Conference of the Birds
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Conference of the Birds is a seminal Sufi poetic allegory, originally by Farid ud-Din Attar and later adapted in various artistic forms, that follows a group of birds on a spiritual quest for divine truth.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3495589 — 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: Conference of the Birds Context triple: [OM, notableWork, Conference of the Birds]
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The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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A Paean
"A Paean" is an early poem by Edgar Allan Poe that he later expanded and revised into the better-known work "Lenore."
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Black Sun
Black Sun is a prominent dark spherical element incorporated into the Tower of the Sun sculpture, symbolizing themes of darkness and cosmic balance within the artwork.
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D.
Cavatina
Cavatina is a lyrical classical guitar piece by Stanley Myers, widely known as the haunting main theme from the film "The Deer Hunter."
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Cavatina
Cavatina is the deeply expressive, lyrical slow movement from Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130, renowned for its emotional intensity and poignancy.
- 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: Conference of the Birds Target entity description: Conference of the Birds is a seminal Sufi poetic allegory, originally by Farid ud-Din Attar and later adapted in various artistic forms, that follows a group of birds on a spiritual quest for divine truth.
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A.
The Divine Milieu
The Divine Milieu is a seminal spiritual and philosophical work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores the presence of God in the evolving cosmos and everyday human experience.
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B.
A Paean
"A Paean" is an early poem by Edgar Allan Poe that he later expanded and revised into the better-known work "Lenore."
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C.
Black Sun
Black Sun is a prominent dark spherical element incorporated into the Tower of the Sun sculpture, symbolizing themes of darkness and cosmic balance within the artwork.
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D.
Cavatina
Cavatina is a lyrical classical guitar piece by Stanley Myers, widely known as the haunting main theme from the film "The Deer Hunter."
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E.
Cavatina
Cavatina is the deeply expressive, lyrical slow movement from Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130, renowned for its emotional intensity and poignancy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian literature work
ⓘ
Sufi allegory ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mantiq al-Tayr
ⓘ
Conference of the Birds ⓘ
surface form:
The Conference of the Birds
|
| approximateCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| author | Farid ud-Din Attar ⓘ |
| centralFigure | hoopoe ⓘ |
| contains |
dialogues between hoopoe and other birds
ⓘ
parable-like stories ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Persia ⓘ |
| didacticFunction | instruction in Sufi path ⓘ |
| ending | birds realize Simurgh is their own transformed reality ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical poem
ⓘ
mystical poetry ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Conference of the Birds
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Conference of the Birds (Peter Brook stage adaptation)
Conference of the Birds self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Conference of the Birds (contemporary dance and theatre)
Om album "Conference of the Birds" ⓘ
surface form:
Conference of the Birds (musical compositions)
Conference of the Birds self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Conference of the Birds (visual art works)
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| influenced |
Persian mystical poetry
ⓘ
Sufi literature ⓘ modern spiritual literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Quranic themes
ⓘ
earlier Sufi thought ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Simurgh
ⓘ
seven valleys ⓘ |
| literaryForm | masnavi ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
major classic of Sufi literature
ⓘ
one of Attar's most famous works ⓘ |
| mainCharacters | birds ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | frame narrative with embedded tales ⓘ |
| numberOfBirds | thirty ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| period | medieval Persian literature ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
baqā (subsistence in God)
ⓘ
fanā (annihilation in God) ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sufism ⓘ |
| setting | mythical landscape of seven valleys ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | mystical journey toward God ⓘ |
| symbolism |
Simurgh
ⓘ
surface form:
Simurgh represents the Divine
birds represent human seekers ⓘ journey represents spiritual path ⓘ |
| theme |
annihilation of the self
ⓘ
mystical love ⓘ search for divine truth ⓘ spiritual quest ⓘ unity of being ⓘ |
| titleEtymology | title refers to gathering of birds for spiritual journey ⓘ |
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Subject: Conference of the Birds Description of subject: Conference of the Birds is a seminal Sufi poetic allegory, originally by Farid ud-Din Attar and later adapted in various artistic forms, that follows a group of birds on a spiritual quest for divine truth.
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The Conference of the Birds
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The Conference of the Birds
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The Conference of the Birds
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Conference of the Birds (Peter Brook stage adaptation)
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Conference of the Birds (visual art works)
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Conference of the Birds (contemporary dance and theatre)
this entity surface form:
The Conference of the Birds
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Om – Conference of the Birds