Óðr
E363358
Óðr is a mysterious figure in Norse mythology, often associated with inspiration or ecstasy and known primarily as the frequently absent husband of the goddess Freyja.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Óðr canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3458479 — 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: Óðr Context triple: [Freyja, spouse, Óðr]
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A.
Éljúðnir
Éljúðnir is the grim, mist-filled hall in Norse mythology that serves as the abode of the dead ruled over by the goddess Hel.
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B.
Hermóðr
Hermóðr is a figure in Norse mythology, often depicted as a brave messenger of the gods who rides to Hel on Odin’s behalf.
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C.
Dís
Dís is a Dwarven princess of Durin's Folk in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, best known as the mother of Fíli and Kíli and the sister of Thorin Oakenshield.
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D.
Atlakviða
Atlakviða is an Old Norse heroic poem from the Poetic Edda that recounts the tragic betrayal and violent downfall of the Burgundian (Gjúkungar) kings at the hands of Atli.
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E.
Höðr
Höðr is a blind god in Norse mythology best known for being tricked into killing his brother Baldr, an act that sets in motion events leading to Ragnarök.
- 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: Óðr Target entity description: Óðr is a mysterious figure in Norse mythology, often associated with inspiration or ecstasy and known primarily as the frequently absent husband of the goddess Freyja.
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A.
Éljúðnir
Éljúðnir is the grim, mist-filled hall in Norse mythology that serves as the abode of the dead ruled over by the goddess Hel.
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B.
Hermóðr
Hermóðr is a figure in Norse mythology, often depicted as a brave messenger of the gods who rides to Hel on Odin’s behalf.
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C.
Dís
Dís is a Dwarven princess of Durin's Folk in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, best known as the mother of Fíli and Kíli and the sister of Thorin Oakenshield.
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D.
Atlakviða
Atlakviða is an Old Norse heroic poem from the Poetic Edda that recounts the tragic betrayal and violent downfall of the Burgundian (Gjúkungar) kings at the hands of Atli.
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E.
Höðr
Höðr is a blind god in Norse mythology best known for being tricked into killing his brother Baldr, an act that sets in motion events leading to Ragnarök.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Norse mythology
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mythological person ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
divine inspiration
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poetic fury ⓘ religious ecstasy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Freyja
ⓘ
ecstasy ⓘ inspiration ⓘ madness ⓘ poetic inspiration ⓘ travel ⓘ wandering ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Gylfaginning
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Skáldskaparmál ⓘ |
| causes | Freyja’s weeping and wandering in search of him ⓘ |
| characterType |
enigmatic figure
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semi-anthropomorphized concept of inspiration ⓘ |
| culture |
Old Norse language
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surface form:
Old Norse
|
| familyRelation | husband of Freyja ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Freyja
ⓘ
Mythological husbands ⓘ Norse gods and goddesses ⓘ Norse mythological figures ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Gersemi
ⓘ
Hnoss ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Poetic Edda
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Old Norse ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
frenzy
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inspiration ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| notableFor | frequent absence from home ⓘ |
| partnerOf | Freyja ⓘ |
| possibleEtymologicalRelation |
Odin
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surface form:
Óðinn
|
| region | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| scholarlyInterpretation | sometimes considered an aspect or doublet of Odin ⓘ |
| sourceAuthor | Snorri Sturluson ⓘ |
| spouse | Freyja ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Óðr Description of subject: Óðr is a mysterious figure in Norse mythology, often associated with inspiration or ecstasy and known primarily as the frequently absent husband of the goddess Freyja.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.