Þór
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Þór is the Old Norse thunder god of Norse mythology, known for wielding the hammer Mjölnir and protecting gods and humans from giants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Þór canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6460922 — 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: Þór Context triple: [Tor, shortFormOf, Þór]
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A.
Þrúðr
Þrúðr is a minor Norse goddess or valkyrie associated with strength, known as the daughter of Thor and the giantess Sif in Norse mythology.
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B.
Þórsteinn
Þórsteinn is an Old Norse masculine given name, traditionally borne in Iceland and other Nordic countries and associated with Viking Age heritage.
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C.
Jón
Jón is an Icelandic given name, equivalent to the English name John and widely used in Icelandic-speaking communities.
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D.
Hrœrekr
Hrœrekr is the Old Norse form of the name Rurik, the semi-legendary Varangian chieftain traditionally regarded as the founder of the Rurikid dynasty in early medieval Rus'.
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E.
Þrúðvangr
Þrúðvangr is the mythological realm in Norse cosmology that serves as the home and estate of the god Thor.
- 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: Þór Target entity description: Þór is the Old Norse thunder god of Norse mythology, known for wielding the hammer Mjölnir and protecting gods and humans from giants.
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A.
Þrúðr
Þrúðr is a minor Norse goddess or valkyrie associated with strength, known as the daughter of Thor and the giantess Sif in Norse mythology.
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B.
Þórsteinn
Þórsteinn is an Old Norse masculine given name, traditionally borne in Iceland and other Nordic countries and associated with Viking Age heritage.
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C.
Jón
Jón is an Icelandic given name, equivalent to the English name John and widely used in Icelandic-speaking communities.
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D.
Hrœrekr
Hrœrekr is the Old Norse form of the name Rurik, the semi-legendary Varangian chieftain traditionally regarded as the founder of the Rurikid dynasty in early medieval Rus'.
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E.
Þrúðvangr
Þrúðvangr is the mythological realm in Norse cosmology that serves as the home and estate of the god Thor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse god
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ |
| anglicisedForm | Thor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fertility
ⓘ
lightning ⓘ protection ⓘ storms ⓘ strength ⓘ thunder ⓘ |
| chariotPulledBy |
Tanngnjóstr
ⓘ
Tanngrisnir ⓘ |
| child |
Magni
ⓘ
Móði ⓘ Þrúðr ⓘ |
| culture |
Norse
ⓘ
Old Norse ⓘ
linked to:
Old Norse language
|
| enemy | jötnar ⓘ |
| family |
Æsir
ⓘ
linked to:
Aesir
|
| father | Óðinn ⓘ |
| foretoldEvent |
death at Ragnarök
ⓘ
linked to:
Aesir at Ragnarök
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hall | Bilskírnir ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Jörmungandr
ⓘ
linked to:
Jormungandr
|
| kills |
Jörmungandr
ⓘ
linked to:
Jormungandr
|
| lover | Járnsaxa ⓘ |
| mother | Jörð ⓘ |
| mythology | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| notableMyth |
fishing for Jörmungandr
ⓘ
journey to Útgarða-Loki ⓘ retrieval of Mjölnir from Þrymr ⓘ |
| OldNorseName | Þórr ⓘ |
| owns |
belt of strength Megingjörð
ⓘ
iron gloves Járngreipr ⓘ |
| residence | Þrúðvangr ⓘ |
| rides | chariot ⓘ |
| role |
enemy of giants
ⓘ
protector of gods ⓘ protector of humans ⓘ |
| spouse | Sif ⓘ |
| stepchild | Ullr ⓘ |
| symbol | hammer pendant ⓘ |
| weapon |
Mjölnir
ⓘ
linked to:
Mjolnir
|
| weaponType | hammer ⓘ |
| weekdayEponym | Thursday ⓘ |
| worshipPractice | oath-swearing on Mjölnir ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Iceland
ⓘ
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: Þór Description of subject: Þór is the Old Norse thunder god of Norse mythology, known for wielding the hammer Mjölnir and protecting gods and humans from giants.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.