Ennius’ lost tragedy Thyestes
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Ennius’ lost tragedy "Thyestes" was an early Roman dramatic work that adapted the gruesome Greek myth of Thyestes and Atreus, influencing later Latin tragedy despite surviving only in fragments.
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| Ennius’ lost tragedy Thyestes canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ennius’ lost tragedy Thyestes Context triple: [Thyestes, appearsIn, Ennius’ lost tragedy Thyestes]
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A.
Octavia (pseudo-Senecan tragedy)
Octavia (pseudo-Senecan tragedy) is a first-century Roman historical drama, traditionally attributed to Seneca, that portrays the political and domestic turmoil surrounding Emperor Nero and his repudiated wife Octavia.
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B.
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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C.
Statius' Thebaid
Statius' Thebaid is a 1st-century Latin epic poem that retells the tragic conflict between the sons of Oedipus and the war of the Seven against Thebes.
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D.
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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E.
Heroides
Heroides is a collection of elegiac epistolary poems by the Roman poet Ovid, presented as fictional letters written by mythological heroines to their absent lovers.
- 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: Ennius’ lost tragedy Thyestes Target entity description: Ennius’ lost tragedy "Thyestes" was an early Roman dramatic work that adapted the gruesome Greek myth of Thyestes and Atreus, influencing later Latin tragedy despite surviving only in fragments.
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A.
Octavia (pseudo-Senecan tragedy)
Octavia (pseudo-Senecan tragedy) is a first-century Roman historical drama, traditionally attributed to Seneca, that portrays the political and domestic turmoil surrounding Emperor Nero and his repudiated wife Octavia.
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B.
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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C.
Statius' Thebaid
Statius' Thebaid is a 1st-century Latin epic poem that retells the tragic conflict between the sons of Oedipus and the war of the Seven against Thebes.
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D.
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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E.
Heroides
Heroides is a collection of elegiac epistolary poems by the Roman poet Ovid, presented as fictional letters written by mythological heroines to their absent lovers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin play
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Roman tragedy ⓘ adaptation of Greek myth ⓘ lost literary work ⓘ |
| author |
Quintus Ennius
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linked to:
Ennius
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| basedOn |
Greek mythological cycle of the Atreidae
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myth of Atreus and Thyestes ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early Roman adaptation of Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| extentOfSurvival | survives only in fragments ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Latin literary tradition
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later Roman tragedy ⓘ subsequent treatments of the Thyestes myth in Latin ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | fabula cothurnata ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Roman literature ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle |
House of Atreus
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linked to:
House of Atreus myth cycle
|
| notableFeature |
early Latin dramatization of the Atreus–Thyestes story
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use of gruesome mythological material ⓘ |
| partOf | Ennius’ dramatic works ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| reception | recognized as influential in the development of Roman tragedy ⓘ |
| scholarlyStatus | reconstructed from quotations and testimonia ⓘ |
| subject |
Atreus
ⓘ
Thyestes ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | fragmentary ⓘ |
| theme |
cannibalistic feast
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crime and punishment ⓘ dynastic conflict ⓘ familial revenge ⓘ fate and divine retribution ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 3rd–2nd century BCE ⓘ |
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