The Acharnians
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The Acharnians is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes that satirizes war and advocates for peace through the story of a citizen who makes a private truce during the Peloponnesian War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Acharnians | 2 |
| The Acharnians canonical | 2 |
| comedies of Aristophanes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Acharnians Context triple: [Aristophanes, notableWork, The Acharnians]
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A.
The Frogs
The Frogs is a classical Greek comedy by Aristophanes that satirically depicts a journey to the underworld to critique Athenian drama and politics.
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B.
Lysistrata
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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C.
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.
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D.
Ecclesiazusae
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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E.
Aristophanes
Aristophanes was an ancient Greek comic playwright best known for his sharp political satire and surviving works such as "Lysistrata" and "The Clouds."
- 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: The Acharnians Target entity description: The Acharnians is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes that satirizes war and advocates for peace through the story of a citizen who makes a private truce during the Peloponnesian War.
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A.
The Frogs
The Frogs is a classical Greek comedy by Aristophanes that satirically depicts a journey to the underworld to critique Athenian drama and politics.
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B.
Lysistrata
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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C.
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.
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D.
Ecclesiazusae
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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E.
Aristophanes
Aristophanes was an ancient Greek comic playwright best known for his sharp political satire and surviving works such as "Lysistrata" and "The Clouds."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek comedy
ⓘ
play ⓘ satirical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
Athenian war policy
ⓘ
impact of war on ordinary citizens ⓘ |
| advocates | private initiative for peace ⓘ |
| author | Aristophanes ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
anti-war satire
ⓘ
critique of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ peace ⓘ |
| chorus |
Acharnians
ⓘ
linked to:
The Acharnians
|
| chorusDescription | chorus of charcoal burners from the deme of Acharnae ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| criticizes |
demagogues in Athens
ⓘ
pro-war politicians ⓘ |
| depicts | contrast between the life of a warmonger and a private citizen at peace ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceFestival | Lenaia ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Athens ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 425 BC ⓘ |
| firstPrize |
Lenaia dramatic competition
ⓘ
linked to:
Lenaia festival
|
| genre | Old Comedy ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Amphitheus
ⓘ
Boetian merchant ⓘ Megarian merchant ⓘ Theorus ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
earliest extant Aristophanic play with a complete text
ⓘ
one of the earliest surviving comedies of Aristophanes ⓘ |
| influenced | later interpretations of anti-war comedy ⓘ |
| languageStyle | colloquial and highly comic ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
comic exaggeration
ⓘ
parody ⓘ political satire ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Greek literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dikaiopolis ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Lamachus ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Aristophanes’ surviving plays ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An Athenian citizen named Dikaiopolis makes a private peace treaty with Sparta during the Peloponnesian War to escape the hardships of war. ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Athenian citizen ⓘ |
| setting |
Athens
ⓘ
time of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| structure |
agon
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episodes ⓘ exodos ⓘ parabasis ⓘ parodos ⓘ prologue ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPrize | 425 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: The Acharnians Description of subject: The Acharnians is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes that satirizes war and advocates for peace through the story of a citizen who makes a private truce during the Peloponnesian War.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Acharnians
linked to: The Acharnians
subject linked to:
Athenian politician and general Cleon
linked to: The Acharnians
subject linked to:
The Wasps (play)