the Prince of Darkness
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The Prince of Darkness is a traditional epithet for the Devil, representing the supreme embodiment of evil and opposition to divine goodness in various religious and cultural traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince of Darkness | 5 |
| the Prince of Darkness canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1759341 — 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: the Prince of Darkness Context triple: [the Devil, alsoKnownAs, the Prince of Darkness]
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A.
In the Dark
"In the Dark" is a 1987 studio album by the Grateful Dead that became their biggest commercial success, featuring the hit single "Touch of Grey."
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B.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
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C.
Raising Demons
Raising Demons is a humorous memoir by Shirley Jackson that continues her autobiographical accounts of family life and domestic chaos.
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D.
Demons
Demons is a political and psychological novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores radicalism, moral chaos, and the destructive consequences of nihilist ideology in 19th-century Russia.
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E.
Demons
The Demons are the nickname of the Melbourne Football Club, one of the oldest and most storied teams in Australian rules football.
- 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: the Prince of Darkness Target entity description: The Prince of Darkness is a traditional epithet for the Devil, representing the supreme embodiment of evil and opposition to divine goodness in various religious and cultural traditions.
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A.
In the Dark
"In the Dark" is a 1987 studio album by the Grateful Dead that became their biggest commercial success, featuring the hit single "Touch of Grey."
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B.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
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C.
Raising Demons
Raising Demons is a humorous memoir by Shirley Jackson that continues her autobiographical accounts of family life and domestic chaos.
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D.
Demons
Demons is a political and psychological novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores radicalism, moral chaos, and the destructive consequences of nihilist ideology in 19th-century Russia.
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E.
Demons
The Demons are the nickname of the Melbourne Football Club, one of the oldest and most storied teams in Australian rules football.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
ⓘ
religious title ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Christian theology
ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ Jewish demonology ⓘ Western literature ⓘ folklore ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWithBeing |
demons
ⓘ
fallen angels ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
damnation
ⓘ
evil ⓘ hell ⓘ sin ⓘ spiritual darkness ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| category |
demonological title
ⓘ
personification of evil ⓘ religious epithet ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Christ
God ⓘ Prince of Peace ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
hell
ⓘ
underworld ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
deceptive
ⓘ
malevolent ⓘ powerful ⓘ supernatural ⓘ |
| hasRole |
adversary of God
ⓘ
embodiment of evil ⓘ tempter of humankind ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
lord of demons
ⓘ
ruler of hell ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| opposes |
God
ⓘ
divine goodness ⓘ moral order ⓘ |
| refersTo |
the Devil
ⓘ
surface form:
Devil
Iblis ⓘ
surface form:
Satan
the Devil ⓘ
surface form:
the Evil One
|
| symbolizes |
moral corruption
ⓘ
rebellion against God ⓘ spiritual deception ⓘ ultimate evil ⓘ |
| usedAs |
metaphor for extreme moral evil
ⓘ
metaphor for oppressive power ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the Prince of Darkness Description of subject: The Prince of Darkness is a traditional epithet for the Devil, representing the supreme embodiment of evil and opposition to divine goodness in various religious and cultural traditions.
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Prince of Darkness
this entity surface form:
Prince of Darkness
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Prince of Darkness
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Prince of Darkness