Sycorax
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Sycorax is a powerful and malevolent witch, unseen but pivotal in Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest," known as the original ruler of the island and former master of both Ariel and Caliban.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sycorax canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3290473 — 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: Sycorax Context triple: [Ariel, formerMaster, Sycorax]
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A.
Hersilia
Hersilia is a figure from Roman mythology, traditionally known as the wife of Romulus and a central mediator in the legendary conflict between the Romans and the Sabine women.
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B.
Marisus
Marisus is the historical Latin name for the Mureș River, a major waterway flowing through present-day Romania and Hungary.
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C.
Calypso
Calypso is a nymph from Greek mythology best known for detaining the hero Odysseus on her island of Ogygia in Homer's Odyssey.
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D.
Calypso
Calypso is a small Trojan moon of Saturn that shares Tethys’s orbit, residing near one of its stable Lagrange points.
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E.
Calypso
Calypso is a music-themed accommodation area at Disney's All-Star Music Resort, styled with vibrant Caribbean-inspired decor and larger-than-life musical icons.
- 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: Sycorax Target entity description: Sycorax is a powerful and malevolent witch, unseen but pivotal in Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest," known as the original ruler of the island and former master of both Ariel and Caliban.
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A.
Hersilia
Hersilia is a figure from Roman mythology, traditionally known as the wife of Romulus and a central mediator in the legendary conflict between the Romans and the Sabine women.
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B.
Marisus
Marisus is the historical Latin name for the Mureș River, a major waterway flowing through present-day Romania and Hungary.
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C.
Calypso
Calypso is a nymph from Greek mythology best known for detaining the hero Odysseus on her island of Ogygia in Homer's Odyssey.
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D.
Calypso
Calypso is a small Trojan moon of Saturn that shares Tethys’s orbit, residing near one of its stable Lagrange points.
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E.
Calypso
Calypso is a music-themed accommodation area at Disney's All-Star Music Resort, styled with vibrant Caribbean-inspired decor and larger-than-life musical icons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ witch ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Tempest ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
black magic
ⓘ
tyranny ⓘ |
| banishedFrom | Algiers ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the Shakespearean canon ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Prospero ⓘ |
| controls | spirits of the island (before Prospero) ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| describedAs |
malevolent
ⓘ
powerful ⓘ |
| diesBeforeEventsOf | The Tempest ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Algerian ⓘ |
| exiledTo | the island in The Tempest ⓘ |
| formerMasterOf |
Ariel
ⓘ
Caliban ⓘ |
| formerRulerOf | the island in The Tempest ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| imprisoned | Ariel in a cloven pine ⓘ |
| influences |
backstory of Ariel
ⓘ
backstory of Caliban ⓘ |
| knownOnlyThrough | reports by other characters ⓘ |
| language | not directly quoted in the play ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | The Tempest ⓘ |
| motherOf | Caliban ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of dark, coercive power
ⓘ
foil to Prospero’s magic ⓘ |
| nationalityInText | from Algiers ⓘ |
| neverAppearsOnstage | true ⓘ |
| occupation | witch ⓘ |
| precedes | Prospero as ruler of the island ⓘ |
| primarySourcesForCharacter |
Ariel’s references
ⓘ
Prospero’s speeches ⓘ |
| roleInWork | offstage character ⓘ |
| settingContext | a remote Mediterranean island ⓘ |
| sourceOfFearFor | Ariel ⓘ |
| sourceOfLineageFor | Caliban ⓘ |
| spouseOrPartner | an unnamed devil (according to Caliban) ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
feminist literary criticism
ⓘ
postcolonial literary criticism ⓘ |
| symbolicallyAssociatedWith |
colonial otherness
ⓘ
female power ⓘ tyrannical rule ⓘ |
| timeOfRule | before Prospero’s arrival on the island ⓘ |
| workGenre | Shakespearean romance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sycorax Description of subject: Sycorax is a powerful and malevolent witch, unseen but pivotal in Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest," known as the original ruler of the island and former master of both Ariel and Caliban.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.