Pseudolus
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Pseudolus is a comedic play by the Roman playwright Plautus, centered on a clever slave who uses wit and trickery to outsmart his masters and rivals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pseudolus canonical | 10 |
| Pseudolus (character in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10138893 — 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: Pseudolus Context triple: [Plautus, notableWork, Pseudolus]
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A.
Momus
Momus is a Scottish singer-songwriter and producer known for his literate, often satirical indie pop and prolific solo career since the 1980s.
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B.
Momus
Momus is the Greek god of satire, mockery, and blame, known for criticizing both gods and mortals.
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C.
Pandosto
Pandosto is a 1588 prose romance by Robert Greene that famously served as the primary source for Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale."
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D.
Amphitryon
Amphitryon is a figure in Greek mythology, a Theban general and the mortal husband of Alcmene, whose union with Zeus produced the hero Heracles.
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E.
Strophius
Strophius is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the king of Phocis and foster-father of Orestes.
- 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: Pseudolus Target entity description: Pseudolus is a comedic play by the Roman playwright Plautus, centered on a clever slave who uses wit and trickery to outsmart his masters and rivals.
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A.
Momus
Momus is a Scottish singer-songwriter and producer known for his literate, often satirical indie pop and prolific solo career since the 1980s.
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B.
Momus
Momus is the Greek god of satire, mockery, and blame, known for criticizing both gods and mortals.
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C.
Pandosto
Pandosto is a 1588 prose romance by Robert Greene that famously served as the primary source for Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale."
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D.
Amphitryon
Amphitryon is a figure in Greek mythology, a Theban general and the mortal husband of Alcmene, whose union with Zeus produced the hero Heracles.
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E.
Strophius
Strophius is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the king of Phocis and foster-father of Orestes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman comedy
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stage play ⓘ work by Plautus ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | 3rd–2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| author | Plautus ⓘ |
| centralConflict | freeing Phoenicium from the pimp Ballio ⓘ |
| characterRoleOfPseudolus | clever slave ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
clever slave outwitting master
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deception and disguise ⓘ young lover and courtesan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Rome
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linked to:
Roman Antiquity
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| dramaticType | New Comedy tradition ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ballio
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Calidorus ⓘ Harpax ⓘ Phoenicium ⓘ Pseudolus ⓘ Simo ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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fabula palliata ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ⓘ |
| hasCourtesanCharacter | Phoenicium ⓘ |
| hasPimpCharacter | Ballio ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Pseudolus ⓘ |
| hasYoungLoverCharacter | Calidorus ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance drama
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linked to:
Renaissance literature
later European comedy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Latin literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Pseudolus ⓘ |
| meter | varied Roman comic meters ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person dramatic ⓘ |
| originalAudience | Roman public ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatrical performance ⓘ |
| partOf | Plautine corpus ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A clever slave helps his young master free a courtesan from a pimp by outwitting their rivals. ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | extant ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | household slave ⓘ |
| protagonistTrait |
clever
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trickster ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| theme |
love
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slavery ⓘ social inversion ⓘ trickery ⓘ |
| workOf |
Titus Maccius Plautus
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linked to:
Plautus
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pseudolus Description of subject: Pseudolus is a comedic play by the Roman playwright Plautus, centered on a clever slave who uses wit and trickery to outsmart his masters and rivals.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996 Broadway revival)
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Pseudolus (character in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
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linked to: Pseudolus