Ocean of the Streams of Story
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Ocean of the Streams of Story is a vast, magical sea of interwoven tales and narrative currents in Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ocean of the Streams of Story canonical | 6 |
| the Ocean of the Streams of Story | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6792176 — 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 the Streams of Story Context triple: [Iff the Water Genie, affiliation, Ocean of the Streams of Story]
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A.
Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary
The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary is a revered celestial tree in Islamic tradition marking the furthest boundary of the created universe, beyond which only God’s knowledge extends.
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B.
City of a Thousand Rivers
City of a Thousand Rivers is the English nickname for Banjarmasin, an Indonesian city famed for its extensive river networks and floating markets.
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C.
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
"The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean" is the opening episode of Carl Sagan’s documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage*, introducing viewers to the scale, structure, and wonder of the universe.
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D.
Three Tales
Three Tales is a collection of three short stories by Gustave Flaubert that exemplify his precise realist style and exploration of human psychology and faith.
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E.
Door to the River
Door to the River is a 1960 abstract expressionist painting by Willem de Kooning, noted for its gestural brushwork and luminous, landscape-evoking color fields.
- 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 the Streams of Story Target entity description: Ocean of the Streams of Story is a vast, magical sea of interwoven tales and narrative currents in Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories."
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A.
Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary
The Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary is a revered celestial tree in Islamic tradition marking the furthest boundary of the created universe, beyond which only God’s knowledge extends.
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B.
City of a Thousand Rivers
City of a Thousand Rivers is the English nickname for Banjarmasin, an Indonesian city famed for its extensive river networks and floating markets.
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C.
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
"The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean" is the opening episode of Carl Sagan’s documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage*, introducing viewers to the scale, structure, and wonder of the universe.
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D.
Three Tales
Three Tales is a collection of three short stories by Gustave Flaubert that exemplify his precise realist style and exploration of human psychology and faith.
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E.
Door to the River
Door to the River is a 1960 abstract expressionist painting by Willem de Kooning, noted for its gestural brushwork and luminous, landscape-evoking color fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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magical sea ⓘ story reservoir ⓘ |
| accessedBy |
Butt the Hoopoe
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Haroun ⓘ
linked to:
Haroun Khalifa
Iff the Water Genie ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Haroun and the Sea of Stories ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
censorship
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creativity ⓘ political repression ⓘ renewal of imagination ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| creator | Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Haroun and the Sea of Stories (1990) ⓘ |
| genreContext |
allegorical fiction
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children’s fantasy ⓘ |
| governedBy | Walrus ⓘ |
| hasMetaphoricalMeaning |
collective human storytelling tradition
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freedom of speech and expression ⓘ interconnectedness of narratives ⓘ |
| hasPart |
story Plentimaw fishes
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story currents ⓘ story streams ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Plentimaw Fishes ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalWorld |
Kahani
ⓘ
linked to:
Moon Kahani
|
| managedBy | P2C2E House ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
source of all stories
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symbol of imagination ⓘ symbol of narrative freedom ⓘ |
| opposedForce | Sea of Stories’ dark twin in Chup ⓘ |
| property |
composed of countless narrative streams
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each stream represents a different story ⓘ stories are visible as colored currents ⓘ streams can mix to create new stories ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Sea of Stories ⓘ |
| relatedToCharacter |
Prince Bolo
ⓘ
Rashid Khalifa ⓘ |
| relatedToPlace |
Gup City
ⓘ
Land of Chup ⓘ
linked to:
the Land of Chup
Land of Gup ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
Chupwalas
ⓘ
Khattam-Shud ⓘ story poisoning ⓘ story pollution ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Ocean of the Streams of Story Description of subject: Ocean of the Streams of Story is a vast, magical sea of interwoven tales and narrative currents in Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories."
Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Ocean of the Streams of Story