Carabosse
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Carabosse is the malevolent fairy or sorceress who curses Princess Aurora in the classic fairy tale and ballet "The Sleeping Beauty."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carabosse canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2041447 — 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: Carabosse Context triple: [The Sleeping Beauty, notableCharacter, Carabosse]
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A.
The Evil Queen
The Evil Queen is the vain and power-hungry royal villain from Disney’s Snow White, infamous for her jealousy and use of dark magic to eliminate her rival.
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B.
Fairy Godmother
The Fairy Godmother is a benevolent magical figure in Disney's "Cinderella" who uses her powers to help Cinderella attend the royal ball and change her destiny.
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C.
Lady Tremaine
Lady Tremaine is the cruel and calculating stepmother of Cinderella, best known as the primary antagonist in Disney’s 1950 animated film.
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D.
Wicked Witch of the East
The Wicked Witch of the East is a powerful and malevolent witch from L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, best known for being crushed by Dorothy’s falling house at the beginning of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."
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E.
Wicked Witch of the West
The Wicked Witch of the West is the iconic green-skinned villain from L. Frank Baum’s Oz stories, best known as Dorothy’s primary antagonist in the classic film adaptation of The Wizard of Oz.
- 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: Carabosse Target entity description: Carabosse is the malevolent fairy or sorceress who curses Princess Aurora in the classic fairy tale and ballet "The Sleeping Beauty."
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A.
The Evil Queen
The Evil Queen is the vain and power-hungry royal villain from Disney’s Snow White, infamous for her jealousy and use of dark magic to eliminate her rival.
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B.
Fairy Godmother
The Fairy Godmother is a benevolent magical figure in Disney's "Cinderella" who uses her powers to help Cinderella attend the royal ball and change her destiny.
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C.
Lady Tremaine
Lady Tremaine is the cruel and calculating stepmother of Cinderella, best known as the primary antagonist in Disney’s 1950 animated film.
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D.
Wicked Witch of the East
The Wicked Witch of the East is a powerful and malevolent witch from L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, best known for being crushed by Dorothy’s falling house at the beginning of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."
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E.
Wicked Witch of the West
The Wicked Witch of the West is the iconic green-skinned villain from L. Frank Baum’s Oz stories, best known as Dorothy’s primary antagonist in the classic film adaptation of The Wizard of Oz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ sorceress ⓘ |
| adaptedBy |
Marius Petipa
ⓘ
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ |
| alignment | malevolent ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Sleeping Beauty ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
ballet
ⓘ
fairy tale ⓘ fantasy ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
film adaptations of The Sleeping Beauty
ⓘ
literature ⓘ stage ballet ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy |
The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
ⓘ
surface form:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa's ballet The Sleeping Beauty
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| associatedWith |
curse of eternal sleep
ⓘ
spindle ⓘ spinning wheel ⓘ |
| basedOn | wicked fairy from Charles Perrault's fairy tale La Belle au bois dormant ⓘ |
| category |
ballet character
ⓘ
fairy tale villain ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Lilac Fairy ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Perrault
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Perrault
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| culture | European folklore-inspired character ⓘ |
| curseEffect | Aurora will prick her finger on a spindle and fall into a deep sleep ⓘ |
| curses | Princess Aurora ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Princess Aurora
ⓘ
good fairies in The Sleeping Beauty ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn |
The Sleeping Beauty
ⓘ
surface form:
The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of evil fairies ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | French ⓘ |
| motive | revenge for not being invited to Aurora's christening ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | initiator of the central conflict ⓘ |
| nationalityOfOrigin | French literature ⓘ |
| notInvitedTo | Aurora's christening ⓘ |
| occupation | sorceress ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Lilac Fairy ⓘ |
| power |
casting curses
ⓘ
dark magic ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist in The Sleeping Beauty ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Aurora's kingdom ⓘ |
| similarTo | Maleficent ⓘ |
| species | fairy ⓘ |
| timeOfCurse | Aurora's christening ⓘ |
| typicalCostumeInBallet | dark, elaborate robes ⓘ |
| typicalPortrayalInBallet | often danced by a male performer en travesti ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carabosse Description of subject: Carabosse is the malevolent fairy or sorceress who curses Princess Aurora in the classic fairy tale and ballet "The Sleeping Beauty."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Sleeping Beauty