old gods
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The old gods are ancient deities from various mythologies whose lingering power and relevance in the modern world are a central focus of Neil Gaiman’s novel *American Gods*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| old gods canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14192038 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: old gods Context triple: [Mr. Wednesday, associatedWith, old gods]
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A.
Great Gods
The Great Gods are a group of enigmatic deities venerated in the ancient mystery cult of Samothrace, associated with protection, initiation rites, and seafaring safety in the northern Aegean.
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B.
Old Gods
The Old Gods are ancient, malevolent eldritch beings in the Warcraft universe whose corrupting influence once nearly consumed Azeroth.
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C.
Modern Gods
Modern Gods is a novel by Northern Irish writer Nick Laird that intertwines family drama with explorations of faith, violence, and modern identity across Northern Ireland and a South Pacific island.
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D.
The Old Ones
"The Old Ones" is a short story by Ray Bradbury, included in his science fiction collection *The Martian Chronicles*, that explores themes of colonization and the remnants of ancient Martian civilization.
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E.
Forgotten Gods
Forgotten Gods is a major expansion for the action role-playing game Grim Dawn that introduces a new campaign, environments, enemies, and character customization options.
- 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: old gods Target entity description: The old gods are ancient deities from various mythologies whose lingering power and relevance in the modern world are a central focus of Neil Gaiman’s novel *American Gods*.
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A.
Great Gods
The Great Gods are a group of enigmatic deities venerated in the ancient mystery cult of Samothrace, associated with protection, initiation rites, and seafaring safety in the northern Aegean.
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B.
Old Gods
The Old Gods are ancient, malevolent eldritch beings in the Warcraft universe whose corrupting influence once nearly consumed Azeroth.
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C.
Modern Gods
Modern Gods is a novel by Northern Irish writer Nick Laird that intertwines family drama with explorations of faith, violence, and modern identity across Northern Ireland and a South Pacific island.
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D.
The Old Ones
"The Old Ones" is a short story by Ray Bradbury, included in his science fiction collection *The Martian Chronicles*, that explores themes of colonization and the remnants of ancient Martian civilization.
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E.
Forgotten Gods
Forgotten Gods is a major expansion for the action role-playing game Grim Dawn that introduces a new campaign, environments, enemies, and character customization options.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.