Ghost of Darius I
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The Ghost of Darius I is the spectral apparition of the great Achaemenid king who appears in Aeschylus’ tragedy "The Persians" to lament and warn about the disastrous consequences of Xerxes’ hubristic campaign against Greece.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghost of Darius I canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10165051 — 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: Ghost of Darius I Context triple: [The Persians, mainCharacter, Ghost of Darius I]
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A.
Dariusleut
Dariusleut is one of the main branches of the Hutterite communities, known for its communal Anabaptist lifestyle and conservative religious practices.
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B.
Meno-Mene
Meno-Mene is a regional dialect of the Sasak language spoken by the Sasak people of Lombok, Indonesia.
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C.
The Seven
The Seven is a legendary group of immortal beings often depicted as powerful, enigmatic figures central to various mythic or fictional narratives.
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D.
Iron and Golden King
Iron and Golden King was the famous epithet of Ottokar II of Bohemia, a powerful 13th-century ruler known for his military might and vast wealth in Central Europe.
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E.
Anak the Parthian
Anak the Parthian was a 3rd-century Parthian noble traditionally known as the father of Gregory the Illuminator and as the assassin of the Armenian king Khosrov II.
- 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: Ghost of Darius I Target entity description: The Ghost of Darius I is the spectral apparition of the great Achaemenid king who appears in Aeschylus’ tragedy "The Persians" to lament and warn about the disastrous consequences of Xerxes’ hubristic campaign against Greece.
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A.
Dariusleut
Dariusleut is one of the main branches of the Hutterite communities, known for its communal Anabaptist lifestyle and conservative religious practices.
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B.
Meno-Mene
Meno-Mene is a regional dialect of the Sasak language spoken by the Sasak people of Lombok, Indonesia.
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C.
The Seven
The Seven is a legendary group of immortal beings often depicted as powerful, enigmatic figures central to various mythic or fictional narratives.
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D.
Iron and Golden King
Iron and Golden King was the famous epithet of Ottokar II of Bohemia, a powerful 13th-century ruler known for his military might and vast wealth in Central Europe.
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E.
Anak the Parthian
Anak the Parthian was a 3rd-century Parthian noble traditionally known as the father of Gregory the Illuminator and as the assassin of the Armenian king Khosrov II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
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fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsAs | shade rising from the tomb ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Persians ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Aeschylus ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
divine retribution
ⓘ
hubris and nemesis ⓘ limits of imperial power ⓘ wisdom of the past ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Darius I
ⓘ
linked to:
Darius I of Persia
|
| connectedToMotif |
consultation of the dead
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royal ancestor cult ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Xerxes I ⓘ |
| critiques |
Xerxes’ decision to bridge the Hellespont
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invasion of mainland Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greco-Persian Wars reception in Athens ⓘ |
| dramaticEffect |
evokes pity and fear
ⓘ
heightens sense of tragic inevitability ⓘ |
| expressesViewOnGods | gods punish excessive pride ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext |
City Dionysia in Athens
ⓘ
linked to:
City Dionysia
|
| genreContext | Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| hasForm | spectral apparition ⓘ |
| laments |
Persian defeat at Salamis
ⓘ
destruction of the Persian fleet ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | classical Greek literature ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical performance ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
explains cause of Persian disaster
ⓘ
legitimizes Greek victory as divinely sanctioned ⓘ |
| relatedToHistoricalFigure | Darius I of Persia ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
choric advisor
ⓘ
moral commentator ⓘ |
| settingOfAppearance |
Susa
ⓘ
royal palace of Persia ⓘ |
| speaksTo |
Persian elders
ⓘ
Queen Atossa ⓘ |
| summonedBy |
Queen Atossa
ⓘ
chorus of Persian elders ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
ancestral wisdom
ⓘ
prudent kingship ⓘ warning from the dead ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionContext | 5th century BCE Athenian drama ⓘ |
| warns | Xerxes I ⓘ |
| warnsAbout |
campaign against Greece
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hubris ⓘ overweening ambition ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ghost of Darius I Description of subject: The Ghost of Darius I is the spectral apparition of the great Achaemenid king who appears in Aeschylus’ tragedy "The Persians" to lament and warn about the disastrous consequences of Xerxes’ hubristic campaign against Greece.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Persians (play) by Aeschylus