Trygaeus

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Trygaeus is the rustic Athenian hero of Aristophanes’ comedy "Peace," who flies to the heavens to rescue the goddess Peace and end the Peloponnesian War.

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Trygaeus canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Athenian farmer ⓘ
character in ancient Greek comedy ⓘ
comic protagonist ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
appearsIn Peace ⓘ
appearsInGenre Old Comedy ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Peloponnesian War ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Attica ⓘ
associatedWithSymbol dung beetle as parody of Pegasus ⓘ
createdBy Aristophanes ⓘ
culturalContext Classical Athens ⓘ
firstAppearanceDate 421 BC ⓘ
genreContext Athenian Old Comedy at City Dionysia ⓘ
hasCharacterTrait irreverent toward gods ⓘ
optimistic ⓘ
resourceful ⓘ
hasCharacterType clever peasant ⓘ
hasGoal to end the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
to rescue the goddess Peace ⓘ
hasLiteraryFunction comic hero who restores order ⓘ
hasMedium theatrical performance ⓘ
hasOccupation farmer ⓘ
hasResidence Athens ⓘ
hasRole rustic Athenian hero ⓘ
hasTheme critique of Athenian war policy ⓘ
peace versus war ⓘ
interactsWith Hermes ⓘ
War (personified) ⓘ
goddess Peace ⓘ
languageOfWork Ancient Greek ⓘ
narrativeFunction drives the plot toward reconciliation ⓘ
opposes War (Polemos) ⓘ
linked to: War (personified)
organizes celebratory feast for peace ⓘ
participatesIn liberation of Peace from a cave ⓘ
performanceContext City Dionysia festival in Athens ⓘ
linked to: City Dionysia
restores Peace to Greece ⓘ
seeksHelpFrom Hermes ⓘ
symbolizes anti‑war sentiment in Athens ⓘ
desire for peace ⓘ
rural common sense ⓘ
travelsTo Olympus ⓘ
heaven ⓘ
usesMount giant dung beetle ⓘ
workAuthor Aristophanes ⓘ
workTitle Peace (Eirene) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peace → mainCharacter → Trygaeus ⓘ
Peace → character → Trygaeus ⓘ