Inferno
E105627
Inferno is the first cantica of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, depicting the poet’s allegorical journey through the nine circles of Hell.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inferno canonical | 15 |
| Dante's Inferno | 3 |
| Dante’s Inferno | 1 |
| Divine Comedy | 1 |
| Inferno (Dante) | 1 |
| Inferno, Canto XXVIII | 1 |
| The Inferno | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T896686 — 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: Inferno Context triple: [Divine Comedy, part, Inferno]
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A.
Inferno (film)
Inferno is a 2016 mystery thriller film based on Dan Brown’s novel, following symbologist Robert Langdon as he races to stop a global catastrophe linked to Dante’s "Divine Comedy."
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De Ira Dei
De Ira Dei is a Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that defends and explains the concept of God's wrath against human sin and injustice.
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Dante’s View
Dante’s View is a high-elevation overlook on the eastern edge of Death Valley National Park that offers sweeping panoramic views of the valley floor and surrounding mountains.
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Heaven and Hell
"Heaven and Hell" is a philosophical essay by Aldous Huxley that explores visionary experiences, altered states of consciousness, and their implications for understanding reality and the human mind.
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The New Life of Dante
The New Life of Dante is Charles Eliot Norton's influential English translation and scholarly edition of Dante Alighieri’s early autobiographical work "La Vita Nuova," which helped introduce and interpret Dante to an English-speaking audience.
- 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: Inferno Target entity description: Inferno is the first cantica of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, depicting the poet’s allegorical journey through the nine circles of Hell.
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A.
Inferno (film)
Inferno is a 2016 mystery thriller film based on Dan Brown’s novel, following symbologist Robert Langdon as he races to stop a global catastrophe linked to Dante’s "Divine Comedy."
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B.
De Ira Dei
De Ira Dei is a Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that defends and explains the concept of God's wrath against human sin and injustice.
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C.
Dante’s View
Dante’s View is a high-elevation overlook on the eastern edge of Death Valley National Park that offers sweeping panoramic views of the valley floor and surrounding mountains.
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D.
Heaven and Hell
"Heaven and Hell" is a philosophical essay by Aldous Huxley that explores visionary experiences, altered states of consciousness, and their implications for understanding reality and the human mind.
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E.
The New Life of Dante
The New Life of Dante is Charles Eliot Norton's influential English translation and scholarly edition of Dante Alighieri’s early autobiographical work "La Vita Nuova," which helped introduce and interpret Dante to an English-speaking audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical poem
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cantica ⓘ epic poem ⓘ |
| allegoricalMeaning | the soul’s recognition of sin ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionEnd | c. 1314 ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStart | c. 1308 ⓘ |
| author | Dante Alighieri ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
moral retribution
ⓘ
sin and divine justice ⓘ the consequences of free will ⓘ |
| circleCount | 9 ⓘ |
| circleEightTheme | fraud ⓘ |
| circleFiveTheme | wrath and sullenness ⓘ |
| circleFourTheme | avarice and prodigality ⓘ |
| circleNineTheme | treachery ⓘ |
| circleOneName | Limbo ⓘ |
| circleSevenTheme | violence ⓘ |
| circleSixTheme | heresy ⓘ |
| circleThreeTheme | gluttony ⓘ |
| circleTwoTheme | lust ⓘ |
| climacticLocation | frozen lake of Cocytus ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | early 14th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| depicts | the nine circles of Hell ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Charon
ⓘ
Count Ugolino ⓘ Francesca da Rimini ⓘ Lucifer ⓘ Minos ⓘ Paolo Malatesta ⓘ
linked to:
Malatesta
Ulysses ⓘ |
| finalScene | Dante and Virgil climb down Lucifer and emerge on the other side of the world ⓘ |
| firstCantoNumberingNote |
Canto I serves as a general prologue to the Divine Comedy
ⓘ
linked to:
Divine Comedy
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| followsNarratively | Dante’s crisis in a dark wood ⓘ |
| genre |
allegory
ⓘ
epic poetry ⓘ |
| guideCharacter | Virgil ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian visual art
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Western literature ⓘ modern depictions of Hell ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Tuscan dialect ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Medieval literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dante
ⓘ
linked to:
Dante (protagonist)
|
| meter | terza rima ⓘ |
| numberOfCantos | 34 ⓘ |
| openingLine | Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| partOf | Divine Comedy ⓘ |
| precedes | Purgatorio ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | aba bcb cdc ded ... ⓘ |
| setting | Hell ⓘ |
| structureFeature | nine circles of Hell ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Inferno Description of subject: Inferno is the first cantica of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, depicting the poet’s allegorical journey through the nine circles of Hell.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
linked to: Inferno
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linked to: Inferno
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subject linked to:
Durante
linked to: Inferno