924
Dyskolos is an ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Menander, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of New Comedy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dyskolos canonical | 18 |
| "Dyskolos" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2029879 — 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: Dyskolos Context triple: [Menander, notableWork, Dyskolos]
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A.
Skolio
Skolio is one of the principal summits of Greece’s Mount Olympus, known as its second-highest peak.
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B.
Agariste
Agariste was an Athenian noblewoman from the influential Alcmaeonid family and the wife of statesman Xanthippus, best known as the mother of the prominent Athenian leader Pericles.
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C.
Protogeneia
Protogeneia is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as the daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha and associated with the earliest generations of humankind after the great flood.
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D.
Aien Aristeuein
Aien Aristeuein is the ancient Greek motto of the University of St Andrews, traditionally translated as "Ever to Excel" and expressing a commitment to continual striving for excellence.
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E.
Rizospastis
Rizospastis is the official newspaper and primary press organ of the Communist Party of Greece, known for its left-wing political commentary and party news.
- 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: Dyskolos Target entity description: Dyskolos is an ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Menander, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of New Comedy.
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A.
Skolio
Skolio is one of the principal summits of Greece’s Mount Olympus, known as its second-highest peak.
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B.
Agariste
Agariste was an Athenian noblewoman from the influential Alcmaeonid family and the wife of statesman Xanthippus, best known as the mother of the prominent Athenian leader Pericles.
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C.
Protogeneia
Protogeneia is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as the daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha and associated with the earliest generations of humankind after the great flood.
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D.
Aien Aristeuein
Aien Aristeuein is the ancient Greek motto of the University of St Andrews, traditionally translated as "Ever to Excel" and expressing a commitment to continual striving for excellence.
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E.
Rizospastis
Rizospastis is the official newspaper and primary press organ of the Communist Party of Greece, known for its left-wing political commentary and party news.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek comedy
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play ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
The Grouch
ⓘ
The Misanthrope ⓘ
linked to:
Le Misanthrope
|
| author | Menander ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| dramaticForm | five-act structure (reconstructed) ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | Athens ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Lenaia festival ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 316 BC ⓘ |
| genre | New Comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
clever slave
ⓘ
cook ⓘ misanthropic old man ⓘ young lover ⓘ |
| hasModernPerformances | yes ⓘ |
| influenced | later European comedy ⓘ |
| isOneOfBestPreservedExamplesOf | New Comedy ⓘ |
| isOneOfBestPreservedWorksOf | Menander ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | key source for understanding Greek New Comedy conventions ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Chaireas
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Daos ⓘ Getas ⓘ Girl (Knemon’s daughter) ⓘ Gorgias ⓘ Knemon ⓘ Pyrrhias ⓘ Sikon ⓘ
linked to:
Sikyona
Simiche ⓘ Sostratos ⓘ |
| movement |
Greek New Comedy
ⓘ
linked to:
New Comedy
|
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A wealthy young man Sostratos falls in love with the daughter of the misanthropic farmer Knemon and must win her hand despite Knemon’s hostility to society. ⓘ |
| rediscoveredAt |
Oxyrhynchus papyri
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linked to:
Oxyrhynchus Papyri
|
| rediscoveryCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| setting |
rural Attica
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village of Phyle ⓘ |
| structure |
choral interludes
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episodes ⓘ exodos ⓘ prologue ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | substantially complete text ⓘ |
| theme |
class differences
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family relationships ⓘ love and marriage ⓘ misanthropy ⓘ social reconciliation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dyskolos Description of subject: Dyskolos is an ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Menander, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of New Comedy.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.