The Beggar
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The Beggar 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 Beggar canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10138928 — 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 Beggar Context triple: [Philemon, notableWork, The Beggar]
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A.
The Beggar
The Beggar is a track from Mos Def’s genre-blending hip-hop album *The New Danger*, known for its gritty, socially conscious lyricism.
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B.
The Young Beggar
The Young Beggar is a famous 17th-century genre painting by Spanish Baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo depicting a ragged street boy engaged in everyday life.
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C.
Beggar on Horseback
Beggar on Horseback is a satirical play co-written by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly that critiques materialism and the commercialization of art through a surreal, dreamlike narrative.
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D.
A Handy Guide for Beggars
A Handy Guide for Beggars is a prose work by American poet Vachel Lindsay that blends travel narrative, social commentary, and poetic sensibility drawn from his experiences wandering and performing across the United States.
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E.
The Cobbler
The Cobbler is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, depicting a humble shoemaker at work in a detailed, everyday interior scene.
- 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 Beggar Target entity description: The Beggar is a lost comedic play by the ancient Greek playwright Philemon, known only through later references and fragments.
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A.
The Beggar
The Beggar is a track from Mos Def’s genre-blending hip-hop album *The New Danger*, known for its gritty, socially conscious lyricism.
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B.
The Young Beggar
The Young Beggar is a famous 17th-century genre painting by Spanish Baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo depicting a ragged street boy engaged in everyday life.
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C.
Beggar on Horseback
Beggar on Horseback is a satirical play co-written by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly that critiques materialism and the commercialization of art through a surreal, dreamlike narrative.
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D.
A Handy Guide for Beggars
A Handy Guide for Beggars is a prose work by American poet Vachel Lindsay that blends travel narrative, social commentary, and poetic sensibility drawn from his experiences wandering and performing across the United States.
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E.
The Cobbler
The Cobbler is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, depicting a humble shoemaker at work in a detailed, everyday interior scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek comedy
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ancient Greek playwright ⓘ lost play ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Philemon ⓘ |
| author | Philemon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| isLostWork | true ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
fragments
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later references ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Ancient Greek comedy ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | fragmentary ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | The Beggar ⓘ |
| workStatus | lost ⓘ |
| wrote | The Beggar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Beggar Description of subject: The Beggar is a lost comedic play by the ancient Greek playwright Philemon, known only through later references and fragments.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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The Beggar