The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs
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"The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs" is a German folk fairy tale about a boy fated to marry a king’s daughter who must outwit the Devil by obtaining three golden hairs from his head, popularized by the Brothers Grimm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9244186 — 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: The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs Context triple: [Brothers Grimm fairy tales, includesWork, The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs]
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A.
My Brother the Devil
My Brother the Devil is a British coming-of-age crime drama film that follows two British-Egyptian brothers navigating gang culture, identity, and sexuality in East London.
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B.
The Devil and Miss Prym
The Devil and Miss Prym is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores the nature of good and evil through the moral dilemmas faced by a small village and a young woman.
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C.
Devil’s Spoke
"Devil’s Spoke" is a dark, folk-influenced song by British singer-songwriter Laura Marling from her album *I Speak Because I Can*.
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D.
The Devil Dancer
The Devil Dancer is a 1927 silent adventure film, noted for its exotic setting and cinematography, on which George Barnes served as a prominent cinematographer.
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E.
A Devil Is Waiting
A Devil Is Waiting is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring international intrigue, political assassination plots, and his recurring character Sean Dillon.
- 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: The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs Target entity description: "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs" is a German folk fairy tale about a boy fated to marry a king’s daughter who must outwit the Devil by obtaining three golden hairs from his head, popularized by the Brothers Grimm.
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A.
My Brother the Devil
My Brother the Devil is a British coming-of-age crime drama film that follows two British-Egyptian brothers navigating gang culture, identity, and sexuality in East London.
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B.
The Devil and Miss Prym
The Devil and Miss Prym is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores the nature of good and evil through the moral dilemmas faced by a small village and a young woman.
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C.
Devil’s Spoke
"Devil’s Spoke" is a dark, folk-influenced song by British singer-songwriter Laura Marling from her album *I Speak Because I Can*.
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D.
The Devil Dancer
The Devil Dancer is a 1927 silent adventure film, noted for its exotic setting and cinematography, on which George Barnes served as a prominent cinematographer.
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E.
A Devil Is Waiting
A Devil Is Waiting is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring international intrigue, political assassination plots, and his recurring character Sean Dillon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German fairy tale
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Grimms' Fairy Tale ⓘ folk tale ⓘ literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren
NERFINISHED
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The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs of Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Brothers Grimm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralQuest | obtaining three golden hairs from the Devil ⓘ |
| collectedFrom | oral tradition ⓘ |
| collector |
Jacob Grimm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilhelm Grimm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
a king
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a poor boy ⓘ a princess ⓘ the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
child of destiny
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greedy monarch punished ⓘ journey to the underworld ⓘ magical hair ⓘ prophecy of future greatness ⓘ riddle-like questions ⓘ tasks set by a king ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Kinder- und Hausmärchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fairy tale
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fantasy literature ⓘ folk literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
adaptations in children’s literature
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illustrated fairy-tale editions ⓘ theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| includesSetting |
royal court
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the Devil's realm ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | German Romantic-era folklore collection ⓘ |
| moral |
attempts to thwart destiny are futile
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greed and cruelty are punished ⓘ |
| narrativeResolution |
the boy marries the king's daughter
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the king is outwitted ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Grimms' Fairy Tales collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taleType | ATU 461 ⓘ |
| taleTypeSystem | Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
cunning and cleverness
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divine or supernatural providence ⓘ fate and destiny ⓘ triumph of the lowly over the powerful ⓘ |
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Subject: The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs Description of subject: "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs" is a German folk fairy tale about a boy fated to marry a king’s daughter who must outwit the Devil by obtaining three golden hairs from his head, popularized by the Brothers Grimm.
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