Otohime of the Ryūgū-jō (Dragon Palace) legend
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Otohime of the Ryūgū-jō (Dragon Palace) legend is a princess of the undersea Dragon Palace in Japanese folklore, best known for hosting the fisherman Urashima Tarō and giving him the mysterious tamatebako box.
All labels observed (1)
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| Otohime of the Ryūgū-jō (Dragon Palace) legend canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18876328 — 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: Otohime of the Ryūgū-jō (Dragon Palace) legend Context triple: [Otohime, distinguishedFrom, Otohime of the Ryūgū-jō (Dragon Palace) legend]
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A.
Yakami-hime
Yakami-hime is a goddess in Japanese mythology known as a consort of the deity Ōkuninushi and as a figure in the Izumo cycle of legends.
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B.
Tamayori-hime
Tamayori-hime is a goddess in Japanese mythology, often associated with water and the sea, revered as the mother of Japan’s legendary first emperor, Emperor Jimmu.
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C.
Nakatsuhime no Ōkimi
Nakatsuhime no Ōkimi was an ancient Japanese imperial consort and empress associated with the early Yamato court, best known as the mother of Emperor Nintoku.
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D.
Akashi no Himegimi
Akashi no Himegimi is a noblewoman in The Tale of Genji, known as the daughter of the Akashi Lady and later as one of Hikaru Genji’s principal consorts.
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E.
Asakusa Kannon legend
The Asakusa Kannon legend is a famous Japanese origin tale recounting the miraculous discovery of a Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) statue in the Sumida River, which led to the founding of Sensō-ji Temple in Tokyo’s Asakusa district.
- 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: Otohime of the Ryūgū-jō (Dragon Palace) legend Target entity description: Otohime of the Ryūgū-jō (Dragon Palace) legend is a princess of the undersea Dragon Palace in Japanese folklore, best known for hosting the fisherman Urashima Tarō and giving him the mysterious tamatebako box.
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A.
Yakami-hime
Yakami-hime is a goddess in Japanese mythology known as a consort of the deity Ōkuninushi and as a figure in the Izumo cycle of legends.
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B.
Tamayori-hime
Tamayori-hime is a goddess in Japanese mythology, often associated with water and the sea, revered as the mother of Japan’s legendary first emperor, Emperor Jimmu.
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C.
Nakatsuhime no Ōkimi
Nakatsuhime no Ōkimi was an ancient Japanese imperial consort and empress associated with the early Yamato court, best known as the mother of Emperor Nintoku.
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D.
Akashi no Himegimi
Akashi no Himegimi is a noblewoman in The Tale of Genji, known as the daughter of the Akashi Lady and later as one of Hikaru Genji’s principal consorts.
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E.
Asakusa Kannon legend
The Asakusa Kannon legend is a famous Japanese origin tale recounting the miraculous discovery of a Kannon (Avalokiteśvara) statue in the Sumida River, which led to the founding of Sensō-ji Temple in Tokyo’s Asakusa district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.