Hylian
E493041
Hylian refers to a human-like race in The Legend of Zelda series, distinguished by their pointed ears and close connection to magic and the gods of Hyrule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hylian canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5080430 — 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: Hylian Context triple: [Link, race, Hylian]
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A.
Halius
Halius is a minor figure in Greek mythology known as one of the sons of King Alcinous of the Phaeacians.
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B.
Firiplaka
Firiplaka is a scenic, volcanic-sand beach on the Greek island of Milos, known for its colorful cliffs and clear turquoise waters.
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C.
Hyllus
Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
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D.
Harku
Harku is a small settlement in northern Estonia located within Harku Parish, near the capital city of Tallinn.
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E.
Hira
Hira is the ISO 15924 script code representing the Japanese hiragana writing system.
- 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: Hylian Target entity description: Hylian refers to a human-like race in The Legend of Zelda series, distinguished by their pointed ears and close connection to magic and the gods of Hyrule.
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A.
Halius
Halius is a minor figure in Greek mythology known as one of the sons of King Alcinous of the Phaeacians.
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B.
Firiplaka
Firiplaka is a scenic, volcanic-sand beach on the Greek island of Milos, known for its colorful cliffs and clear turquoise waters.
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C.
Hyllus
Hyllus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Heracles and Deianira, often associated with the Dorian invasion and the Heracleidae.
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D.
Harku
Harku is a small settlement in northern Estonia located within Harku Parish, near the capital city of Tallinn.
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E.
Hira
Hira is the ISO 15924 script code representing the Japanese hiragana writing system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional race
ⓘ
humanoid species ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Legend of Zelda series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtifact |
Hylian Shield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Master Sword NERFINISHED ⓘ Triforce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Gerudo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goron NERFINISHED ⓘ Rito NERFINISHED ⓘ Zora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn | The Legend of Zelda (1986) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | Hyrule Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
communicate with gods
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use magic ⓘ wield divine artifacts ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCity | Hyrule Castle Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTrait |
close connection to the gods of Hyrule
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establishment of Hyrulean monarchy ⓘ reverence for the Triforce ⓘ use of Hylian language ⓘ |
| hasHomeland | Hyrule Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Hylian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Hyrule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic |
human-like body
ⓘ
normal human skin tones ⓘ pointed ears ⓘ variable hair colors ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Hylian commoners
ⓘ
Hylian knights NERFINISHED ⓘ royal family of Hyrule ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Hylian script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Link
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Princess Zelda NERFINISHED ⓘ many Hyrulean knights ⓘ |
| inUniverseHistory | descended from people blessed by the gods ⓘ |
| inUniverseRole |
central race in Hyrulean legends
ⓘ
guardians of the Triforce ⓘ primary human race of Hyrule ⓘ |
| prominentlyFeaturedIn |
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild NERFINISHED ⓘ The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword NERFINISHED ⓘ The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hylians of Skyloft (Skyloftians)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheikah NERFINISHED ⓘ other human races in Hyrule ⓘ |
| worships |
Golden Goddesses
NERFINISHED
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Hylia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Hylian Description of subject: Hylian refers to a human-like race in The Legend of Zelda series, distinguished by their pointed ears and close connection to magic and the gods of Hyrule.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.