Posthumus Leonatus
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Posthumus Leonatus is the virtuous but exiled husband of Imogen whose jealousy, deception, and eventual reconciliation drive much of the plot in Shakespeare’s play "Cymbeline."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Posthumus Leonatus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8756839 — 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: Posthumus Leonatus Context triple: [Cymbeline, mainCharacter, Posthumus Leonatus]
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A.
Eudicus
Eudicus is a minor interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Hippias Major," participating in the philosophical discussion on the nature of beauty.
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B.
Pandosto
Pandosto is a 1588 prose romance by Robert Greene that famously served as the primary source for Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale."
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C.
Roderick, the Last of the Goths
Roderick, the Last of the Goths is an epic historical poem by Robert Southey that dramatizes the fall of the Visigothic kingdom in Spain and the tragic fate of its last king.
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D.
Gualter
Gualter is a given name, particularly used in Portuguese and Spanish contexts, that is cognate with the French name Gauthier and ultimately related to the name Walter.
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E.
Lord Valentine
Lord Valentine is the amnesiac ruler of the vast, fantastical world of Majipoor in Robert Silverberg’s science fantasy series, whose journey to reclaim his identity and throne drives the 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: Posthumus Leonatus Target entity description: Posthumus Leonatus is the virtuous but exiled husband of Imogen whose jealousy, deception, and eventual reconciliation drive much of the plot in Shakespeare’s play "Cymbeline."
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A.
Eudicus
Eudicus is a minor interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Hippias Major," participating in the philosophical discussion on the nature of beauty.
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B.
Pandosto
Pandosto is a 1588 prose romance by Robert Greene that famously served as the primary source for Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale."
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C.
Roderick, the Last of the Goths
Roderick, the Last of the Goths is an epic historical poem by Robert Southey that dramatizes the fall of the Visigothic kingdom in Spain and the tragic fate of its last king.
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D.
Gualter
Gualter is a given name, particularly used in Portuguese and Spanish contexts, that is cognate with the French name Gauthier and ultimately related to the name Walter.
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E.
Lord Valentine
Lord Valentine is the amnesiac ruler of the vast, fantastical world of Majipoor in Robert Silverberg’s science fantasy series, whose journey to reclaim his identity and throne drives the narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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fictional character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Leonatus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Posthumus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Cymbeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| banishedBy | Cymbeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo | main plot of Cymbeline ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Cymbeline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iachimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deceivedBy | Iachimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disguisesAs | poor soldier ⓘ |
| exiledTo | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiences | vision of his dead family ⓘ |
| familyBackground | orphan ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Act 1 of Cymbeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friend | Philario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | romance ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
honourable
ⓘ
impulsive ⓘ jealous ⓘ penitent ⓘ virtuous ⓘ |
| imprisonedBy | Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | secretly married to Imogen ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| ordersMurderOf | Imogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn | battle between Britain and Rome ⓘ |
| plotInvolves | wager on Imogen’s chastity ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Cymbeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivesProphecyFrom | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconciledWith |
Cymbeline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repentsFor | ordering Imogen’s death ⓘ |
| sendsLetterTo | Pisanio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
commoner
ⓘ
gentleman ⓘ |
| spouse | Imogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testedBy | Iachimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
forgiveness
ⓘ
identity and disguise ⓘ jealousy ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ |
| workForm | stage play ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Posthumus Leonatus Description of subject: Posthumus Leonatus is the virtuous but exiled husband of Imogen whose jealousy, deception, and eventual reconciliation drive much of the plot in Shakespeare’s play "Cymbeline."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.