Odin
E51318
Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, war, poetry, and magic, and revered as the ruler of Asgard and the Aesir gods.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Odin canonical | 165 |
| Wotan | 5 |
| Óðinn | 3 |
| All-Father | 1 |
| Anthony Hopkins as Odin | 1 |
| Huginn and Muninn | 1 |
| Norse god Odin | 1 |
| Odin (Marvel Comics) | 1 |
| Odin as Grímnir | 1 |
| Odin in disguise | 1 |
| Sleipnir | 1 |
| Woden | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T404656 — 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: Odin Context triple: [Hermes, norseEquivalent, Odin]
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A.
Heimdall
Heimdall is a powerful Asgardian guardian in the Marvel universe, known for his all-seeing vision, immense strength, and duty to watch over the Bifröst Bridge.
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B.
Gunnar
Gunnar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, commonly used in Scandinavian countries and associated with warriors or bold fighters.
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C.
Audun Tron
Audun Tron is a Norwegian politician who served as the mayor of Lillehammer during the period when the city hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics.
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D.
Willahelm
Willahelm is a Germanic given name that is the historical root of names like Willem and William, traditionally meaning "resolute protector."
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E.
Enlil
Enlil is a chief god in ancient Mesopotamian religion, associated with wind, air, and authority over the cosmos.
- 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: Odin Target entity description: Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, war, poetry, and magic, and revered as the ruler of Asgard and the Aesir gods.
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A.
Heimdall
Heimdall is a powerful Asgardian guardian in the Marvel universe, known for his all-seeing vision, immense strength, and duty to watch over the Bifröst Bridge.
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B.
Gunnar
Gunnar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, commonly used in Scandinavian countries and associated with warriors or bold fighters.
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C.
Audun Tron
Audun Tron is a Norwegian politician who served as the mayor of Lillehammer during the period when the city hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics.
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D.
Willahelm
Willahelm is a Germanic given name that is the historical root of names like Willem and William, traditionally meaning "resolute protector."
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E.
Enlil
Enlil is a chief god in ancient Mesopotamian religion, associated with wind, air, and authority over the cosmos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (88)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse god
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ |
| animalCompanion |
Freki
ⓘ
Geri ⓘ Freki ⓘ
surface form:
Huginn
Muninn ⓘ |
| animalCompanionType |
ravens
ⓘ
wolves ⓘ |
| associatedColor |
blue
ⓘ
grey ⓘ |
| associatedTree | Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ragnarok
ⓘ
surface form:
Ragnarök
Valhalla ⓘ runes ⓘ seiðr ⓘ Aesir ⓘ
surface form:
the Einherjar
the Wild Hunt ⓘ |
| brotherOf |
Vili
ⓘ
Vé ⓘ |
| canSeeFromThrone | all nine worlds ⓘ |
| consort |
Frigg
ⓘ
Gunnlöð ⓘ Gaia ⓘ
surface form:
Jörð
Rindr ⓘ |
| created | the world from the body of Ymir ⓘ |
| culture |
Norse mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Germanic mythology
Norse mythology ⓘ |
| domain |
death
ⓘ
magic ⓘ poetry ⓘ prophecy ⓘ war ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| fatedToBeKilledBy | Fenrir ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Baldr
ⓘ
Bragi ⓘ Hermóðr ⓘ Höðr ⓘ Thor ⓘ Týr ⓘ Váli ⓘ Víðarr ⓘ |
| governsAfterlifeRealm | Valhalla ⓘ |
| grandfatherOf |
Magni
ⓘ
Móði ⓘ Þrúðr ⓘ |
| hall |
Valaskjálf
ⓘ
Valhalla ⓘ |
| leadsAtRagnarök |
Aesir
ⓘ
surface form:
the Aesir
|
| mount | Sleipnir ⓘ |
| mountType | eight-legged horse ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Odin
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Woden
Odin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wotan
Odin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Óðinn
|
| parentage |
son of Bestla
ⓘ
son of Borr ⓘ |
| preparesForEvent |
Ragnarok
ⓘ
surface form:
Ragnarök
|
| receivesSlain | half of those who die in battle ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Norse mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse religion
|
| residence | Asgard ⓘ |
| ritualPurpose | to gain knowledge of runes ⓘ |
| role |
chief god
ⓘ
leader of the Aesir ⓘ ruler of Asgard ⓘ |
| sacrificedBodyPart | one eye ⓘ |
| sacrificeLocation | Mímir's well ⓘ |
| sacrificePurpose | to gain wisdom ⓘ |
| sharesSlainWith | Freyja ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Heimskringla
ⓘ
Poetic Edda ⓘ Prose Edda ⓘ |
| spouse | Frigg ⓘ |
| symbol |
Valknut
ⓘ
ravens ⓘ spear ⓘ wolves ⓘ |
| throne |
Valaskjálf
ⓘ
surface form:
Hliðskjálf
|
| typicalAppearance | one-eyed bearded man ⓘ |
| typicalClothing |
cloak
ⓘ
wide-brimmed hat ⓘ |
| underwentRitual | hanging on the world tree Yggdrasil ⓘ |
| weapon | Gungnir ⓘ |
| weaponType | spear ⓘ |
| weekdayEponym | Wednesday ⓘ |
| weekdayEtymology | Woden's day ⓘ |
| worshipPracticedBy | Vikings ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Germanic Europe
ⓘ
Scandinavia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Odin Description of subject: Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, war, poetry, and magic, and revered as the ruler of Asgard and the Aesir gods.
Referenced by (182)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sleipnir
this entity surface form:
Huginn and Muninn
this entity surface form:
Anthony Hopkins as Odin
this entity surface form:
Óðinn
this entity surface form:
Woden
this entity surface form:
Wotan
subject surface form:
Valkyries
subject surface form:
Valkyries
this entity surface form:
Óðinn