Gede Nibo
E289901
Gede Nibo is a prominent Haitian Vodou spirit associated with death, the cemetery, and communication with the dead, often depicted as a witty, irreverent guardian of the boundary between the living and the deceased.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gede Nibo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2692197 — 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: Gede Nibo Context triple: [Haitian Vodou, importantLwa, Gede Nibo]
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A.
Pura Segara Anak
Pura Segara Anak is a Hindu temple located by the crater lake on Mount Rinjani in Lombok, Indonesia, serving as an important site for religious ceremonies and pilgrimages.
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B.
Singosari Temple
Singosari Temple is a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist temple in East Java, Indonesia, renowned as a key monument of the Singhasari Kingdom and an important example of classical Javanese architecture.
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C.
Ranggawuni
Ranggawuni was a 13th-century Javanese king of the Singhasari Kingdom, known for consolidating royal power and laying groundwork for the rise of later Javanese empires.
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D.
Ngadisari
Ngadisari is a small village in East Java, Indonesia, known as a gateway settlement for visitors heading to the Mount Bromo volcano and the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.
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E.
Prambanan Temple
Prambanan Temple is a 9th-century Hindu temple complex in Central Java renowned for its towering, intricately carved shrines dedicated primarily to the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
- 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: Gede Nibo Target entity description: Gede Nibo is a prominent Haitian Vodou spirit associated with death, the cemetery, and communication with the dead, often depicted as a witty, irreverent guardian of the boundary between the living and the deceased.
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A.
Pura Segara Anak
Pura Segara Anak is a Hindu temple located by the crater lake on Mount Rinjani in Lombok, Indonesia, serving as an important site for religious ceremonies and pilgrimages.
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B.
Singosari Temple
Singosari Temple is a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist temple in East Java, Indonesia, renowned as a key monument of the Singhasari Kingdom and an important example of classical Javanese architecture.
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C.
Ranggawuni
Ranggawuni was a 13th-century Javanese king of the Singhasari Kingdom, known for consolidating royal power and laying groundwork for the rise of later Javanese empires.
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D.
Ngadisari
Ngadisari is a small village in East Java, Indonesia, known as a gateway settlement for visitors heading to the Mount Bromo volcano and the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.
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E.
Prambanan Temple
Prambanan Temple is a 9th-century Hindu temple complex in Central Java renowned for its towering, intricately carved shrines dedicated primarily to the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Haitian Vodou spirit
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lwa ⓘ |
| associatedColor |
black
ⓘ
purple ⓘ white ⓘ |
| associatedDay |
All Saints’ Day
ⓘ
surface form:
All Saints' Day
All Souls’ Day ⓘ
surface form:
All Souls' Day
|
| associatedSymbol |
coffins
ⓘ
crosses in cemeteries ⓘ skulls ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baron Samedi
ⓘ
Maman Brigitte ⓘ other Gede spirits ⓘ |
| canReceive | offerings ⓘ |
| characteristic |
irreverent
ⓘ
obscene humor ⓘ playful ⓘ provocative speech ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| culture | Haiti ⓘ |
| depiction |
figure wearing dark glasses
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figure with top hat or formal hat ⓘ man in funeral or cemetery attire ⓘ |
| domain |
cemeteries
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communication with the dead ⓘ death ⓘ |
| family |
Gede lwa
ⓘ
surface form:
Gede
|
| moralAspect |
exposes hypocrisy through humor
ⓘ
reminds humans of mortality ⓘ |
| religion | Haitian Vodou ⓘ |
| ritualFunction |
delivering messages from the dead
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guidance for the recently deceased ⓘ healing related to spiritual afflictions ⓘ possession of devotees during ceremonies ⓘ protection against untimely death ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of the boundary between the living and the dead
ⓘ
intermediary between the living and the dead ⓘ protector of the dead ⓘ psychopomp ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
cemeteries
ⓘ
funerals ⓘ spirits of the dead ⓘ |
| symbolism |
death
ⓘ
liminality ⓘ protection of graves ⓘ transition ⓘ |
| typicalOfferings |
black clothing items
ⓘ
hot peppers ⓘ rum ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gede Nibo Description of subject: Gede Nibo is a prominent Haitian Vodou spirit associated with death, the cemetery, and communication with the dead, often depicted as a witty, irreverent guardian of the boundary between the living and the deceased.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.