Flying Dutchman (legendary ghost ship)
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The Flying Dutchman is a legendary ghost ship from maritime folklore, said to be doomed to sail the oceans forever and serve as an omen of misfortune to those who see it.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flying Dutchman | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary ghost ship
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maritime legend ⓘ nautical folklore motif ⓘ |
| associatedCaptainName |
Van der Decken
GENERATED
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Vanderdecken GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedCaptainNationality | Dutch GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
maritime folklore
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sailor superstition ⓘ the Cape of Good Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalMeaning |
symbol of cursed fate
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symbol of endless wandering ⓘ symbol of maritime superstition ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Richard Wagner's opera Der fliegende Holländer
NERFINISHED
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modern popular culture about pirates ⓘ numerous films and television series ⓘ various sea stories and ballads ⓘ |
| firstAttestedCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasCurse | doomed to sail the oceans forever ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfEarliestAccounts | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfEarlyAccounts | English ⓘ |
| hasLegendOrigin | European seafaring traditions ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
cannot make port
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condemned to sail until Judgment Day ⓘ |
| hasNature | ghost ship ⓘ |
| hasRole |
omen of misfortune
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portent of disaster ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
blasphemy and curse
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eternal punishment ⓘ fate and doom ⓘ supernatural at sea ⓘ |
| influencedBy | sailors' tales of phantom ships ⓘ |
| influencedWork | The Flying Dutchman (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Samuel Taylor Coleridge's era of Romantic literature ⓘ |
| perceivedBy |
naval officers in reported sightings
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sailors ⓘ |
| popularizedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
ghost ship
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phantom vessel ⓘ sea omen ⓘ |
| reportedSightingsRegion |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ waters near the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ |
| seenAs |
bad omen for sailors
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harbinger of storms ⓘ sign of impending shipwreck ⓘ |
| typicalAppearance |
glowing ship
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sailing against the wind ⓘ seen in the distance or in fog ⓘ |
| typicalSetting |
around the Cape of Good Hope
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stormy seas ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Flying Dutchman (Pirates of the Caribbean)