Forest of Cedars
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The Forest of Cedars is the legendary, divinely guarded woodland from ancient Mesopotamian mythology, most famously featured as the distant, monster-protected realm visited by Gilgamesh and Enkidu in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Forest of Cedars canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9662263 — 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: Forest of Cedars Context triple: [Cedar Forest, alsoKnownAs, Forest of Cedars]
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A.
The Accused
The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film that powerfully examines sexual assault and victim-blaming, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Jodie Foster.
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B.
Crimes of Passion
"Crimes of Passion" is Pat Benatar's breakthrough 1980 rock album, featuring hits like "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" that cemented her status as a major artist in the early MTV era.
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C.
Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion is a 1984 psychological erotic thriller film directed by Ken Russell, noted for its provocative exploration of sexuality and repression and starring Kathleen Turner and Anthony Perkins.
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D.
The Verdict
The Verdict is a critically acclaimed 1982 courtroom drama film starring Paul Newman as a down-and-out lawyer seeking redemption through a medical malpractice case.
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E.
The Verdict
The Verdict is a 1946 film noir mystery in which Sydney Greenstreet stars as a disgraced Scotland Yard superintendent who investigates a murder to clear his name.
- 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: Forest of Cedars Target entity description: The Forest of Cedars is the legendary, divinely guarded woodland from ancient Mesopotamian mythology, most famously featured as the distant, monster-protected realm visited by Gilgamesh and Enkidu in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
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A.
The Accused
The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film that powerfully examines sexual assault and victim-blaming, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Jodie Foster.
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B.
Crimes of Passion
"Crimes of Passion" is Pat Benatar's breakthrough 1980 rock album, featuring hits like "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" that cemented her status as a major artist in the early MTV era.
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C.
Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion is a 1984 psychological erotic thriller film directed by Ken Russell, noted for its provocative exploration of sexuality and repression and starring Kathleen Turner and Anthony Perkins.
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D.
The Verdict
The Verdict is a critically acclaimed 1982 courtroom drama film starring Paul Newman as a down-and-out lawyer seeking redemption through a medical malpractice case.
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E.
The Verdict
The Verdict is a 1946 film noir mystery in which Sydney Greenstreet stars as a disgraced Scotland Yard superintendent who investigates a murder to clear his name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian mythological place
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legendary woodland ⓘ mythological location ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Old Babylonian Gilgamesh traditions
ⓘ
Standard Babylonian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ
linked to:
Epic of Gilgamesh
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| associatedDeity | Enlil ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
defiance of divine order
ⓘ
deforestation in mythic narrative ⓘ heroic quest motif ⓘ themes of hubris and punishment ⓘ |
| consequenceOfTransgression |
divine displeasure
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foreshadowing of later punishments for Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ |
| describedIn | Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| feature |
cedar trees
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dense forest ⓘ divine splendor ⓘ terrifying aura ⓘ |
| genreContext | ancient Near Eastern heroic epic ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
Humbaba
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Huwawa ⓘ divine powers ⓘ |
| guardFunction | to keep humans from encroaching on divine property ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ
linked to:
Sumerian language
|
| linkedTo |
Lebanon cedar traditions
ⓘ
Zagros or Lebanon mountain regions (in scholarly interpretations) ⓘ |
| locatedBeyond | distant lands from Uruk ⓘ |
| materialSource | cedar wood ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
destination of Gilgamesh’s first great heroic expedition
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site of the battle with Humbaba ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | awe-inspiring and terrifying place ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Enlil’s command ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
divinely owned royal forest
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sacred grove ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cosmic boundary between human and divine worlds
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divine realm ⓘ exploitation of nature ⓘ human ambition to transcend limits ⓘ royal power and glory ⓘ |
| textualStatus | known only from literary and mythological sources ⓘ |
| timeOfMythicTradition | early 2nd millennium BCE and later ⓘ |
| transgressedBy | Gilgamesh’s logging of cedars ⓘ |
| travelDescriptor | very distant from human cities ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Enkidu
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Gilgamesh ⓘ Gilgamesh and Enkidu ⓘ
linked to:
Enkidu
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Subject: Forest of Cedars Description of subject: The Forest of Cedars is the legendary, divinely guarded woodland from ancient Mesopotamian mythology, most famously featured as the distant, monster-protected realm visited by Gilgamesh and Enkidu in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
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