Triple
T581325
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Devil and Tom Walker |
E15064
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedOn |
P98
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Faust legend
The Faust legend is a classic European tale about a scholar who makes a pact with the Devil, trading his soul for knowledge, power, or worldly pleasures, and suffering tragic consequences.
|
E72997
|
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: Faust legend | Statement: [The Devil and Tom Walker, basedOn, Faust legend]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Faust legend Context triple: [The Devil and Tom Walker, basedOn, Faust legend]
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A.
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a 1947 novel by Thomas Mann that reimagines the Faust legend through the life of a German composer whose pact with the devil allegorically reflects the rise of Nazism and the moral collapse of Germany.
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B.
Merseburg Incantations
The Merseburg Incantations are a pair of early medieval Germanic pagan charms preserved in a 10th-century manuscript, notable as the only known examples of pre-Christian Old High German magical poetry.
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C.
Joseph the Betrothed
Joseph the Betrothed is the New Testament figure revered as the earthly husband of Mary and legal father of Jesus, honored in Christian tradition as a model of righteousness and humble obedience to God.
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D.
The Confessions of Felix Krull
The Confessions of Felix Krull is a picaresque novel by Thomas Mann that humorously chronicles the rise of a charming con artist through society by means of deception and role‑playing.
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E.
Gretchen
Gretchen is the given name of Gretchen C. Daily, an influential American ecologist and environmental scientist known for her work on biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services.
- 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: Faust legend Triple: [The Devil and Tom Walker, basedOn, Faust legend]
Generated description
The Faust legend is a classic European tale about a scholar who makes a pact with the Devil, trading his soul for knowledge, power, or worldly pleasures, and suffering tragic consequences.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Faust legend Target entity description: The Faust legend is a classic European tale about a scholar who makes a pact with the Devil, trading his soul for knowledge, power, or worldly pleasures, and suffering tragic consequences.
-
A.
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a 1947 novel by Thomas Mann that reimagines the Faust legend through the life of a German composer whose pact with the devil allegorically reflects the rise of Nazism and the moral collapse of Germany.
-
B.
Merseburg Incantations
The Merseburg Incantations are a pair of early medieval Germanic pagan charms preserved in a 10th-century manuscript, notable as the only known examples of pre-Christian Old High German magical poetry.
-
C.
Joseph the Betrothed
Joseph the Betrothed is the New Testament figure revered as the earthly husband of Mary and legal father of Jesus, honored in Christian tradition as a model of righteousness and humble obedience to God.
-
D.
The Confessions of Felix Krull
The Confessions of Felix Krull is a picaresque novel by Thomas Mann that humorously chronicles the rise of a charming con artist through society by means of deception and role‑playing.
-
E.
Gretchen
Gretchen is the given name of Gretchen C. Daily, an influential American ecologist and environmental scientist known for her work on biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services.
- 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_69a4935783b8819082b77726ec10cc42 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49b84899881909d5b2b4e67e22d9b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:03 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a508a025308190ac35a5e3606de4de |
completed | March 2, 2026, 3:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5090f5450819098324292a444fd94 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 3:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a509facafc819089838e0724656ea0 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 3:54 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m.