The Adulterers
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The Adulterers is a lost comedic play by the ancient Greek playwright Philemon, known only through later references and fragments.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Adulterers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10138927 — 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: The Adulterers Context triple: [Philemon, notableWork, The Adulterers]
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A.
The Affected Ladies
The Affected Ladies is an English title for Molière’s one-act satirical comedy that mocks the pretentiousness and affectations of certain Parisian women in 17th-century high society.
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B.
The Crimes of Love
The Crimes of Love is a collection of short stories by the Marquis de Sade that blends gothic melodrama with philosophical explorations of desire, morality, and cruelty.
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C.
The Great Sinner
"The Great Sinner" is a 1949 American drama film loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s "The Gambler," known for its exploration of gambling addiction and its ensemble cast including Nina Foch.
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D.
The Unfaithful Ways
The Unfaithful Ways is a New Zealand alt-country band known for its close association with singer-songwriter Marlon Williams and its blend of traditional country influences with contemporary indie sounds.
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E.
A Wife Confesses
A Wife Confesses is a 1961 Japanese courtroom drama film directed by Yasuzō Masumura, known for its intense psychological portrayal of a woman on trial for her husband's death.
- 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: The Adulterers Target entity description: The Adulterers is a lost comedic play by the ancient Greek playwright Philemon, known only through later references and fragments.
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A.
The Affected Ladies
The Affected Ladies is an English title for Molière’s one-act satirical comedy that mocks the pretentiousness and affectations of certain Parisian women in 17th-century high society.
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B.
The Crimes of Love
The Crimes of Love is a collection of short stories by the Marquis de Sade that blends gothic melodrama with philosophical explorations of desire, morality, and cruelty.
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C.
The Great Sinner
"The Great Sinner" is a 1949 American drama film loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s "The Gambler," known for its exploration of gambling addiction and its ensemble cast including Nina Foch.
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D.
The Unfaithful Ways
The Unfaithful Ways is a New Zealand alt-country band known for its close association with singer-songwriter Marlon Williams and its blend of traditional country influences with contemporary indie sounds.
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E.
A Wife Confesses
A Wife Confesses is a 1961 Japanese courtroom drama film directed by Yasuzō Masumura, known for its intense psychological portrayal of a woman on trial for her husband's death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek comedy
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lost play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Athenian theatrical tradition ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Philemon ⓘ |
| author | Philemon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| culturalContext |
Greek New Comedy
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linked to:
New Comedy
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| dramaticForm | comedy in verse ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasFragmentaryEvidence | true ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| isLost | true ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
fragments
ⓘ
later references ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | New Comedy ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| performanceType | ancient Greek theatre ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | adultery ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | known only from fragments and later references ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Philemon ⓘ |
| workStatus | incomplete textual transmission ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Adulterers Description of subject: The Adulterers is a lost comedic play by the ancient Greek playwright Philemon, known only through later references and fragments.
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