Le Sphinx des glaces
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Le Sphinx des glaces is an 1897 adventure novel by Jules Verne that serves as an unofficial sequel to Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket," continuing its Antarctic mystery and exploration themes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Sphinx des glaces canonical | 1 |
| The Sphinx of the Ice | 1 |
| The Sphinx of the Ice Fields | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8935415 — 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: Le Sphinx des glaces Context triple: [An Antarctic Mystery, originalTitle, Le Sphinx des glaces]
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A.
The Message of the Sphinx
The Message of the Sphinx is a controversial alternative-history book that argues Egypt’s Great Sphinx and pyramids are far older than mainstream archaeology accepts and encode advanced astronomical knowledge.
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B.
The Sphinx Without a Secret
"The Sphinx Without a Secret" is a short mystery story by Oscar Wilde that explores themes of secrecy, illusion, and the unknowability of others.
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C.
The Questioner of the Sphinx
The Questioner of the Sphinx is a symbolist painting by American artist Elihu Vedder that depicts a contemplative figure confronting the enigmatic Sphinx amid a desolate landscape.
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D.
Serpent on the Rock
Serpent on the Rock is a nonfiction book by journalist Kurt Eichenwald that investigates corruption and scandal within the American savings and loan industry.
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E.
Field of Reeds
The Field of Reeds is the ancient Egyptian paradise, a blissful afterlife realm where righteous souls enjoyed an idealized version of life on earth.
- 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: Le Sphinx des glaces Target entity description: Le Sphinx des glaces is an 1897 adventure novel by Jules Verne that serves as an unofficial sequel to Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket," continuing its Antarctic mystery and exploration themes.
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A.
The Message of the Sphinx
The Message of the Sphinx is a controversial alternative-history book that argues Egypt’s Great Sphinx and pyramids are far older than mainstream archaeology accepts and encode advanced astronomical knowledge.
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B.
The Sphinx Without a Secret
"The Sphinx Without a Secret" is a short mystery story by Oscar Wilde that explores themes of secrecy, illusion, and the unknowability of others.
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C.
The Questioner of the Sphinx
The Questioner of the Sphinx is a symbolist painting by American artist Elihu Vedder that depicts a contemplative figure confronting the enigmatic Sphinx amid a desolate landscape.
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D.
Serpent on the Rock
Serpent on the Rock is a nonfiction book by journalist Kurt Eichenwald that investigates corruption and scandal within the American savings and loan industry.
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E.
Field of Reeds
The Field of Reeds is the ancient Egyptian paradise, a blissful afterlife realm where righteous souls enjoyed an idealized version of life on earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Jules Verne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuesPlotThreadsFrom | The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | serial publication ⓘ |
| followsWorkBy | Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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polar fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1897 novels
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French adventure novels ⓘ Novels set in Antarctica ⓘ Seafaring novels ⓘ Works by Jules Verne ⓘ |
| hasCentralMotif |
enigmatic polar sphinx
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mysterious polar phenomena ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Arthur Gordon Pym
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Captain Len Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
An Antarctic Mystery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Sphinx of the Ice Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Jeorling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | lost world fiction ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| isSequelTo | The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryGenreContext | Antarctic fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | scientific romance ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainSetting |
Antarctica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an unofficial sequel to Poe’s Arthur Gordon Pym
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elaborating on Antarctic mystery elements in Poe’s work ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Voyages extraordinaires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1897 ⓘ |
| publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
continuation of unfinished narrative
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mystery ⓘ polar exploration ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
| titleInOriginalLanguage | Le Sphinx des glaces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Le Sphinx des glaces Description of subject: Le Sphinx des glaces is an 1897 adventure novel by Jules Verne that serves as an unofficial sequel to Edgar Allan Poe’s "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket," continuing its Antarctic mystery and exploration themes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Sphinx of the Ice Fields
this entity surface form:
The Sphinx of the Ice