Lord of Death
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The Lord of Death is a mythological deity who presides over the realm of the dead and judges the souls of the departed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord of Death canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9118978 — 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: Lord of Death Context triple: [Yamaraja, title, Lord of Death]
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A.
Office of the Dead
The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.
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B.
Forest of the Dead
"Forest of the Dead" is a 2008 Doctor Who television episode, written by Steven Moffat, that concludes the two-part story introducing River Song and features the Tenth Doctor confronting the shadow-dwelling Vashta Nerada in a virtual reality library.
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C.
Mortus
Mortus is the main villain of the 1995 Sega Genesis beat ’em up game Comix Zone, a demonic comic-book creator who brings his own drawings to life to battle the hero.
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D.
Dead to the World
Dead to the World is a heavy, riff-driven song by the American alternative metal band Helmet, known for its dense guitar sound and rhythmic complexity.
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E.
Die Kinder der Toten
Die Kinder der Toten is a sprawling, experimental horror-epic novel by Austrian Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek that confronts Austria’s repressed Nazi past through grotesque, postmodern storytelling.
- 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: Lord of Death Target entity description: The Lord of Death is a mythological deity who presides over the realm of the dead and judges the souls of the departed.
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A.
Office of the Dead
The Office of the Dead is a traditional set of prayers in the Roman Catholic liturgy, recited for the souls of the deceased, especially in connection with funerals and All Souls’ Day.
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B.
Forest of the Dead
"Forest of the Dead" is a 2008 Doctor Who television episode, written by Steven Moffat, that concludes the two-part story introducing River Song and features the Tenth Doctor confronting the shadow-dwelling Vashta Nerada in a virtual reality library.
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C.
Mortus
Mortus is the main villain of the 1995 Sega Genesis beat ’em up game Comix Zone, a demonic comic-book creator who brings his own drawings to life to battle the hero.
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D.
Dead to the World
Dead to the World is a heavy, riff-driven song by the American alternative metal band Helmet, known for its dense guitar sound and rhythmic complexity.
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E.
Die Kinder der Toten
Die Kinder der Toten is a sprawling, experimental horror-epic novel by Austrian Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek that confronts Austria’s repressed Nazi past through grotesque, postmodern storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological deity
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underworld deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
death
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funerary rites ⓘ judgment ⓘ souls of the departed ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
gods of fertility
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gods of life ⓘ gods of resurrection ⓘ |
| culturallyRole |
explains what happens after death
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reinforces moral behavior through fear of judgment ⓘ |
| determines | fate of souls ⓘ |
| domain |
spiritual realm
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world of the dead ⓘ |
| evaluates | deeds of the dead ⓘ |
| fearedAs |
bringer of death
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judge of sins ⓘ |
| grants | reward in the afterlife ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
guarding the boundary between life and death
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maintaining cosmic order through death ⓘ receiving the dead ⓘ |
| hasRole |
judge of the dead
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psychopomp ⓘ |
| inflicts | punishment in the afterlife ⓘ |
| mayAppearIn |
folklore
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mythology ⓘ religious texts ⓘ ritual narratives ⓘ |
| mayHaveTitle |
judge of souls
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ruler of the underworld ⓘ |
| mayReceive |
funerary offerings
ⓘ
prayers for the dead ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedAs |
powerful supernatural being
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ruler of a dark or subterranean realm ⓘ |
| oversees |
distribution of rewards and punishments in the afterlife
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judgment of souls ⓘ |
| presidesOver |
afterlife
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realm of the dead ⓘ |
| receives | souls of the deceased ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
end of life
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mortality ⓘ transition to the afterlife ⓘ |
| typeOf | personification of death ⓘ |
| worshipedAs |
guardian of tombs and graves
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patron of the dead ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord of Death Description of subject: The Lord of Death is a mythological deity who presides over the realm of the dead and judges the souls of the departed.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.