frozen lake of Cocytus
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The frozen lake of Cocytus is the icy, deepest circle of Hell in Dante’s Inferno, where traitors are eternally trapped in solid ice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| frozen lake of Cocytus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4757731 — 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: frozen lake of Cocytus Context triple: [Inferno, climacticLocation, frozen lake of Cocytus]
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A.
Acheron Passage
Acheron Passage is a narrow waterway in Fiordland, New Zealand, forming part of the remote coastal network of sounds and channels in the southwest of the South Island.
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B.
Niflheim
Niflheim is the primordial, icy realm of cold and mist in Norse mythology, often associated with darkness, fog, and the origins of cosmic creation.
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C.
Putrid Sea
The Putrid Sea is a large, shallow system of lagoons on the northern coast of Crimea, known for its high salinity, strong odor, and distinctive pinkish waters.
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D.
Acheron River
The Acheron River is a historically significant river in northwestern Greece, famed in Greek mythology as one of the rivers of the underworld associated with the souls of the dead.
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E.
Tartarus
Tartarus is the deep, gloomy abyss in Greek mythology used as a dungeon of torment and imprisonment for the Titans and other divine enemies.
- 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: frozen lake of Cocytus Target entity description: The frozen lake of Cocytus is the icy, deepest circle of Hell in Dante’s Inferno, where traitors are eternally trapped in solid ice.
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A.
Acheron Passage
Acheron Passage is a narrow waterway in Fiordland, New Zealand, forming part of the remote coastal network of sounds and channels in the southwest of the South Island.
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B.
Niflheim
Niflheim is the primordial, icy realm of cold and mist in Norse mythology, often associated with darkness, fog, and the origins of cosmic creation.
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C.
Putrid Sea
The Putrid Sea is a large, shallow system of lagoons on the northern coast of Crimea, known for its high salinity, strong odor, and distinctive pinkish waters.
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D.
Acheron River
The Acheron River is a historically significant river in northwestern Greece, famed in Greek mythology as one of the rivers of the underworld associated with the souls of the dead.
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E.
Tartarus
Tartarus is the deep, gloomy abyss in Greek mythology used as a dungeon of torment and imprisonment for the Titans and other divine enemies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
circle of Hell
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ mythological place ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure | Lucifer ⓘ |
| associatedWithSin | treachery ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
divine justice
ⓘ
moral retribution ⓘ |
| contains |
Satan
ⓘ
traitors ⓘ |
| createdBy | Dante Alighieri ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
frozen lake
ⓘ
icy plain ⓘ |
| describedInWork | Inferno ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Inferno, early 14th century ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
ⓘ
religious allegory ⓘ |
| hasMedium | epic poem ⓘ |
| hasNotableSinner |
Brutus
ⓘ
Cassius ⓘ Count Ugolino ⓘ Judas Iscariot ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalProperty |
completely frozen
ⓘ
extreme cold ⓘ solid ice ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Antenora
ⓘ
Caina ⓘ Judecca ⓘ Ptolomea ⓘ |
| inhabitantCondition |
sinners immobilized
ⓘ
sinners trapped in ice ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Cocytus of Greek mythology
ⓘ
linked to:
Cocytus
|
| languageOfWork | Italian ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Italian medieval literature ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Christian afterlife as depicted by Dante ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | center of the earth in Dante's cosmology ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cocytus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dante's Divine Comedy
ⓘ
linked to:
Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
Inferno ⓘ |
| positionInStructure |
deepest circle of Hell
ⓘ
ninth circle of Hell ⓘ |
| punishes |
betrayal of benefactors
ⓘ
betrayal of country ⓘ betrayal of guests ⓘ betrayal of kin ⓘ treachery ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
remoteness from divine love
ⓘ
ultimate spiritual coldness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: frozen lake of Cocytus Description of subject: The frozen lake of Cocytus is the icy, deepest circle of Hell in Dante’s Inferno, where traitors are eternally trapped in solid ice.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lucifer