Inferno is the first cantica of the Divine Comedy
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"Inferno" is the opening cantica of Dante Alighieri's epic poem "The Divine Comedy," depicting the poet's allegorical journey through the nine circles of Hell.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Inferno by Dante Alighieri | 4 |
| Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (Inferno, Canto XXX)} | 1 |
| Inferno is the first cantica of the Divine Comedy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5347475 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Inferno is the first cantica of the Divine Comedy Context triple: [Durante degli Alighieri, hasPartInWork, Inferno is the first cantica of the Divine Comedy]
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A.
The Inferno
The Inferno is the passionate and raucous student section that supports the Arizona State Sun Devils football team at their home games.
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B.
Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy is a monumental Italian epic poem that narrates the poet’s allegorical journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, exploring themes of sin, redemption, and divine justice.
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C.
Inferno
Inferno is a classic Third Doctor serial from the British science fiction series Doctor Who, notable for its dark tone and parallel universe storyline involving a disastrous drilling project.
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D.
Inferno
Inferno is an autobiographical novel by August Strindberg that chronicles his psychological crisis, occult obsessions, and descent into paranoia during his years in Paris.
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E.
Inferno
"Inferno" is a 1980s action thriller film best known for its desert survival and revenge storyline, directed by John G. Avildsen.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inferno is the first cantica of the Divine Comedy Target entity description: "Inferno" is the opening cantica of Dante Alighieri's epic poem "The Divine Comedy," depicting the poet's allegorical journey through the nine circles of Hell.
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A.
The Inferno
The Inferno is the passionate and raucous student section that supports the Arizona State Sun Devils football team at their home games.
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B.
Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy is a monumental Italian epic poem that narrates the poet’s allegorical journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, exploring themes of sin, redemption, and divine justice.
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C.
Inferno
"Inferno" is a 1980s action thriller film best known for its desert survival and revenge storyline, directed by John G. Avildsen.
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D.
Inferno
Inferno is a major expansion for the sci-fi MMORPG EVE Online that focused on revamping warfare mechanics, including factional warfare and mercenary contracts.
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E.
Inferno
Inferno is an autobiographical novel by August Strindberg that chronicles his psychological crisis, occult obsessions, and descent into paranoia during his years in Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poetic cantica ⓘ |
| allegoricalMeaning | journey of the soul through sin and recognition ⓘ |
| author | Dante Alighieri ⓘ |
| circleCount | 9 ⓘ |
| circleTheme |
Fraud
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Gluttony ⓘ Greed ⓘ Heresy ⓘ Limbo ⓘ Lust ⓘ Treachery ⓘ Violence ⓘ Wrath ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Charon
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Count Ugolino ⓘ Francesca da Rimini ⓘ Lucifer ⓘ Minos ⓘ Paolo Malatesta ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| depicts | punishments of the damned ⓘ |
| firstCanticaOf |
The Divine Comedy
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linked to:
Divine Comedy
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| followsInNarrative | Dante's journey through the dark wood ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical poetry
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epic poetry ⓘ |
| guideCharacter | Virgil (character) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine justice
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exile and loss ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ political commentary ⓘ sin and its consequences ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Tuscan dialect ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative poem ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Italian medieval literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dante (character)
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linked to:
Dante (protagonist)
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| meter | terza rima ⓘ |
| moralFramework | medieval Christian theology ⓘ |
| notableFeature | systematic mapping of sins to punishments (contrapasso) ⓘ |
| numberOfCantos | 34 ⓘ |
| openingLine |
"Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita"
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linked to:
Inferno (Divine Comedy)
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| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Divine Comedy
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linked to:
Divine Comedy
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| precedes |
Purgatorio (Dante)
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linked to:
Purgatorio
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| setting | Hell ⓘ |
| structureFeature | nine circles of Hell ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | early 14th century ⓘ |
| verseForm | hendecasyllabic lines ⓘ |
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Subject: Inferno is the first cantica of the Divine Comedy Description of subject: "Inferno" is the opening cantica of Dante Alighieri's epic poem "The Divine Comedy," depicting the poet's allegorical journey through the nine circles of Hell.
Referenced by (6)
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Durante
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Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (Inferno, Canto XXX)}
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Count Ugolino
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