The Phoenix on the Sword
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The Phoenix on the Sword is a seminal sword-and-sorcery short story by Robert E. Howard that introduced his iconic character Conan the Cimmerian.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Phoenix on the Sword canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18334150 — 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: The Phoenix on the Sword Context triple: [works of Robert E. Howard, notableWork, The Phoenix on the Sword]
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The Flaming Sword
"The Flaming Sword" is a 1958 British crime drama film featuring actress Patricia Dainton.
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B.
The Book of Phoenix
The Book of Phoenix is a science fiction novel by Nnedi Okorafor that explores themes of power, identity, and resistance through the story of a genetically engineered woman in a near-future, dystopian Africa and America.
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The Phoenix Exultant
The Phoenix Exultant is a science fiction novel by John C. Wright, part of his far-future space opera series "The Golden Age," continuing the story of a posthuman utopia on the brink of cosmic conflict.
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The Phoenix Saga
The Phoenix Saga is a landmark X-Men comic book storyline in which Jean Grey is transformed into the immensely powerful Phoenix, reshaping the team’s history and the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe.
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E.
Eyes of the Phoenix
Eyes of the Phoenix is the motto of the U.S. Army’s 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, reflecting its mission of vigilant, far-reaching intelligence and surveillance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Phoenix on the Sword Target entity description: The Phoenix on the Sword is a seminal sword-and-sorcery short story by Robert E. Howard that introduced his iconic character Conan the Cimmerian.
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A.
The Flaming Sword
"The Flaming Sword" is a 1958 British crime drama film featuring actress Patricia Dainton.
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B.
The Book of Phoenix
The Book of Phoenix is a science fiction novel by Nnedi Okorafor that explores themes of power, identity, and resistance through the story of a genetically engineered woman in a near-future, dystopian Africa and America.
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C.
The Phoenix Exultant
The Phoenix Exultant is a science fiction novel by John C. Wright, part of his far-future space opera series "The Golden Age," continuing the story of a posthuman utopia on the brink of cosmic conflict.
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D.
The Phoenix Saga
The Phoenix Saga is a landmark X-Men comic book storyline in which Jean Grey is transformed into the immensely powerful Phoenix, reshaping the team’s history and the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe.
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E.
Eyes of the Phoenix
Eyes of the Phoenix is the motto of the U.S. Army’s 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, reflecting its mission of vigilant, far-reaching intelligence and surveillance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.