Verethragna
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Verethragna is an ancient Iranian god of victory, strength, and war, often associated with heroic valor and martial prowess in Zoroastrian tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Verethragna canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9055293 — 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: Verethragna Context triple: [Iranian mythology, hasDeity, Verethragna]
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A.
Týr
Týr is a Norse god associated with law, justice, and heroic glory, best known for sacrificing his hand to bind the monstrous wolf Fenrir.
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B.
Freyr
Freyr is a major Norse god associated with fertility, prosperity, sunshine, and fair weather, often revered as a bringer of peace and good harvests.
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C.
Surtr
Surtr is a fire giant and ruler of Muspelheim in Norse mythology, prophesied to lead the forces of fire at Ragnarök and bring about the world's destruction.
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D.
Odin
Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, war, poetry, and magic, and revered as the ruler of Asgard and the Aesir gods.
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E.
Tyr
Tyr is a Norse god associated primarily with law, justice, and heroic courage, famously known for sacrificing his hand to the wolf Fenrir.
- 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: Verethragna Target entity description: Verethragna is an ancient Iranian god of victory, strength, and war, often associated with heroic valor and martial prowess in Zoroastrian tradition.
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A.
Týr
Týr is a Norse god associated with law, justice, and heroic glory, best known for sacrificing his hand to bind the monstrous wolf Fenrir.
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B.
Freyr
Freyr is a major Norse god associated with fertility, prosperity, sunshine, and fair weather, often revered as a bringer of peace and good harvests.
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C.
Surtr
Surtr is a fire giant and ruler of Muspelheim in Norse mythology, prophesied to lead the forces of fire at Ragnarök and bring about the world's destruction.
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D.
Odin
Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, war, poetry, and magic, and revered as the ruler of Asgard and the Aesir gods.
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E.
Tyr
Tyr is a Norse god associated primarily with law, justice, and heroic courage, famously known for sacrificing his hand to the wolf Fenrir.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian god
ⓘ
Zoroastrian deity ⓘ war deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
heroic warriors
ⓘ
martial prowess ⓘ planet Mars ⓘ
linked to:
Mars
royal ideology ⓘ victorious kingship ⓘ |
| canManifestAs |
boar
ⓘ
bull ⓘ camel ⓘ goat ⓘ horse ⓘ ram ⓘ raven ⓘ warrior ⓘ wind ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | fighter against demonic forces ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Iranian religion ⓘ |
| domain |
heroic valor
ⓘ
strength ⓘ victory ⓘ war ⓘ |
| epithet |
god of strength
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god of victory ⓘ god of war ⓘ |
| equivalent |
Middle Persian Vahrām
ⓘ
New Persian Bahrām ⓘ |
| function |
bestowing strength
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granting victory in battle ⓘ protecting the righteous in combat ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHymn |
Bahram Yasht
ⓘ
linked to:
Avesta
|
| influenced | later Iranian warrior cults ⓘ |
| languageForm |
Avestan
ⓘ
linked to:
Avestan language
|
| nameMeaning | smiting of resistance ⓘ |
| numberOfForms | 10 ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| role |
embodiment of aggressive force
ⓘ
protector of the faithful ⓘ |
| textMention |
Avesta
ⓘ
Yashts ⓘ
linked to:
Avesta
|
| typeOfVictory |
military victory
ⓘ
moral victory over evil ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Achaemenid period
ⓘ
linked to:
Achaemenid Empire
Sasanian period ⓘ ancient Iran ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Iran
|
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: Verethragna Description of subject: Verethragna is an ancient Iranian god of victory, strength, and war, often associated with heroic valor and martial prowess in Zoroastrian tradition.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.