giantesses Gjalp and Greip
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Giantesses Gjalp and Greip are two fearsome sisters from Norse mythology who attempt to kill the thunder-god Thor during his visit to the giant Geirröd.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| giantesses Gjalp and Greip canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14895869 — 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: giantesses Gjalp and Greip Context triple: [Geirröd, associatedWith, giantesses Gjalp and Greip]
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A.
Atlakviða
Atlakviða is an Old Norse heroic poem from the Poetic Edda that recounts the tragic betrayal and violent downfall of the Burgundian (Gjúkungar) kings at the hands of Atli.
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B.
Gríðr
Gríðr is a jötunn (giantess) in Norse mythology known for aiding the god Thor by lending him magical items for his journey to confront the giant Geirröðr.
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C.
Hnitbjörg
Hnitbjörg is the mythic mountain in Norse mythology where the giantess Gunnlöð guarded the precious mead of poetry.
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D.
Gunnlöð
Gunnlöð is a giantess in Norse mythology who guards the precious mead of poetry in the mountain Hnitbjörg.
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E.
Norns
The Norns are powerful female beings in Norse mythology who control fate by weaving the destinies of gods and humans at the roots of the world tree.
- 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: giantesses Gjalp and Greip Target entity description: Giantesses Gjalp and Greip are two fearsome sisters from Norse mythology who attempt to kill the thunder-god Thor during his visit to the giant Geirröd.
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A.
Atlakviða
Atlakviða is an Old Norse heroic poem from the Poetic Edda that recounts the tragic betrayal and violent downfall of the Burgundian (Gjúkungar) kings at the hands of Atli.
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B.
Gríðr
Gríðr is a jötunn (giantess) in Norse mythology known for aiding the god Thor by lending him magical items for his journey to confront the giant Geirröðr.
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C.
Hnitbjörg
Hnitbjörg is the mythic mountain in Norse mythology where the giantess Gunnlöð guarded the precious mead of poetry.
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D.
Gunnlöð
Gunnlöð is a giantess in Norse mythology who guards the precious mead of poetry in the mountain Hnitbjörg.
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E.
Norns
The Norns are powerful female beings in Norse mythology who control fate by weaving the destinies of gods and humans at the roots of the world tree.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.