Rahu
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Rahu is a shadowy celestial deity in Hindu astrology and mythology, associated with eclipses, karmic obstacles, and one of the nine planetary influences (Navagraha).
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7352058 — 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: Rahu Context triple: [Navagraha Temple, hasDeity, Rahu]
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Varuna
Varuna is an ancient Vedic god primarily associated with cosmic order, moral law, and the waters, often regarded as a sovereign guardian of ṛta (universal order).
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Varuna
Varuna is a large, rapidly rotating trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper Belt, notable for its elongated shape and classification as a likely dwarf-planet candidate.
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C.
Luna
Luna is a Spanish surname most prominently associated with Mexican actor and filmmaker Diego Luna.
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Luna
Luna is the natural satellite of Earth, renowned for its phases, influence on tides, and prominence in human culture and mythology.
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Luna
Luna was an ancient Roman town in northern Italy that served as a key urban and commercial center for the Ligurian region.
- 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: Rahu Target entity description: Rahu is a shadowy celestial deity in Hindu astrology and mythology, associated with eclipses, karmic obstacles, and one of the nine planetary influences (Navagraha).
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A.
Varuna
Varuna is an ancient Vedic god primarily associated with cosmic order, moral law, and the waters, often regarded as a sovereign guardian of ṛta (universal order).
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B.
Varuna
Varuna is a large, rapidly rotating trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper Belt, notable for its elongated shape and classification as a likely dwarf-planet candidate.
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C.
Luna
Luna is a Spanish surname most prominently associated with Mexican actor and filmmaker Diego Luna.
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D.
Luna
Luna is the natural satellite of Earth, renowned for its phases, influence on tides, and prominence in human culture and mythology.
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E.
Luna
Luna was an ancient Roman town in northern Italy that served as a key urban and commercial center for the Ligurian region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
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Navagraha ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedDirection | south-west (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
astrology
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eclipses ⓘ karmic obstacles ⓘ shadow planets ⓘ |
| celestialType | lunar node ⓘ |
| classification | asura ⓘ |
| considered |
chaya graha
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shadow planet ⓘ |
| dayOfWorship | Saturday (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Mahabharata
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Puranas ⓘ various Hindu scriptures ⓘ |
| gemstone | hessonite garnet (gomed) ⓘ |
| governs |
confusion
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deception ⓘ foreign elements ⓘ illusion ⓘ material desires ⓘ obsessions ⓘ sudden changes ⓘ unconventional paths ⓘ worldly ambitions ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Ketu ⓘ |
| influences |
eclipses of the Moon
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eclipses of the Sun ⓘ human destiny ⓘ karmic patterns ⓘ |
| memberOf | Navagraha ⓘ |
| mythology | Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| oppositeTo | Ketu ⓘ |
| parentage |
grandson of Hiranyakashipu
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son of Viprachitti ⓘ |
| partOf |
Vedic astrology
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linked to:
Jyotisha
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| position | ascending lunar node ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| remedialMeasures |
charity
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fasting ⓘ mantra chanting ⓘ |
| roleInAstrology | malefic planet ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
karmic lessons
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materialism ⓘ maya ⓘ sudden rise and fall ⓘ unfulfilled desires ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
India
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Nepal ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
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: Rahu Description of subject: Rahu is a shadowy celestial deity in Hindu astrology and mythology, associated with eclipses, karmic obstacles, and one of the nine planetary influences (Navagraha).
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rahu