Ugu the Shoemaker
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Ugu the Shoemaker is a powerful and ambitious magician in L. Frank Baum’s Oz series who steals the Magic Picture and Glinda’s Great Book of Records in his bid to conquer Oz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ugu the Shoemaker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7608378 — 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: Ugu the Shoemaker Context triple: [The Lost Princess of Oz, hasAntagonist, Ugu the Shoemaker]
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A.
The Cobbler
The Cobbler is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, depicting a humble shoemaker at work in a detailed, everyday interior scene.
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B.
The Cobbler
The Cobbler, also known as Ben Arthur, is a distinctive, rocky mountain in the Arrochar Alps of Scotland famed for its craggy summit and popular climbing routes.
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C.
The Brave Little Tailor
The Brave Little Tailor is a classic fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm and later adapted by Disney, about a clever tailor who uses his wits and exaggerated boasts to overcome seemingly impossible challenges.
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D.
Tale of the miller and his wife
The "Tale of the Miller and His Wife" is a short inset story from Apuleius’ Metamorphoses that illustrates themes of marital conflict, deception, and domestic misfortune within the larger narrative.
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E.
The Goblin
The Goblin is a supervillain persona in Marvel Comics most closely associated with Spider-Man’s arch-enemy, the Green Goblin.
- 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: Ugu the Shoemaker Target entity description: Ugu the Shoemaker is a powerful and ambitious magician in L. Frank Baum’s Oz series who steals the Magic Picture and Glinda’s Great Book of Records in his bid to conquer Oz.
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A.
The Cobbler
The Cobbler is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, depicting a humble shoemaker at work in a detailed, everyday interior scene.
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B.
The Cobbler
The Cobbler, also known as Ben Arthur, is a distinctive, rocky mountain in the Arrochar Alps of Scotland famed for its craggy summit and popular climbing routes.
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C.
The Brave Little Tailor
The Brave Little Tailor is a classic fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm and later adapted by Disney, about a clever tailor who uses his wits and exaggerated boasts to overcome seemingly impossible challenges.
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D.
Tale of the miller and his wife
The "Tale of the Miller and His Wife" is a short inset story from Apuleius’ Metamorphoses that illustrates themes of marital conflict, deception, and domestic misfortune within the larger narrative.
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E.
The Goblin
The Goblin is a supervillain persona in Marvel Comics most closely associated with Spider-Man’s arch-enemy, the Green Goblin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Oz books
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fictional character ⓘ magician ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Lost Princess of Oz ⓘ |
| authorCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| basedOnWorkBy | L. Frank Baum ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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powerful ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Land of Oz ⓘ |
| creator | L. Frank Baum ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Dorothy Gale
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Glinda the Good ⓘ
linked to:
Glinda the Good Witch
Princess Ozma ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Dorothy Gale
ⓘ
Glinda the Good ⓘ
linked to:
Glinda the Good Witch
Princess Ozma ⓘ the Wizard of Oz ⓘ
linked to:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
|
| fictionalUniverse | Land of Oz ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Lost Princess of Oz ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal | to conquer Oz ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
creating magical barriers
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invisibility magic ⓘ transforming people and objects by magic ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Ugu ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterStatus | repentant after being transformed into a dove ⓘ |
| literarySeries |
Oz series
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linked to:
Oz book series
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| magicSpecialization | transformations and enchantments ⓘ |
| medium | children’s fantasy literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary antagonist in The Lost Princess of Oz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
stealing Glinda’s Great Book of Records
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stealing the Magic Picture ⓘ |
| occupation |
magician
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shoemaker ⓘ |
| plotInvolvement |
hiding Ozma to prevent her ruling Oz
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kidnapping Ozma of Oz ⓘ |
| punishment | transformation into a dove ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Oz book series by L. Frank Baum
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linked to:
Oz book series
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| residence |
a secluded part of the Winkie Country
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a wickerwork castle ⓘ |
| sourceOfMagic | magical tools and books taken from others ⓘ |
| stealsFrom |
Glinda the Good
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linked to:
Glinda the Good Witch
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| stealsObject |
Glinda’s Great Book of Records
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Magic Picture ⓘ |
| usesMagicItem | Magic Picture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ugu the Shoemaker Description of subject: Ugu the Shoemaker is a powerful and ambitious magician in L. Frank Baum’s Oz series who steals the Magic Picture and Glinda’s Great Book of Records in his bid to conquer Oz.
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