Labyrinth
E127426
The Labyrinth is a legendary, intricately designed maze in Greek mythology built to confine the Minotaur beneath King Minos’s palace in Crete.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Labyrinth canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1092320 — 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: Labyrinth Context triple: [Minos, commissionedWork, Labyrinth]
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A.
Labyrinth
Labyrinth is a 1986 fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly, known for its imaginative puppetry, musical numbers, and cult following.
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B.
Willow
Willow is a 1988 fantasy adventure film directed by Ron Howard that follows an aspiring sorcerer who must protect a prophesied child from an evil queen.
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C.
Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress is a 1959 Broadway musical comedy, a spoof of "The Princess and the Pea," that helped launch Carol Burnett to stardom.
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D.
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron is a 1985 animated dark fantasy film from Walt Disney Productions, loosely based on Lloyd Alexander’s "The Chronicles of Prydain" novels and noted for its darker tone and departure from typical Disney fare.
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E.
Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride is a 2005 stop-motion animated dark fantasy film co-directed by Tim Burton, known for its gothic visual style, macabre romance, and distinctive musical elements.
- 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: Labyrinth Target entity description: The Labyrinth is a legendary, intricately designed maze in Greek mythology built to confine the Minotaur beneath King Minos’s palace in Crete.
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A.
Labyrinth
Labyrinth is a 1986 fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly, known for its imaginative puppetry, musical numbers, and cult following.
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B.
Willow
Willow is a 1988 fantasy adventure film directed by Ron Howard that follows an aspiring sorcerer who must protect a prophesied child from an evil queen.
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C.
Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress is a 1959 Broadway musical comedy, a spoof of "The Princess and the Pea," that helped launch Carol Burnett to stardom.
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D.
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron is a 1985 animated dark fantasy film from Walt Disney Productions, loosely based on Lloyd Alexander’s "The Chronicles of Prydain" novels and noted for its darker tone and departure from typical Disney fare.
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E.
Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride is a 2005 stop-motion animated dark fantasy film co-directed by Tim Burton, known for its gothic visual style, macabre romance, and distinctive musical elements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maze
ⓘ
mythological place ⓘ structure in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| appearsInSourceTradition | classical Greek literature ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Ariadne
ⓘ
Daedalus ⓘ Minos ⓘ
surface form:
King Minos
Theseus ⓘ |
| associatedWithCreature | Minotaur ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Minos
ⓘ
surface form:
King Minos
|
| builtToConfine | Minotaur ⓘ |
| constructedByOrderOf |
Minos
ⓘ
surface form:
King Minos
|
| contains | Minotaur ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
Minoan civilization
ⓘ
surface form:
Minoan Crete
|
| describedAs | intricately designed maze ⓘ |
| designedBy | Daedalus ⓘ |
| enteredBy | Theseus ⓘ |
| escapedBy | Theseus ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Minos
ⓘ
surface form:
King Minos of Crete
|
| guardedBy |
Minos
ⓘ
surface form:
King Minos
|
| hasEtymology | from Greek 'labyrinthos' ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
confusing layout
ⓘ
difficult to escape ⓘ single entrance ⓘ winding passages ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
confrontation with inner monster
ⓘ
descent into the underworld ⓘ initiation journey ⓘ |
| influenced |
architectural metaphor of labyrinthine design
ⓘ
later literary depictions of mazes ⓘ |
| inspiredConcept | labyrinth as metaphor for complexity ⓘ |
| killedWithin | Minotaur by Theseus ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Crete ⓘ |
| locatedUnder |
Knossos
ⓘ
surface form:
palace of King Minos
|
| mentionedIn | myths of Theseus and the Minotaur ⓘ |
| mythCluster |
Theseus and the Minotaur
ⓘ
surface form:
Theseus and the Minotaur cycle
|
| narrativeRole | setting of Theseus's trial ⓘ |
| navigatedWithAidOf |
Ariadne
ⓘ
surface form:
Ariadne's thread
|
| purpose | imprison the Minotaur ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Ariadne's clew
ⓘ
maze ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Knossos
ⓘ
surface form:
palace at Knossos
|
| symbolizes |
challenge
ⓘ
complexity ⓘ entrapment ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMyth | mythic age of heroes ⓘ |
| typeOf | enclosure ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Labyrinth Description of subject: The Labyrinth is a legendary, intricately designed maze in Greek mythology built to confine the Minotaur beneath King Minos’s palace in Crete.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.