Scholia on Euripides and other later mythographic sources
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ancient commentary tradition
classical philological source
mythographic source
secondary source on Greek mythology
source for the study of Euripides
Scholia on Euripides and other later mythographic sources are ancient and post-classical commentaries and compilations that preserve, explain, and expand upon Greek mythological traditions found in Euripides’ plays and related texts.
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Target entity: Scholia on Euripides and other later mythographic sources Context triple: [Benthesikyme, mentionedIn, Scholia on Euripides and other later mythographic sources]
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A.
Euripides’ Trojan plays
Euripides’ Trojan plays are a group of his tragedies that dramatize the suffering, moral conflict, and aftermath of the Trojan War, especially from the perspective of its women and defeated victims.
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B.
Euripidean corpus
The Euripidean corpus is the body of surviving plays and fragments attributed to the ancient Greek tragedian Euripides.
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C.
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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D.
Euripides’ play Heracleidae
Euripides’ play *Heracleidae* is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the persecution and eventual deliverance of Heracles’ children as they seek asylum in Athens, highlighting themes of justice, supplication, and Athenian heroism.
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Euripides’ tragedy Hippolytus
Euripides’ tragedy *Hippolytus* is a classical Greek drama that explores themes of chastity, desire, and divine vengeance through the doomed conflict between the chaste Hippolytus, his stepmother Phaedra, and the gods who manipulate their fates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Scholia on Euripides and other later mythographic sources Target entity description: Scholia on Euripides and other later mythographic sources are ancient and post-classical commentaries and compilations that preserve, explain, and expand upon Greek mythological traditions found in Euripides’ plays and related texts.
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A.
Euripides’ Trojan plays
Euripides’ Trojan plays are a group of his tragedies that dramatize the suffering, moral conflict, and aftermath of the Trojan War, especially from the perspective of its women and defeated victims.
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B.
Euripidean corpus
The Euripidean corpus is the body of surviving plays and fragments attributed to the ancient Greek tragedian Euripides.
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C.
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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D.
Euripides’ play Heracleidae
Euripides’ play *Heracleidae* is an ancient Greek tragedy that dramatizes the persecution and eventual deliverance of Heracles’ children as they seek asylum in Athens, highlighting themes of justice, supplication, and Athenian heroism.
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E.
Euripides’ tragedy Hippolytus
Euripides’ tragedy *Hippolytus* is a classical Greek drama that explores themes of chastity, desire, and divine vengeance through the doomed conflict between the chaste Hippolytus, his stepmother Phaedra, and the gods who manipulate their fates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient commentary tradition
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classical philological source ⓘ mythographic source ⓘ secondary source on Greek mythology ⓘ source for the study of Euripides ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier mythological traditions ⓘ |
| chronologicalRange | Hellenistic period to Byzantine period ⓘ |
| commentsOn |
Greek tragic texts
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plays of Euripides ⓘ |
| contains |
allegorical interpretations
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cross-references to other authors ⓘ etymological notes ⓘ historizing interpretations of myth ⓘ narrative expansions of myths ⓘ |
| context | ancient scholarly commentary tradition ⓘ |
| describes | Greek mythological traditions ⓘ |
| discipline |
classical studies
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mythography ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| expandsUpon | myths found in Euripides ⓘ |
| explains |
genealogies of mythic figures
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local cult traditions ⓘ obscure mythological references ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
characters in Euripidean drama
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cultic and ritual background of myths ⓘ mythic plots adapted by Euripides ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Byzantine scholia
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Hellenistic scholia ⓘ later mythographic compilations ⓘ post-classical mythographic handbooks ⓘ scholia on Euripides ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| preserves |
otherwise lost mythic details
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variant mythological traditions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ancient mythographic handbooks
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scholia on Aeschylus ⓘ scholia on Homer ⓘ scholia on Sophocles ⓘ |
| sourceType | indirect tradition of Greek myth ⓘ |
| transmittedVia | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| usedBy |
classical philologists
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historians of religion ⓘ scholars of Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
interpreting Euripidean drama
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reconstructing lost myths ⓘ studying reception of Greek myth ⓘ |
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Subject: Scholia on Euripides and other later mythographic sources Description of subject: Scholia on Euripides and other later mythographic sources are ancient and post-classical commentaries and compilations that preserve, explain, and expand upon Greek mythological traditions found in Euripides’ plays and related texts.
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