Pied Piper of Hamelin

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fictional character folklore character legendary figure mythical piper

The Pied Piper of Hamelin is a legendary figure from German folklore who lures away the town’s children with his magical pipe after being refused payment for ridding it of rats.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Pied Piper 6
The Pied Piper of Hamelin 3
Pied Piper of Hamelin canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
folklore character ⓘ
legendary figure ⓘ
mythical piper ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
surface form: Rattenfänger von Hameln

Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
surface form: The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin
appearsIn Pied Piper of Hamelin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Pied Piper of Hamelin (poem)
appearsInWorkBy The Brothers Grimm ⓘ
surface form: Brothers Grimm

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ
Robert Browning ⓘ
associatedWithCountry Germany ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Hameln ⓘ
surface form: Hamelin

Lower Saxony ⓘ
category European folklore characters ⓘ
German legendary characters ⓘ
culture German folklore ⓘ
firstRecorded 13th century legend ⓘ
genre folktale ⓘ
legend ⓘ
hasAbility ability to lure children ⓘ
ability to lure rats ⓘ
magical music ⓘ
hasModernUsage metaphor for a charismatic leader who leads followers astray ⓘ
influenced numerous adaptations in film ⓘ
numerous adaptations in literature ⓘ
numerous adaptations in music ⓘ
numerous adaptations in theatre ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Middle High German ⓘ
linkedToEvent disappearance of Hamelin children ⓘ
motivation revenge for nonpayment ⓘ
name Pied Piper of Hamelin self-link ⓘ
narrativeTimeSetting Middle Ages ⓘ
narrativeType cautionary tale ⓘ
notableAction led the children of Hamelin away ⓘ
rid the town of rats ⓘ
occupation piper ⓘ
relatedTo Hamelin town chronicles ⓘ
Rattenfängerhaus (Hamelin) inscription ⓘ
symbolizes corruption and greed of authorities ⓘ
danger of blind obedience ⓘ
power of music ⓘ
theme broken promises ⓘ
civic responsibility ⓘ
consequences of dishonesty ⓘ
retribution ⓘ
usesInstrument flute ⓘ
pipe ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Weser Uplands → associatedWith → Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
Hameln → knownFor → Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pied Piper of Hamelin legend
Pied Piper of Hamelin → name → Pied Piper of Hamelin self-link ⓘ
Pied Piper of Hamelin → alsoKnownAs → Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rattenfänger von Hameln
Pied Piper of Hamelin → alsoKnownAs → Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin
Pied Piper of Hamelin → appearsIn → Pied Piper of Hamelin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Pied Piper of Hamelin (poem)
German Fairy Tale Route → associatedWith → Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Nevil Shute → notableWork → Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pied Piper
Dramatic Lyrics → containsPoem → Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Dramatic Romances and Lyrics → hasPart → Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Day of the Clown → featuresCharacter → Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pied Piper
The Day of the Clown → featuresAlien → Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pied Piper
The Day of the Clown → featuresAntagonist → Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pied Piper
Dinesh Chugtai in Silicon Valley → memberOf → Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
subject surface form: Dinesh Chugtai
this entity surface form: Pied Piper
Dinesh Chugtai in Silicon Valley → employer → Pied Piper of Hamelin ⓘ
subject surface form: Dinesh Chugtai
this entity surface form: Pied Piper