Euripides’ lost play "Antigone"
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Euripides’ lost play "Antigone" is a vanished tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright that offered an alternative dramatic treatment of the Antigone myth, now known only through fragments and later references.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Euripides’ lost play "Antigone" canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Euripides’ lost play "Antigone" Context triple: [Antigone, appearsIn, Euripides’ lost play "Antigone"]
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A.
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy were a set of now-missing Greek tragedies that dramatized the mythic saga of the Theban royal house, including the story of Oedipus.
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B.
Euripides’ play "Ion"
Euripides’ play "Ion" is an ancient Greek tragedy that explores themes of identity, divine intervention, and legitimacy through the story of a young man unknowingly born of Apollo and Creusa.
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C.
Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus"
Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" is a tragic drama that follows the aged, exiled Oedipus as he seeks refuge and a final resting place in Colonus, exploring themes of fate, redemption, and the legacy of suffering.
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D.
Euripides' Helen
Euripides' Helen is an ancient Greek tragedy that reimagines the myth of Helen of Troy by portraying her as an innocent woman whose phantom caused the Trojan War while she remained in Egypt.
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E.
Alcestis by Euripides
"Alcestis" is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides that dramatizes the story of a devoted wife who volunteers to die in place of her husband and is later rescued from death by Heracles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Euripides’ lost play "Antigone" Target entity description: Euripides’ lost play "Antigone" is a vanished tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright that offered an alternative dramatic treatment of the Antigone myth, now known only through fragments and later references.
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A.
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy
Aeschylus' lost plays of the Theban trilogy were a set of now-missing Greek tragedies that dramatized the mythic saga of the Theban royal house, including the story of Oedipus.
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B.
Euripides’ play "Ion"
Euripides’ play "Ion" is an ancient Greek tragedy that explores themes of identity, divine intervention, and legitimacy through the story of a young man unknowingly born of Apollo and Creusa.
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C.
Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus"
Sophocles' play "Oedipus at Colonus" is a tragic drama that follows the aged, exiled Oedipus as he seeks refuge and a final resting place in Colonus, exploring themes of fate, redemption, and the legacy of suffering.
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D.
Euripides' Helen
Euripides' Helen is an ancient Greek tragedy that reimagines the myth of Helen of Troy by portraying her as an innocent woman whose phantom caused the Trojan War while she remained in Egypt.
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E.
Alcestis by Euripides
"Alcestis" is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides that dramatizes the story of a devoted wife who volunteers to die in place of her husband and is later rescued from death by Heracles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical Greek drama
ⓘ
lost ancient Greek tragedy ⓘ play by Euripides ⓘ |
| alternativeTreatmentOf | story of Antigone ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Euripides in ancient sources ⓘ |
| author | Euripides ⓘ |
| basedOn | Antigone myth ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | ancient lists of Euripides’ plays ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
Sophocles’ "Antigone"
ⓘ
linked to:
Sophocles’ play "Antigone"
|
| culturalContext | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 5th century BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| dramaticCycle | Theban cycle ⓘ |
| dramaticTradition | Athenian tragedy ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Antigone
ⓘ
Creon ⓘ Haemon ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| influence | later interpretations of the Antigone myth ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
fragments
ⓘ
later ancient references ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | choral tragedy ⓘ |
| modernKnowledge | reconstructed hypothetically from testimonia ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| originalForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatrical performance ⓘ |
| preservationState | incomplete ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Euripides’ other Theban plays (e.g., "Phoenician Women") ⓘ |
| scholarlyInterest |
classical philology
ⓘ
reconstruction of lost dramas ⓘ |
| status | lost ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | conflict over burial and royal authority ⓘ |
| survival | only fragments survive ⓘ |
| tradition | part of Euripidean corpus in antiquity ⓘ |
| uncertainty |
exact performance date is unknown
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plot details are largely unknown ⓘ |
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Subject: Euripides’ lost play "Antigone" Description of subject: Euripides’ lost play "Antigone" is a vanished tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright that offered an alternative dramatic treatment of the Antigone myth, now known only through fragments and later references.
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