Teth-Adam
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Teth-Adam, better known as Black Adam, is a powerful antihero and occasional villain in DC Comics who wields magical abilities derived from ancient Egyptian gods and often opposes Shazam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teth-Adam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8335501 — 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: Teth-Adam Context triple: [Black Adam, character, Teth-Adam]
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A.
Zetan
Zetan is the given name of Mao Zetan, a Chinese revolutionary and younger brother of Mao Zedong.
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B.
Yadamah
Yadamah is a town in southwestern Saudi Arabia located within the Najran Region near the border with Yemen.
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C.
El-Aurian
El-Aurians are a long-lived, empathic listener species in the Star Trek universe, best known through the character Guinan and their near-extinction by the Borg.
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D.
Thargelion
Thargelion was a spring month in the ancient Attic calendar, roughly corresponding to parts of May and June in the modern Gregorian calendar.
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E.
Aternus
Aternus is an ancient river in central Italy historically associated with the territory of the Marrucini people.
- 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: Teth-Adam Target entity description: Teth-Adam, better known as Black Adam, is a powerful antihero and occasional villain in DC Comics who wields magical abilities derived from ancient Egyptian gods and often opposes Shazam.
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A.
Zetan
Zetan is the given name of Mao Zetan, a Chinese revolutionary and younger brother of Mao Zedong.
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B.
Yadamah
Yadamah is a town in southwestern Saudi Arabia located within the Najran Region near the border with Yemen.
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C.
El-Aurian
El-Aurians are a long-lived, empathic listener species in the Star Trek universe, best known through the character Guinan and their near-extinction by the Borg.
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D.
Thargelion
Thargelion was a spring month in the ancient Attic calendar, roughly corresponding to parts of May and June in the modern Gregorian calendar.
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E.
Aternus
Aternus is an ancient river in central Italy historically associated with the territory of the Marrucini people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DC Comics character
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antihero ⓘ fictional character ⓘ metahuman ⓘ supervillain ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Black Adam (2022 film)
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linked to:
Black Adam
|
| affiliation |
Black Marvel Family
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Injustice Society ⓘ Justice Society of America ⓘ Secret Society of Super-Villains ⓘ
linked to:
Secret Society of Super Villains
|
| alias | Black Adam ⓘ |
| alignment |
antihero
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supervillain ⓘ |
| basedOnMythology | ancient Egyptian mythology ⓘ |
| characterType | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| creator |
C. C. Beck
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Otto Binder ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Billy Batson
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Justice League ⓘ Shazam ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Marvel Family #1 ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| fullName | Teth-Adam of Kahndaq ⓘ |
| grantedPowersBy |
Wizard Shazam
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linked to:
Shazam
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| homeFictionalCountry | Kahndaq ⓘ |
| motivation |
personal sense of justice
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protection of Kahndaq ⓘ |
| nationality | Kahndaqi ⓘ |
| occupation |
champion of Kahndaq
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ruler of Kahndaq ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dwayne Johnson ⓘ |
| power |
enhanced reflexes
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enhanced stamina ⓘ flight ⓘ longevity ⓘ magic lightning manipulation ⓘ magical resistance ⓘ superhuman durability ⓘ superhuman speed ⓘ superhuman strength ⓘ |
| powersFrom | Egyptian gods ⓘ |
| powerSource | magic ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Shazam Family ⓘ |
| sharesPowersWith | Shazam ⓘ |
| teamRole |
frequent adversary of the Justice League
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sometimes ally of the Justice Society of America ⓘ |
| universe | DC Universe ⓘ |
| usesMagicWord | Shazam ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Teth-Adam Description of subject: Teth-Adam, better known as Black Adam, is a powerful antihero and occasional villain in DC Comics who wields magical abilities derived from ancient Egyptian gods and often opposes Shazam.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
DC Comics character Black Adam