Ocean of Milk
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The Ocean of Milk is a primordial cosmic sea in Hindu mythology that was churned by gods and demons to obtain the nectar of immortality and other divine treasures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ocean of Milk canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4871164 — 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: Ocean of Milk Context triple: [Samudra Manthan, relatedConcept, Ocean of Milk]
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A.
Water of Milk
Water of Milk is a small river in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, known for flowing near the town of Lockerbie.
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B.
The Eternal Sea
The Eternal Sea is a 1955 American war drama film starring Sterling Hayden as a determined naval officer coping with the loss of his leg during World War II.
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C.
Tongue of the Ocean
Tongue of the Ocean is a deep, U-shaped submarine trench in the Bahamas known for its steep walls, great depth, and use as a site for underwater acoustic research.
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D.
House of the Dolphins
House of the Dolphins is an ancient Greek residence on the island of Delos, notable for its well-preserved mosaics depicting dolphins and other marine motifs.
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E.
The Sea
The Sea is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, known for its minimalist seascape composition and characteristic muted palette.
- 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: Ocean of Milk Target entity description: The Ocean of Milk is a primordial cosmic sea in Hindu mythology that was churned by gods and demons to obtain the nectar of immortality and other divine treasures.
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A.
Water of Milk
Water of Milk is a small river in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, known for flowing near the town of Lockerbie.
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B.
The Eternal Sea
The Eternal Sea is a 1955 American war drama film starring Sterling Hayden as a determined naval officer coping with the loss of his leg during World War II.
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C.
Tongue of the Ocean
Tongue of the Ocean is a deep, U-shaped submarine trench in the Bahamas known for its steep walls, great depth, and use as a site for underwater acoustic research.
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D.
House of the Dolphins
House of the Dolphins is an ancient Greek residence on the island of Delos, notable for its well-preserved mosaics depicting dolphins and other marine motifs.
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E.
The Sea
The Sea is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry, known for its minimalist seascape composition and characteristic muted palette.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu mythological concept
ⓘ
cosmic ocean ⓘ mythological location ⓘ |
| abodeOf |
Lakshmi
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri (Lakshmi)
Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Lakshmi
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri (Lakshmi)
Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Churning of the Ocean of Milk
ⓘ
linked to:
Samudra Manthan
Samudra Manthan ⓘ |
| churnedBy |
asuras
ⓘ
devas ⓘ
linked to:
Devas
|
| contains |
amrita
ⓘ
divine treasures ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation | between earthly and heavenly realms ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
Puranic Hinduism
ⓘ
linked to:
Hindu mythology
|
| describedAs | primordial cosmic sea ⓘ |
| guardedBy | serpents ⓘ |
| hasPalace | Vaikuntha ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedInMythology | cosmos ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Ocean of Milk ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ Ramayana (later versions) ⓘ
linked to:
Ramayana
Vishnu Purana ⓘ |
| otherNames |
Kshira Sagar
ⓘ
linked to:
Kshira Sagara
Kshira Sagara ⓘ Kshira Samudra ⓘ
linked to:
Kshira Sagara
|
| purposeOfChurning | to obtain amrita ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Samudra
ⓘ
cosmic ocean ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cosmic fertility
ⓘ
reservoir of potentiality ⓘ source of creation ⓘ |
| usedAsChurningRod | Mount Mandara ⓘ |
| usedAsChurningRope | Vasuki ⓘ |
| yields |
Airavata
ⓘ
linked to:
Airavati
Apsaras ⓘ Chandra ⓘ Halahala poison ⓘ Kamadhenu ⓘ Kaustubha jewel ⓘ
linked to:
Kaustubha gem
Lakshmi ⓘ
linked to:
Sri (Lakshmi)
Parijata tree ⓘ Varuni ⓘ amrita ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ocean of Milk Description of subject: The Ocean of Milk is a primordial cosmic sea in Hindu mythology that was churned by gods and demons to obtain the nectar of immortality and other divine treasures.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.