Yanus
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Yanus is a character in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series, known as Menolly's strict and conservative father in the Harper Hall trilogy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yanus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19100892 — 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: Yanus Context triple: [Menolly, father, Yanus]
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A.
Johanus
Johanus is a given name, likely a variant or diminutive of Johan, used as a personal first name in some cultures.
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B.
Jocundus
Jocundus was a late 4th- to early 5th-century Roman cleric best known as the father of Pope Boniface I.
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C.
Cazimir
Cazimir is a masculine given name of Eastern European origin, commonly used in Romanian and related cultures.
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D.
Woldemar
Woldemar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly considered a variant of Waldemar.
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E.
Janus Dousa
Janus Dousa was a 16th-century Dutch statesman, humanist scholar, poet, and the first librarian of Leiden University, known for his role in the Dutch Revolt and contributions to classical studies.
- 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: Yanus Target entity description: Yanus is a character in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series, known as Menolly's strict and conservative father in the Harper Hall trilogy.
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A.
Johanus
Johanus is a given name, likely a variant or diminutive of Johan, used as a personal first name in some cultures.
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B.
Jocundus
Jocundus was a late 4th- to early 5th-century Roman cleric best known as the father of Pope Boniface I.
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C.
Cazimir
Cazimir is a masculine given name of Eastern European origin, commonly used in Romanian and related cultures.
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D.
Woldemar
Woldemar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly considered a variant of Waldemar.
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E.
Janus Dousa
Janus Dousa was a 16th-century Dutch statesman, humanist scholar, poet, and the first librarian of Leiden University, known for his role in the Dutch Revolt and contributions to classical studies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.