Triple

T577934
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Da Vinci Code E13796 entity
Predicate character P662 FINISHED
Object Silas
Silas is a fanatical albino monk and key antagonist in Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code," known for his violent devotion and self-flagellation.
E77644 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: Silas | Statement: [The Da Vinci Code, character, Silas]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silas
Context triple: [The Da Vinci Code, character, Silas]
  • A. Silas
    Silas is an early Christian leader and missionary companion of Paul, mentioned in the New Testament for his role in spreading the gospel and strengthening the early Church.
  • B. Thaddaeus
    Thaddaeus is a disciple of Jesus traditionally counted among the Twelve Apostles in Christian tradition, often identified with Jude the Apostle.
  • C. Gabriel
    Gabriel is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in many cultures and languages.
  • D. Degory Priest
    Degory Priest was an English Pilgrim and early settler of Plymouth Colony who traveled on the Mayflower and participated in the founding governance of the colony.
  • E. Silas Phelps
    Silas Phelps is a kindly but morally conflicted Southern farmer and slave owner who appears as Tom Sawyer’s uncle in Mark Twain’s novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
  • 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: Silas
Triple: [The Da Vinci Code, character, Silas]
Generated description
Silas is a fanatical albino monk and key antagonist in Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code," known for his violent devotion and self-flagellation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silas
Target entity description: Silas is a fanatical albino monk and key antagonist in Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code," known for his violent devotion and self-flagellation.
  • A. Silas
    Silas is an early Christian leader and missionary companion of Paul, mentioned in the New Testament for his role in spreading the gospel and strengthening the early Church.
  • B. Thaddaeus
    Thaddaeus is a disciple of Jesus traditionally counted among the Twelve Apostles in Christian tradition, often identified with Jude the Apostle.
  • C. Gabriel
    Gabriel is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in many cultures and languages.
  • D. Degory Priest
    Degory Priest was an English Pilgrim and early settler of Plymouth Colony who traveled on the Mayflower and participated in the founding governance of the colony.
  • E. Silas Phelps
    Silas Phelps is a kindly but morally conflicted Southern farmer and slave owner who appears as Tom Sawyer’s uncle in Mark Twain’s novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
  • 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_69a4933fa4d88190a7949cc83c08c5c1 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49b69fed88190b5558d4ebd5047a1 completed March 1, 2026, 8:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a563c236108190a8784b6561ca8bca completed March 2, 2026, 10:17 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a5647f67008190b279703c49d2b231 completed March 2, 2026, 10:20 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a56509b9848190b88286ffb29df287 completed March 2, 2026, 10:23 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m.