The Great Silkie
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The Great Silkie is a legendary shapeshifting seal-human figure from Northern European, particularly Scottish and Orkney, folklore often featured in ballads and sea myths.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Great Silkie canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19644877 — 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: The Great Silkie Context triple: [Silkie, hasAlternativeName, The Great Silkie]
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A.
The Brack
The Brack is a prominent mountain in the Arrochar Alps of the Scottish Highlands, popular with hikers and climbers for its rugged terrain and scenic views over Loch Long.
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B.
The Little Sparrow
"The Little Sparrow" is the famous nickname of French singer Édith Piaf, reflecting her petite stature and poignant, emotive singing style.
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C.
Małe Swornegacie
Małe Swornegacie is a small village in northern Poland known for its picturesque lakeside setting and access to water-based recreation in the Kashubian region.
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D.
The King of the Birds
"The King of the Birds" is a short story by Flannery O’Connor that explores themes of pride, authority, and the grotesque through a symbolic tale about avian hierarchy.
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E.
The Owl's Song
The Owl's Song is a coming-of-age novel by Native American author Janet Campbell Hale that explores themes of identity, displacement, and cultural alienation through the experiences of a young Native protagonist.
- 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: The Great Silkie Target entity description: The Great Silkie is a legendary shapeshifting seal-human figure from Northern European, particularly Scottish and Orkney, folklore often featured in ballads and sea myths.
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A.
The Brack
The Brack is a prominent mountain in the Arrochar Alps of the Scottish Highlands, popular with hikers and climbers for its rugged terrain and scenic views over Loch Long.
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B.
The Little Sparrow
"The Little Sparrow" is the famous nickname of French singer Édith Piaf, reflecting her petite stature and poignant, emotive singing style.
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C.
Małe Swornegacie
Małe Swornegacie is a small village in northern Poland known for its picturesque lakeside setting and access to water-based recreation in the Kashubian region.
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D.
The King of the Birds
"The King of the Birds" is a short story by Flannery O’Connor that explores themes of pride, authority, and the grotesque through a symbolic tale about avian hierarchy.
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E.
The Owl's Song
The Owl's Song is a coming-of-age novel by Native American author Janet Campbell Hale that explores themes of identity, displacement, and cultural alienation through the experiences of a young Native protagonist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.