Triple
T12168752
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Damballa |
E289899
|
entity |
| Predicate | veneratedBy |
P8505
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Houngans
Houngans are male priests in Haitian Vodou who serve as spiritual leaders, ritual specialists, and intermediaries between humans and the loa (spirits).
|
E964382
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Houngans | Statement: [Damballa, veneratedBy, Houngans]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Houngans Context triple: [Damballa, veneratedBy, Houngans]
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A.
Marapu priests
Marapu priests are traditional religious leaders of the indigenous Marapu belief system in Sumba, Indonesia, responsible for conducting rituals, sacrifices, and ceremonies that mediate between humans and ancestral spirits.
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B.
Mazu
Mazu is a revered Chinese sea goddess and patron deity of sailors and coastal communities, especially venerated in southern China and Taiwan.
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C.
Banlam people
The Banlam people, also known as Hoklo, are a Han Chinese subgroup originating from southern Fujian whose language and culture have significantly influenced communities across Southeast Asia and beyond.
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D.
Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo people
The Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose ancestral lands lie in the coastal and island regions of Western Australia’s Pilbara, with deep cultural, spiritual, and historical connections to that country.
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E.
Gongnie
Gongnie was the personal name of King You of Zhou, the last king of the Western Zhou dynasty in ancient China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Houngans Triple: [Damballa, veneratedBy, Houngans]
Generated description
Houngans are male priests in Haitian Vodou who serve as spiritual leaders, ritual specialists, and intermediaries between humans and the loa (spirits).
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Houngans Target entity description: Houngans are male priests in Haitian Vodou who serve as spiritual leaders, ritual specialists, and intermediaries between humans and the loa (spirits).
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A.
Marapu priests
Marapu priests are traditional religious leaders of the indigenous Marapu belief system in Sumba, Indonesia, responsible for conducting rituals, sacrifices, and ceremonies that mediate between humans and ancestral spirits.
-
B.
Mazu
Mazu is a revered Chinese sea goddess and patron deity of sailors and coastal communities, especially venerated in southern China and Taiwan.
-
C.
Banlam people
The Banlam people, also known as Hoklo, are a Han Chinese subgroup originating from southern Fujian whose language and culture have significantly influenced communities across Southeast Asia and beyond.
-
D.
Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo people
The Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose ancestral lands lie in the coastal and island regions of Western Australia’s Pilbara, with deep cultural, spiritual, and historical connections to that country.
-
E.
Gongnie
Gongnie was the personal name of King You of Zhou, the last king of the Western Zhou dynasty in ancient China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6ab4d6c00819095a9a7c35de83cfb |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d915d85c088190a74fb7590877659b |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f5f6a45568819090662cd3547c9253 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f5ff826ea08190a6780351e4b927ac |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f60185ce8c8190abe3b1f633aac55d |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:52 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:50 p.m.