Persiles
E799837
Persiles is the adventurous noble protagonist of Miguel de Cervantes’ late romance novel "Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda," known for his perilous travels and disguised identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Persiles canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9431362 — 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: Persiles Context triple: [Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda, protagonist, Persiles]
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A.
Terpsion
Terpsion is a character in Plato’s dialogues, notably appearing in the Theaetetus as one of the interlocutors involved in recounting Socratic conversations.
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B.
Panopeus
Panopeus was an ancient town in central Greece, in the region of Phocis, known from Greek mythology and classical literature.
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C.
Theosebia
Theosebia is a relatively obscure early Christian figure known primarily as a member of the family of Basil the Elder, associated with the influential Cappadocian Christian milieu.
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D.
Ermioni
Ermioni is a small coastal town and popular holiday destination in the Argolis region of the Peloponnese in Greece, known for its picturesque harbor and proximity to nearby islands.
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E.
Iphthime
Iphthime is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known primarily as a daughter of Icarius and sister of Penelope who appears in Homer’s Odyssey in a dream sent by Athena to comfort Penelope.
- 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: Persiles Target entity description: Persiles is the adventurous noble protagonist of Miguel de Cervantes’ late romance novel "Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda," known for his perilous travels and disguised identity.
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A.
Terpsion
Terpsion is a character in Plato’s dialogues, notably appearing in the Theaetetus as one of the interlocutors involved in recounting Socratic conversations.
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B.
Panopeus
Panopeus was an ancient town in central Greece, in the region of Phocis, known from Greek mythology and classical literature.
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C.
Theosebia
Theosebia is a relatively obscure early Christian figure known primarily as a member of the family of Basil the Elder, associated with the influential Cappadocian Christian milieu.
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D.
Ermioni
Ermioni is a small coastal town and popular holiday destination in the Argolis region of the Peloponnese in Greece, known for its picturesque harbor and proximity to nearby islands.
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E.
Iphthime
Iphthime is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known primarily as a daughter of Icarius and sister of Penelope who appears in Homer’s Odyssey in a dream sent by Athena to comfort Penelope.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
Byzantine romance
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adventure romance ⓘ |
| appearsInPartOfWork |
Book I of Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda
ⓘ
linked to:
Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda
Book II of Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda ⓘ
linked to:
Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda
Book III of Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda ⓘ Book IV of Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
disguise
ⓘ
identity ⓘ love and fidelity ⓘ perilous travel ⓘ religious pilgrimage ⓘ |
| authorNationalityOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| centralConflict | journey to Rome under assumed identities ⓘ |
| characterInWork |
Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda
ⓘ
The Trials of Persiles and Sigismunda ⓘ
linked to:
Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda
|
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Thule ⓘ |
| createdBy | Miguel de Cervantes ⓘ |
| facesObstacle |
hostile captors
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kidnappings ⓘ religious and cultural conflicts ⓘ shipwrecks ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1617 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Periandro ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
legitimize his union with Sigismunda
ⓘ
reach Rome safely ⓘ |
| hasNobleStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasRomanticPartner | Sigismunda ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovementOfWork | Spanish Golden Age literature ⓘ |
| moralCharacteristic |
courageous
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ resourceful ⓘ |
| nameInOriginalLanguage | Persiles ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
adventurous hero
ⓘ
romance protagonist ⓘ |
| relationshipToSigismunda |
lover
ⓘ
travel companion ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalSetting | early Christian era ⓘ |
| travelsThrough |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
Northern Europe ⓘ |
| travelsTo | Rome ⓘ |
| usesDisguise | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Persiles Description of subject: Persiles is the adventurous noble protagonist of Miguel de Cervantes’ late romance novel "Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda," known for his perilous travels and disguised identity.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.