Tangaroa
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Tangaroa is the Māori god of the sea and marine life, revered as one of the great primordial deities in Polynesian tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tangaroa canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15712302 — 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: Tangaroa Context triple: [Māori mythology, hasKeyFigure, Tangaroa]
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A.
Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa
Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa is a Cook Islands statesman who served as the second person to hold the viceregal role representing the British monarch in the Cook Islands.
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B.
Toaripi Lauti
Toaripi Lauti was a Tuvaluan politician who became the country's first prime minister following its independence.
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C.
Talaus
Talaus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a king of Argos and father of Adrastus, one of the leaders of the Seven Against Thebes.
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D.
Pelekai
Pelekai is the Hawaiian surname of the fictional sisters Lilo and Nani from Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" franchise.
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E.
Maahas
Maahas is a barangay (village-level administrative division) within the municipality of Los Baños in the province of Laguna, Philippines.
- 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: Tangaroa Target entity description: Tangaroa is the Māori god of the sea and marine life, revered as one of the great primordial deities in Polynesian tradition.
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A.
Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa
Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa is a Cook Islands statesman who served as the second person to hold the viceregal role representing the British monarch in the Cook Islands.
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B.
Toaripi Lauti
Toaripi Lauti was a Tuvaluan politician who became the country's first prime minister following its independence.
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C.
Talaus
Talaus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally known as a king of Argos and father of Adrastus, one of the leaders of the Seven Against Thebes.
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D.
Pelekai
Pelekai is the Hawaiian surname of the fictional sisters Lilo and Nani from Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" franchise.
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E.
Maahas
Maahas is a barangay (village-level administrative division) within the municipality of Los Baños in the province of Laguna, Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.