Ecclesiazusae
E282696
Ecclesiazusae is a comedic play by Aristophanes that satirically depicts Athenian women seizing control of the government and instituting radical social reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ecclesiazusae canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2600017 — 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: Ecclesiazusae Context triple: [Aristophanes, notableWork, Ecclesiazusae]
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A.
the Athenian Stranger
The Athenian Stranger is the unnamed main interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Laws," serving as a wise, philosophical lawgiver who guides the discussion on political and legal theory.
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B.
Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
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C.
Xenophon’s Symposium
Xenophon’s Symposium is a Socratic dialogue by the ancient Greek writer Xenophon that portrays a lively banquet conversation exploring love, virtue, and the character of Socrates.
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D.
The Eloquent Peasant
The Eloquent Peasant is an ancient Egyptian literary tale in which a wronged peasant delivers a series of eloquent speeches on justice and morality, making it one of the earliest known works of rhetorical and ethical literature.
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E.
Dialogus de oratoribus
Dialogus de oratoribus is a Latin philosophical dialogue, traditionally attributed to Tacitus, that examines the decline of oratory in Imperial Rome and the nature of eloquence.
- 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: Ecclesiazusae Target entity description: Ecclesiazusae is a comedic play by Aristophanes that satirically depicts Athenian women seizing control of the government and instituting radical social reforms.
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A.
the Athenian Stranger
The Athenian Stranger is the unnamed main interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Laws," serving as a wise, philosophical lawgiver who guides the discussion on political and legal theory.
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B.
Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
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C.
Xenophon’s Symposium
Xenophon’s Symposium is a Socratic dialogue by the ancient Greek writer Xenophon that portrays a lively banquet conversation exploring love, virtue, and the character of Socrates.
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D.
The Eloquent Peasant
The Eloquent Peasant is an ancient Egyptian literary tale in which a wronged peasant delivers a series of eloquent speeches on justice and morality, making it one of the earliest known works of rhetorical and ethical literature.
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E.
Dialogus de oratoribus
Dialogus de oratoribus is a Latin philosophical dialogue, traditionally attributed to Tacitus, that examines the decline of oratory in Imperial Rome and the nature of eloquence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancient Greek comedy
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play ⓘ satirical work ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | The Assemblywomen ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfFirstPerformance | circa 392 BCE ⓘ |
| author | Aristophanes ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
communal property
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critique of Athenian democracy ⓘ gender roles ⓘ social and economic equality ⓘ utopian reform ⓘ women seizing political power ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Blepyrus
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Chremes ⓘ |
| featuresGroup | Athenian women ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Athens ⓘ |
| genre |
Old Comedy
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political satire ⓘ |
| hasChorus | Athenian women ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
communal ownership of property
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cross-dressing ⓘ reversal of gender roles ⓘ state control of private life ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of democratic procedures
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economic redistribution ⓘ tension between idealism and practicality in politics ⓘ |
| influenced |
later utopian literature
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political satire in Western drama ⓘ |
| languageFeature | use of political and social parody ⓘ |
| literaryForm | comedy in dialogue and choral songs ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Old Attic Comedy
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linked to:
Attic Old Comedy
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| literaryTechnique |
exaggeration for comic effect
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parody of political rhetoric ⓘ use of stock comic types ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Praxagora ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Aristophanes ⓘ |
| period | Late Old Comedy ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Athenian women disguise themselves as men, take over the Assembly, and introduce radical communal reforms ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Lysistrata
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The Assemblywomen ⓘ |
| setting | Athens ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | post-Peloponnesian War Athens ⓘ |
| workStatus | extant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Ecclesiazusae Description of subject: Ecclesiazusae is a comedic play by Aristophanes that satirically depicts Athenian women seizing control of the government and instituting radical social reforms.
Referenced by (4)
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