Lysistrata
E282692
Lysistrata is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes in which women withhold sex to force men to negotiate peace and end the Peloponnesian War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lysistrata canonical | 18 |
| Lysistrata (character) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2600009 — 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: Lysistrata Context triple: [Aristophanes, notableWork, Lysistrata]
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A.
The Suppliants
The Suppliants is an ancient Greek tragedy traditionally attributed to Aeschylus that dramatizes the plight of the Danaids seeking asylum from forced marriage.
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B.
Trojan Women (Euripides)
Trojan Women is a tragedy by Euripides that portrays the suffering and despair of the women of Troy in the aftermath of the city's destruction in the Trojan War.
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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.
Amphitryon
Amphitryon is a figure in Greek mythology, a Theban general and the mortal husband of Alcmene, whose union with Zeus produced the hero Heracles.
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E.
Timon of Athens
Timon of Athens is a lesser-known Shakespearean tragedy that follows a wealthy Athenian nobleman whose excessive generosity leads to his financial ruin and bitter misanthropy.
- 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: Lysistrata Target entity description: Lysistrata is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes in which women withhold sex to force men to negotiate peace and end the Peloponnesian War.
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A.
The Suppliants
The Suppliants is an ancient Greek tragedy traditionally attributed to Aeschylus that dramatizes the plight of the Danaids seeking asylum from forced marriage.
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B.
Trojan Women (Euripides)
Trojan Women is a tragedy by Euripides that portrays the suffering and despair of the women of Troy in the aftermath of the city's destruction in the Trojan War.
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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.
Amphitryon
Amphitryon is a figure in Greek mythology, a Theban general and the mortal husband of Alcmene, whose union with Zeus produced the hero Heracles.
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E.
Timon of Athens
Timon of Athens is a lesser-known Shakespearean tragedy that follows a wealthy Athenian nobleman whose excessive generosity leads to his financial ruin and bitter misanthropy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek comedy
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play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film
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novelizations ⓘ opera ⓘ stage adaptations in many languages ⓘ |
| author | Aristophanes ⓘ |
| centralConflict | women versus men over continuation of war ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
direct political commentary
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strong female protagonist ⓘ use of bawdy humor and sexual innuendo ⓘ |
| chorusType | chorus of old men and old women ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| device | sex strike as a means to achieve peace ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceFestival | Lenaia ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Athens ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 411 BC ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ sex comedy ⓘ |
| hasChorus | yes ⓘ |
| historicalContext | written during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta ⓘ |
| influenced |
anti-war drama
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modern feminist theatre ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important work in the canon of classical Greek drama
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one of Aristophanes' most frequently performed plays ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Old Comedy ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Calonice
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Lampito ⓘ Lysistrata (character) ⓘ
linked to:
Lysistrata
Magistrate ⓘ Myrrhine ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Aristophanes' surviving plays ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Women withhold sex from their husbands to force them to negotiate peace and end the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| setting |
Athens
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Sparta ⓘ |
| structure | composed in verse ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-war sentiment
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gender relations ⓘ power of collective action ⓘ sexual politics ⓘ war and peace ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| titleCharacter |
Lysistrata (character)
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linked to:
Lysistrata
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Subject: Lysistrata Description of subject: Lysistrata is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes in which women withhold sex to force men to negotiate peace and end the Peloponnesian War.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lysistrata
linked to: Lysistrata
subject linked to:
Aristophanes’ play "Plutus"
subject linked to:
Aristophanes’ play "Thesmophoriazusae"