Dilly Dedalus
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Dilly Dedalus is a minor character in James Joyce's novel "Ulysses," one of Stephen Dedalus's impoverished sisters who embodies the family's financial and emotional struggles.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dilly Dedalus canonical | 1 |
| Katey Dedalus | 1 |
| Maggie Dedalus | 1 |
| Maurice Dedalus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4814455 — 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: Dilly Dedalus Context triple: [Stephen Dedalus, sibling, Dilly Dedalus]
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A.
Simon Dedalus
Simon Dedalus is a proud, embittered, and often irresponsible father in James Joyce’s Ulysses, known for his eloquence, nostalgia, and strained relationship with his son Stephen.
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B.
Leopold Bloom
Leopold Bloom is the introspective Dublin advertising canvasser whose wandering thoughts and experiences over a single day form the core of James Joyce’s modernist novel "Ulysses."
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C.
Lucia Joyce
Lucia Joyce was the daughter of Irish writer James Joyce, known for her talent as a modern dancer and her lifelong struggle with mental illness.
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D.
Joyce
Joyce is the given name of Joyce Carol Oates, a prominent American author known for her prolific and award-winning literary work.
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E.
Stephen Dedalus
Stephen Dedalus is a central fictional character created by James Joyce, portrayed as an intellectually restless young Dubliner whose artistic and philosophical struggles are explored in both "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" and "Ulysses."
- 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: Dilly Dedalus Target entity description: Dilly Dedalus is a minor character in James Joyce's novel "Ulysses," one of Stephen Dedalus's impoverished sisters who embodies the family's financial and emotional struggles.
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A.
Simon Dedalus
Simon Dedalus is a proud, embittered, and often irresponsible father in James Joyce’s Ulysses, known for his eloquence, nostalgia, and strained relationship with his son Stephen.
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B.
Leopold Bloom
Leopold Bloom is the introspective Dublin advertising canvasser whose wandering thoughts and experiences over a single day form the core of James Joyce’s modernist novel "Ulysses."
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C.
Lucia Joyce
Lucia Joyce was the daughter of Irish writer James Joyce, known for her talent as a modern dancer and her lifelong struggle with mental illness.
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D.
Joyce
Joyce is the given name of Joyce Carol Oates, a prominent American author known for her prolific and award-winning literary work.
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E.
Stephen Dedalus
Stephen Dedalus is a central fictional character created by James Joyce, portrayed as an intellectually restless young Dubliner whose artistic and philosophical struggles are explored in both "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" and "Ulysses."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ulysses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
Lestrygonians
NERFINISHED
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Wandering Rocks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | minor character ⓘ |
| childOf |
May Dedalus
NERFINISHED
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Simon Dedalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | James Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | poverty ⓘ |
| familyName | Dedalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Ulysses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Dilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Boody Dedalus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
May Dedalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Milly Dedalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Dedalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Dedalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodOfWork | modernism ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| partOf | the Dedalus family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
the emotional struggles of the Dedalus family
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the financial struggles of the Dedalus family ⓘ |
| residesIn | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siblingOf |
Boody Dedalus
NERFINISHED
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Milly Dedalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Dedalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocationOfCreator | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dilly Dedalus Description of subject: Dilly Dedalus is a minor character in James Joyce's novel "Ulysses," one of Stephen Dedalus's impoverished sisters who embodies the family's financial and emotional struggles.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maurice Dedalus
this entity surface form:
Katey Dedalus
this entity surface form:
Maggie Dedalus