Nausicaa
E18792
Nausicaa is a Phaeacian princess in Greek mythology who aids the shipwrecked Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey, embodying hospitality, innocence, and budding romantic possibility.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nausicaa canonical | 17 |
| Princess Nausicaa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T156835 — 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: Nausicaa Context triple: [Homer's Odyssey, featuresCharacter, Nausicaa]
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A.
Naikaku Sōri Daijin
Naikaku Sōri Daijin is the Japanese term for the Prime Minister of Japan, the head of government and chief executive authority in the country’s political system.
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B.
Rano Aroi
Rano Aroi is a volcanic crater and small freshwater lake located on Easter Island, known for its high-altitude bogs and unique ecological features.
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C.
Cocoon
Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction comedy-drama film about a group of elderly people who regain youth and vitality after encountering alien life, directed by Ron Howard.
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D.
Maia
Maia is a figure from Greek mythology, one of the Pleiades and the mother of the god Hermes.
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E.
House of Yamato
The House of Yamato is Japan’s imperial dynasty, traditionally regarded as the world’s oldest continuing hereditary monarchy.
- 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: Nausicaa Target entity description: Nausicaa is a Phaeacian princess in Greek mythology who aids the shipwrecked Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey, embodying hospitality, innocence, and budding romantic possibility.
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A.
Naikaku Sōri Daijin
Naikaku Sōri Daijin is the Japanese term for the Prime Minister of Japan, the head of government and chief executive authority in the country’s political system.
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B.
Rano Aroi
Rano Aroi is a volcanic crater and small freshwater lake located on Easter Island, known for its high-altitude bogs and unique ecological features.
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C.
Cocoon
Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction comedy-drama film about a group of elderly people who regain youth and vitality after encountering alien life, directed by Ron Howard.
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D.
Maia
Maia is a figure from Greek mythology, one of the Pleiades and the mother of the god Hermes.
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E.
House of Yamato
The House of Yamato is Japan’s imperial dynasty, traditionally regarded as the world’s oldest continuing hereditary monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Phaeacian princess
ⓘ
character in Greek mythology ⓘ character in the Odyssey ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| activityAtFirstMeeting | washing clothes with her maidservants ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| associatedWith |
Alcinous
ⓘ
Arete ⓘ Athena ⓘ Odysseus ⓘ Phaeacians ⓘ |
| createdBy | Homer ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| divineInfluenceOnMeeting | Athena sends a dream to Nausicaa ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Scheria
ⓘ
surface form:
Phaeacian
|
| father | Alcinous ⓘ |
| fatherTitle | king of the Phaeacians ⓘ |
| firstMeetingLocation | river outside Scheria ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry character ⓘ |
| hospitalityContext |
instructs Odysseus how to approach Arete and Alcinous
ⓘ
provides clothing and food to Odysseus ⓘ |
| kingdom |
Scheria
ⓘ
surface form:
Phaeacia
|
| knownFor |
budding romantic possibility with Odysseus
ⓘ
exemplifying hospitality ⓘ helping Odysseus after shipwreck ⓘ innocence ⓘ modesty ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literarySymbol |
chaste love
ⓘ
civilized hospitality toward strangers ⓘ youthful beauty ⓘ |
| mother | Arete ⓘ |
| motherTitle | queen of the Phaeacians ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
bridge between Odysseus and the Phaeacian court
ⓘ
embodiment of ideal maidenhood ⓘ |
| relationshipToOdysseus |
benefactor
ⓘ
potential bride (suggested, not realized) ⓘ |
| residence | Scheria ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
first Phaeacian to meet Odysseus
ⓘ
guide of Odysseus to the Phaeacian palace ⓘ |
| sourceTextPart |
Homer's Odyssey
ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 6
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 7
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey Book 8
|
| virtue |
piety
ⓘ
prudence ⓘ xenia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nausicaa Description of subject: Nausicaa is a Phaeacian princess in Greek mythology who aids the shipwrecked Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey, embodying hospitality, innocence, and budding romantic possibility.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Princess Nausicaa
subject surface form:
Arete