Ruaumoko
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Ruaumoko is a Māori god associated with earthquakes and volcanic activity, often understood as the unborn child of Papatūānuku whose movements cause the earth to shake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ruaumoko canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16990935 — 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: Ruaumoko Context triple: [Tāne, sibling, Ruaumoko]
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A.
Tama-nui-te-rā
Tama-nui-te-rā is the personified sun in Māori mythology, often depicted as a powerful being whose swift journey across the sky was famously challenged and slowed by the hero Māui.
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B.
Rongo
Rongo is a major Polynesian deity commonly associated with cultivated food, especially sweet potatoes, as well as peace and agriculture.
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C.
Hine-nui-te-pō
Hine-nui-te-pō is the Māori goddess of death and the underworld, associated with the transition of souls after life.
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D.
Tamatea
Tamatea is the Māori name for Dusky Sound, a remote fiord in Fiordland, New Zealand, rich in cultural history and natural beauty.
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E.
Rangi Topeora
Rangi Topeora was a prominent 19th-century Māori woman of Ngāti Toa, renowned as a rangatira, composer of waiata, and influential political leader.
- 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: Ruaumoko Target entity description: Ruaumoko is a Māori god associated with earthquakes and volcanic activity, often understood as the unborn child of Papatūānuku whose movements cause the earth to shake.
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A.
Tama-nui-te-rā
Tama-nui-te-rā is the personified sun in Māori mythology, often depicted as a powerful being whose swift journey across the sky was famously challenged and slowed by the hero Māui.
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B.
Rongo
Rongo is a major Polynesian deity commonly associated with cultivated food, especially sweet potatoes, as well as peace and agriculture.
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C.
Hine-nui-te-pō
Hine-nui-te-pō is the Māori goddess of death and the underworld, associated with the transition of souls after life.
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D.
Tamatea
Tamatea is the Māori name for Dusky Sound, a remote fiord in Fiordland, New Zealand, rich in cultural history and natural beauty.
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E.
Rangi Topeora
Rangi Topeora was a prominent 19th-century Māori woman of Ngāti Toa, renowned as a rangatira, composer of waiata, and influential political leader.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.