Granny Weatherwax
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Granny Weatherwax is a formidable, sharp-witted witch from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, known for her powerful “headology,” moral rigor, and central role in many of the witches’ novels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Granny Weatherwax canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6796053 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Granny Weatherwax Context triple: [Discworld, mainCharacter, Granny Weatherwax]
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Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
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B.
Gussie Fink-Nottle
Gussie Fink-Nottle is a shy, newt-obsessed friend of Bertie Wooster in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves stories, known for his timidity and comic misadventures.
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C.
Agatha Runcible
Agatha Runcible is a flamboyant, hard-partying socialite in Evelyn Waugh’s satirical novel "Vile Bodies," emblematic of the reckless and hedonistic Bright Young Things of interwar London.
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D.
Botolph
Botolph is an Old English masculine given name of Anglo-Saxon origin, historically borne by early medieval saints and figures.
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E.
Treacle Walker
Treacle Walker is a 2021 fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends folklore, time, and memory in a surreal, introspective narrative.
- 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: Granny Weatherwax Target entity description: Granny Weatherwax is a formidable, sharp-witted witch from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, known for her powerful “headology,” moral rigor, and central role in many of the witches’ novels.
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A.
Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
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B.
Gussie Fink-Nottle
Gussie Fink-Nottle is a shy, newt-obsessed friend of Bertie Wooster in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves stories, known for his timidity and comic misadventures.
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C.
Agatha Runcible
Agatha Runcible is a flamboyant, hard-partying socialite in Evelyn Waugh’s satirical novel "Vile Bodies," emblematic of the reckless and hedonistic Bright Young Things of interwar London.
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D.
Botolph
Botolph is an Old English masculine given name of Anglo-Saxon origin, historically borne by early medieval saints and figures.
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E.
Treacle Walker
Treacle Walker is a 2021 fantasy novel by Alan Garner that blends folklore, time, and memory in a surreal, introspective narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Discworld character
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fictional character ⓘ witch ⓘ |
| ageGroup | elderly ⓘ |
| alias |
Esme Weatherwax
NERFINISHED
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Mistress Weatherwax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | good ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Hat Full of Sky
NERFINISHED
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Carpe Jugulum NERFINISHED ⓘ Equal Rites NERFINISHED ⓘ I Shall Wear Midnight NERFINISHED ⓘ Lords and Ladies NERFINISHED ⓘ Maskerade NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shepherd’s Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wee Free Men NERFINISHED ⓘ Wintersmith NERFINISHED ⓘ Witches Abroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyrd Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Discworld witches subseries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Nanny Ogg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Sto Plains region of the Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Lancre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Weatherwax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Equal Rites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerRomanticInterest | Mustrum Ridcully NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Esmerelda Weatherwax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Esmerelda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hairColor | grey ⓘ |
| knownFor |
psychological insight into people
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reluctance to use overt magic ⓘ strong personal ethics ⓘ |
| magicStyle | headology and minimal flashy magic ⓘ |
| mentorOf |
Agnes Nitt
NERFINISHED
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Magrat Garlick NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiffany Aching NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAbility | headology ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
moral rigor
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pragmatism ⓘ sharp wit ⓘ strong will ⓘ |
| occupation |
midwife
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witch ⓘ |
| philosophy | doing what is right rather than what is easy ⓘ |
| residence |
Lancre
NERFINISHED
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a cottage in the Ramtops near Lancre ⓘ |
| role | leader among the Lancre witches ⓘ |
| sister | Lily Weatherwax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| theme | responsibility and moral choice in the use of power ⓘ |
| universe | Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Granny Weatherwax Description of subject: Granny Weatherwax is a formidable, sharp-witted witch from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, known for her powerful “headology,” moral rigor, and central role in many of the witches’ novels.
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