Leontes
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Leontes is the jealous King of Sicilia whose unfounded suspicion of his wife drives the tragic events in Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale" and its operatic adaptations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leontes canonical | 8 |
| Leontes in The Winter’s Tale | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4052765 — 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: Leontes Context triple: [Winter’s Tale (opera), hasCharacter, Leontes]
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A.
Demetrius
Demetrius is a Christian figure mentioned in the New Testament’s Third Epistle of John, commended for his good testimony and faithfulness.
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B.
Pentheus
Pentheus is a tragic king in Greek mythology, best known for opposing the worship of Dionysus and being torn apart by his own mother and aunts in a Dionysian frenzy.
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C.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus was a prominent Macedonian general of Alexander the Great who became a powerful Diadochi ruler and founder of the Antigonid dynasty during the early Hellenistic era.
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D.
Admetus
Admetus is a king in Greek mythology best known for being granted the chance to escape death through another’s sacrifice, a role famously linked with his devoted wife Alcestis.
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E.
Deiphobus
Deiphobus is a prince of Troy in Greek mythology, known as one of Priam's sons and a prominent warrior during the Trojan War.
- 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: Leontes Target entity description: Leontes is the jealous King of Sicilia whose unfounded suspicion of his wife drives the tragic events in Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale" and its operatic adaptations.
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A.
Demetrius
Demetrius is a Christian figure mentioned in the New Testament’s Third Epistle of John, commended for his good testimony and faithfulness.
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B.
Pentheus
Pentheus is a tragic king in Greek mythology, best known for opposing the worship of Dionysus and being torn apart by his own mother and aunts in a Dionysian frenzy.
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C.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus was a prominent Macedonian general of Alexander the Great who became a powerful Diadochi ruler and founder of the Antigonid dynasty during the early Hellenistic era.
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D.
Admetus
Admetus is a king in Greek mythology best known for being granted the chance to escape death through another’s sacrifice, a role famously linked with his devoted wife Alcestis.
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E.
Deiphobus
Deiphobus is a prince of Troy in Greek mythology, known as one of Priam's sons and a prominent warrior during the Trojan War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ king ⓘ |
| accuses |
Hermione
ⓘ
Polixenes ⓘ |
| adaptedAsCharacterIn | operatic adaptations of The Winter’s Tale ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Winter's Tale
ⓘ
surface form:
The Winter’s Tale, Act I
The Winter's Tale ⓘ
surface form:
The Winter’s Tale, Act II
The Winter's Tale ⓘ
surface form:
The Winter’s Tale, Act III
The Winter's Tale ⓘ
surface form:
The Winter’s Tale, Act V
|
| believesAffairBetween | Hermione and Polixenes ⓘ |
| causeOf |
abandonment of Perdita
ⓘ
apparent death of Hermione ⓘ banishment of Antigonus ⓘ death of Mamillius ⓘ trial of Hermione ⓘ |
| centralThemeInvolvement |
forgiveness
ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| child |
Mamillius
ⓘ
Perdita ⓘ |
| country |
Sicily
ⓘ
surface form:
Sicilia
|
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Winter's Tale
ⓘ
surface form:
The Winter’s Tale
|
| firstAppearance |
The Winter's Tale
ⓘ
surface form:
The Winter’s Tale
|
| friend | Polixenes ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
jealous
ⓘ
repentant ⓘ suspicious ⓘ tyrannical ⓘ |
| ignores | Oracle’s declaration of Hermione’s innocence ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterAccepts | Oracle’s truth ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | tragicomedy ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Winter's Tale
ⓘ
surface form:
The Winter’s Tale
|
| orders | Oracle of Delphi consulted ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Sicily
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Sicilia
|
| repentsFor |
mistreatment of Hermione
ⓘ
ordering Perdita abandoned ⓘ |
| reunitedWith |
Hermione
ⓘ
Perdita ⓘ |
| spouse | Hermione ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | mythic ancient Sicilia ⓘ |
| title |
King of Sicily
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Sicilia
|
| undergoes | moral transformation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leontes Description of subject: Leontes is the jealous King of Sicilia whose unfounded suspicion of his wife drives the tragic events in Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale" and its operatic adaptations.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Leontes in The Winter’s Tale