Ring of Solomon
E142254
The Ring of Solomon is a legendary signet ring attributed to King Solomon, believed in various traditions to grant him the power to command demons, speak with animals, and wield extraordinary wisdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ring of Solomon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1247769 — 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: Ring of Solomon Context triple: [Seal of Solomon, hasAlternativeName, Ring of Solomon]
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A.
Fisherman’s Ring
The Fisherman’s Ring is a ceremonial signet ring worn by the pope that symbolizes his authority and role as the successor of Saint Peter, the fisherman apostle.
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B.
Ratak Chain
The Ratak Chain is the eastern chain of coral atolls and islands in the Marshall Islands, known for its low-lying Pacific islands and traditional Marshallese communities.
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C.
Astronium
Astronium is a genus of tropical hardwood trees native to Central and South America, known for their dense, durable timber often used in construction and fine woodworking.
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D.
Orongo
Orongo is a ceremonial stone village and archaeological site on Easter Island, best known for its role in the Birdman cult and its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the ocean.
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E.
Myrtilus
Myrtilus is a figure in Greek mythology, the charioteer of King Oenomaus whose betrayal and subsequent curse play a key role in the tragic saga of Pelops and the House of Atreus.
- 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: Ring of Solomon Target entity description: The Ring of Solomon is a legendary signet ring attributed to King Solomon, believed in various traditions to grant him the power to command demons, speak with animals, and wield extraordinary wisdom.
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A.
Fisherman’s Ring
The Fisherman’s Ring is a ceremonial signet ring worn by the pope that symbolizes his authority and role as the successor of Saint Peter, the fisherman apostle.
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B.
Ratak Chain
The Ratak Chain is the eastern chain of coral atolls and islands in the Marshall Islands, known for its low-lying Pacific islands and traditional Marshallese communities.
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C.
Astronium
Astronium is a genus of tropical hardwood trees native to Central and South America, known for their dense, durable timber often used in construction and fine woodworking.
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D.
Orongo
Orongo is a ceremonial stone village and archaeological site on Easter Island, best known for its role in the Birdman cult and its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the ocean.
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E.
Myrtilus
Myrtilus is a figure in Greek mythology, the charioteer of King Oenomaus whose betrayal and subsequent curse play a key role in the tragic saga of Pelops and the House of Atreus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary artifact
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magical ring ⓘ signet ring ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
legend
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myth ⓘ occult texts ⓘ religious folklore ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic tradition
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Jewish folklore ⓘ Solomonic tradition ⓘ medieval grimoires ⓘ occult literature ⓘ |
| attributedTo | King Solomon ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
Islamic folklore
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Jewish apocryphal literature ⓘ ancient Near Eastern lore ⓘ |
| hasFunctionInLegends |
magical tool for exorcism
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sign of divine favor ⓘ token of royal authority ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariant |
Arabic: خاتم سليمان (Khatam Sulayman)
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Hebrew: חותם שלמה (Hotam Shlomo) ⓘ |
| hasPower |
command demons
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control jinn ⓘ control spirits ⓘ extraordinary wisdom ⓘ speak with animals ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Seal of Solomon
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hexagram ⓘ pentagram ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
control over supernatural beings
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divinely granted wisdom ⓘ loss and recovery of power ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western occult symbolism
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esoteric magical traditions ⓘ fantasy literature depictions of magic rings ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Islamic exegesis about Prophet Sulayman
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Testament of Solomon ⓘ The Arabian Nights ⓘ |
| narrativeMotif |
magical object lost and later recovered
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wise king controlling demons through a ring ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
The Key of Solomon
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surface form:
Key of Solomon
The Lesser Key of Solomon ⓘ
surface form:
Lesser Key of Solomon
Seal of Solomon ⓘ |
| roleInMythology |
instrument of building the Temple in some legends
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source of Solomon’s authority over the natural and supernatural worlds ⓘ tool for binding and commanding demons ⓘ |
| sometimesIdentifiedWith | Seal of Solomon ⓘ |
| status | mythical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ring of Solomon Description of subject: The Ring of Solomon is a legendary signet ring attributed to King Solomon, believed in various traditions to grant him the power to command demons, speak with animals, and wield extraordinary wisdom.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.