Strepsiades
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Strepsiades is the bumbling, debt-ridden Athenian farmer and comic protagonist of Aristophanes’ play "The Clouds," known for seeking sophistic education to escape his financial troubles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strepsiades canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T607043 — 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: Strepsiades Context triple: [Clouds, mainCharacter, Strepsiades]
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A.
Echecrates
Echecrates is a Pythagorean philosopher who appears in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo" as the interlocutor to whom Phaedo recounts the final conversation and death of Socrates.
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B.
Agathon
Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
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C.
Cebes of Thebes
Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
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D.
Aristippus
Aristippus was an ancient Greek philosopher from Cyrene, best known as the founder of the Cyrenaic school, which taught that immediate physical pleasure is the highest good.
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E.
Cratylus
Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
- 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: Strepsiades Target entity description: Strepsiades is the bumbling, debt-ridden Athenian farmer and comic protagonist of Aristophanes’ play "The Clouds," known for seeking sophistic education to escape his financial troubles.
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A.
Echecrates
Echecrates is a Pythagorean philosopher who appears in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo" as the interlocutor to whom Phaedo recounts the final conversation and death of Socrates.
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B.
Agathon
Agathon is a young, handsome Athenian tragedian and host of the banquet in Plato’s Symposium, known for his eloquent speech in praise of love.
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C.
Cebes of Thebes
Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
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D.
Aristippus
Aristippus was an ancient Greek philosopher from Cyrene, best known as the founder of the Cyrenaic school, which taught that immediate physical pleasure is the highest good.
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E.
Cratylus
Cratylus is a Socratic dialogue by Plato that explores the nature and correctness of names and language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian farmer
ⓘ
comic protagonist ⓘ dramatic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Clouds
ⓘ
linked to:
Aristophanes' play Clouds
|
| appearsInGenre | Attic Old Comedy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Socrates
ⓘ
the Thinkery ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bumbling
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cowardly ⓘ cunning ⓘ debt-ridden ⓘ miserly ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Pheidippides ⓘ |
| createdBy | Aristophanes ⓘ |
| failsAt | learning advanced argumentation ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext |
Athenian dramatic festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Panathenaea
|
| firstPerformanceWork |
The Clouds (423 BC version)
ⓘ
linked to:
Aristophanes' play Clouds
|
| genre | Old Comedy character ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Pheidippides ⓘ |
| hasSon | Pheidippides ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of Aristophanes’ best-known comic characters ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| moralArc | from scheming debtor to disillusioned avenger ⓘ |
| motivation |
to escape his debts
ⓘ
to obtain sophistic education ⓘ |
| nameMeaningApproximate | “Twister” or “Shifty one” ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
vehicle for satire of Socrates
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vehicle for satire of sophists ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist of The Clouds ⓘ |
| occupation | farmer ⓘ |
| seeksEducationFrom | Socrates ⓘ |
| studiesAt | the Thinkery ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the indebted Athenian citizen
ⓘ
traditional rustic values ⓘ |
| takesAction | burns the Thinkery (in some versions of the play) ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
abuse of rhetoric
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conflict between old and new education ⓘ critique of sophistry ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ |
| uses | sophistic arguments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Strepsiades Description of subject: Strepsiades is the bumbling, debt-ridden Athenian farmer and comic protagonist of Aristophanes’ play "The Clouds," known for seeking sophistic education to escape his financial troubles.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.