Putana
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Putana is a bawdy, morally corrupt servant and confidante in John Ford’s tragedy "’Tis Pity She’s a Whore," known for encouraging the play’s incestuous affair.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Putana canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21885470 — 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: Putana Context triple: [’Tis Pity She’s a Whore, character, Putana]
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A.
Putana
Putana is a demoness from Hindu mythology best known for attempting to kill the infant Krishna by breastfeeding him poisoned milk, only to be slain and ultimately granted salvation by him.
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B.
Nyonya
Nyonya is a term used in Peranakan Chinese culture to refer to women of mixed Chinese and local Southeast Asian heritage, known for their distinctive customs, cuisine, and dress.
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C.
Adi Lala Mara
Adi Lala Mara was a prominent Fijian chief and public figure, known as the wife of founding Prime Minister and later President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara and as a member of Fiji’s chiefly aristocracy.
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D.
Mamu
Mamu is a town located within the Ijebu North local government area in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria.
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E.
Mamu
Mamu is a notable Odia novel by Fakir Mohan Senapati that satirically portrays social and political life in colonial Odisha.
- 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: Putana Target entity description: Putana is a bawdy, morally corrupt servant and confidante in John Ford’s tragedy "’Tis Pity She’s a Whore," known for encouraging the play’s incestuous affair.
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A.
Putana
Putana is a demoness from Hindu mythology best known for attempting to kill the infant Krishna by breastfeeding him poisoned milk, only to be slain and ultimately granted salvation by him.
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B.
Nyonya
Nyonya is a term used in Peranakan Chinese culture to refer to women of mixed Chinese and local Southeast Asian heritage, known for their distinctive customs, cuisine, and dress.
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C.
Adi Lala Mara
Adi Lala Mara was a prominent Fijian chief and public figure, known as the wife of founding Prime Minister and later President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara and as a member of Fiji’s chiefly aristocracy.
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D.
Mamu
Mamu is a town located within the Ijebu North local government area in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria.
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E.
Mamu
Mamu is a notable Odia novel by Fakir Mohan Senapati that satirically portrays social and political life in colonial Odisha.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.