The Powers
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The Powers is an honorific title for the Valar, the godlike guardian spirits who shape and govern the world in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Powers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9777529 — 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: The Powers Context triple: [The Valar, hasTitle, The Powers]
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A.
The Power
The Power is the English title of Surah Al-Qadr, a short chapter of the Qur’an that highlights the immense spiritual significance of the Night of Decree when the Qur’an was first revealed.
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B.
The Power
"The Power" is the pilot episode of the animated series Regular Show, introducing Mordecai and Rigby as they discover a magical keyboard that lets them manipulate reality with disastrous and comedic results.
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C.
The Power
The Power is a television drama series based on Naomi Alderman’s dystopian novel, exploring a world where teenage girls suddenly develop the ability to generate electricity, with Toni Collette starring in a leading role.
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D.
The Power
The Power is the nickname of the Port Adelaide Football Club, a professional Australian rules football team based in Adelaide that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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E.
The Power
The Power is a self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that expands on the ideas of positive thinking and the law of attraction introduced in her earlier work, The Secret.
- 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: The Powers Target entity description: The Powers is an honorific title for the Valar, the godlike guardian spirits who shape and govern the world in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
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A.
The Power
The Power is the English title of Surah Al-Qadr, a short chapter of the Qur’an that highlights the immense spiritual significance of the Night of Decree when the Qur’an was first revealed.
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B.
The Power
The Power is the nickname of the Port Adelaide Football Club, a professional Australian rules football team based in Adelaide that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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C.
The Power
"The Power" is the pilot episode of the animated series Regular Show, introducing Mordecai and Rigby as they discover a magical keyboard that lets them manipulate reality with disastrous and comedic results.
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D.
The Power
The Power is a television drama series based on Naomi Alderman’s dystopian novel, exploring a world where teenage girls suddenly develop the ability to generate electricity, with Toni Collette starring in a leading role.
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E.
The Power
The Power is a self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that expands on the ideas of positive thinking and the law of attraction introduced in her earlier work, The Secret.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective designation
ⓘ
honorific title ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
godlike guardian spirits
ⓘ
governors of the world ⓘ shapers of the world ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ainur
ⓘ
Arda ⓘ Middle-earth ⓘ The Hobbit ⓘ The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| category |
Tolkien terminology
ⓘ
fictional divine beings ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | the Maiar ⓘ |
| denotes | the might and authority of the Valar ⓘ |
| describedAs |
godlike spirits
ⓘ
holy ones of Arda ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Qenya term "Balan" (Vala) ⓘ |
| hasRole |
governors of the world’s order
ⓘ
guardians of the Children of Ilúvatar ⓘ
linked to:
guardians of Middle-earth
shapers of the physical world ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | cosmology of Arda ⓘ |
| realmOfAuthority |
Arda
ⓘ
the world ⓘ |
| refersCollectivelyTo |
Aulë
ⓘ
Estë ⓘ Mandos ⓘ
linked to:
Ainur
Manwë ⓘ Nessa ⓘ Nienna ⓘ Oromë ⓘ Tulkas ⓘ Ulmo ⓘ Vairë ⓘ Varda ⓘ Vána ⓘ Yavanna ⓘ |
| refersTo |
the Valar
ⓘ
linked to:
The Valar
|
| relatedConcept |
Ainur
ⓘ
Eru Ilúvatar ⓘ Valar ⓘ
linked to:
The Valar
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| usedIn |
J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium
ⓘ
linked to:
legendarium of Middle-earth
Middle-earth legendarium ⓘ
linked to:
legendarium of Middle-earth
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Powers Description of subject: The Powers is an honorific title for the Valar, the godlike guardian spirits who shape and govern the world in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
Referenced by (1)
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