golden cockerel
E795921
The golden cockerel is a magical prophetic bird from Alexander Pushkin’s fairy tale "The Tale of the Golden Cockerel," serving as a warning guardian to the tsar.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| golden cockerel canonical | 1 |
| the golden cockerel as a warning device | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9404596 — 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: golden cockerel Context triple: [Tsar Dodon, reliesOn, golden cockerel]
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A.
gold wheaten Cochin
The gold wheaten Cochin is a large, heavily feathered chicken variety known for its warm golden and wheaten plumage and gentle temperament.
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B.
Rooster
"Rooster" is a dark, grunge-era song by Alice in Chains that powerfully depicts the Vietnam War through the perspective of guitarist Jerry Cantrell’s father.
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C.
Golden Laced Wyandotte
The Golden Laced Wyandotte is a popular dual-purpose chicken breed variety known for its striking golden feathers edged in black and its calm, hardy temperament.
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D.
Cuckoo Orpington
The Cuckoo Orpington is a color variety of the Orpington chicken breed, distinguished by its barred “cuckoo” plumage pattern and the breed’s characteristic large, docile, dual-purpose qualities.
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E.
gold mottled Cochin
The gold mottled Cochin is a large, heavily feathered chicken variety known for its distinctive golden plumage patterned with dark mottling and its calm, docile temperament.
- 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: golden cockerel Target entity description: The golden cockerel is a magical prophetic bird from Alexander Pushkin’s fairy tale "The Tale of the Golden Cockerel," serving as a warning guardian to the tsar.
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A.
gold wheaten Cochin
The gold wheaten Cochin is a large, heavily feathered chicken variety known for its warm golden and wheaten plumage and gentle temperament.
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B.
Rooster
"Rooster" is a dark, grunge-era song by Alice in Chains that powerfully depicts the Vietnam War through the perspective of guitarist Jerry Cantrell’s father.
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C.
Golden Laced Wyandotte
The Golden Laced Wyandotte is a popular dual-purpose chicken breed variety known for its striking golden feathers edged in black and its calm, hardy temperament.
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D.
Cuckoo Orpington
The Cuckoo Orpington is a color variety of the Orpington chicken breed, distinguished by its barred “cuckoo” plumage pattern and the breed’s characteristic large, docile, dual-purpose qualities.
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E.
gold mottled Cochin
The gold mottled Cochin is a large, heavily feathered chicken variety known for its distinctive golden plumage patterned with dark mottling and its calm, docile temperament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy-tale character
ⓘ
fictional magical bird ⓘ literary character ⓘ prophetic creature ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | opera ⓘ |
| alignment | ambiguous ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Tale of the Golden Cockerel ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | fairy tale ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
inevitability of fate ⓘ responsibility of rulers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
tsar Dadon
ⓘ
linked to:
the Tsar Dadon
|
| basedOn | oriental tale tradition ⓘ |
| color | golden ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| createdBy | Alexander Pushkin ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAuthorWork | Alexander Pushkin ⓘ |
| function |
protect the kingdom
ⓘ
warn the tsar of threats ⓘ |
| givenBy | astrologer ⓘ |
| givenTo |
tsar Dadon
ⓘ
linked to:
the Tsar Dadon
|
| hasAbility |
prophecy
ⓘ
warning of danger ⓘ |
| inspiredAdaptationCreator | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ⓘ |
| inspiredAdaptationTitle | The Golden Cockerel (opera) ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Russian Romanticism ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| moralFunction |
expose the tsar’s folly
ⓘ
illustrate consequences of broken promises ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
harbinger of doom
ⓘ
supernatural helper ⓘ |
| perchesOn | tsar Dadon’s palace ⓘ |
| role |
guardian
ⓘ
watchman ⓘ |
| species | cockerel ⓘ |
| symbolism |
divine warning
ⓘ
fate ⓘ vigilance ⓘ |
| warningMethod |
agitated behavior
ⓘ
crying out ⓘ |
| warnsAbout |
approaching danger
ⓘ
enemy attacks ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1834 (The Tale of the Golden Cockerel) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: golden cockerel Description of subject: The golden cockerel is a magical prophetic bird from Alexander Pushkin’s fairy tale "The Tale of the Golden Cockerel," serving as a warning guardian to the tsar.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
the Tsar Dadon
linked to: golden cockerel