the Patriarch
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The Patriarch is an aging, tyrannical Caribbean dictator whose decaying rule and fragmented psyche are explored in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "The Autumn of the Patriarch."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patriarch (fictional character) | 2 |
| The Patriarch | 1 |
| the Patriarch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T901359 — 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 Patriarch Context triple: [The Autumn of the Patriarch, mainCharacter, the Patriarch]
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A.
Patriarch Isaac
Patriarch Isaac is a central biblical figure in the Hebrew tradition, known as the son of Abraham and father of Jacob, and regarded as one of the founding patriarchs of Israel.
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B.
Patriarch Porfirije
Patriarch Porfirije is the current head of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a prominent religious leader in Serbia and the wider Orthodox Christian world.
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C.
Patriarch Hermogenes
Patriarch Hermogenes was the early 17th-century head of the Russian Orthodox Church renowned for his staunch resistance to foreign intervention and his role in rallying popular opposition during Russia’s Time of Troubles.
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D.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and a prominent religious and political figure in contemporary Russia.
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E.
Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople
Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople was the 15th-century Ecumenical Patriarch who played a key role in the attempted union between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches during the Council of Florence.
- 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 Patriarch Target entity description: The Patriarch is an aging, tyrannical Caribbean dictator whose decaying rule and fragmented psyche are explored in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "The Autumn of the Patriarch."
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A.
Patriarch Isaac
Patriarch Isaac is a central biblical figure in the Hebrew tradition, known as the son of Abraham and father of Jacob, and regarded as one of the founding patriarchs of Israel.
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B.
Patriarch Porfirije
Patriarch Porfirije is the current head of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a prominent religious leader in Serbia and the wider Orthodox Christian world.
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C.
Patriarch Hermogenes
Patriarch Hermogenes was the early 17th-century head of the Russian Orthodox Church renowned for his staunch resistance to foreign intervention and his role in rallying popular opposition during Russia’s Time of Troubles.
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D.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and a prominent religious and political figure in contemporary Russia.
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E.
Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople
Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople was the 15th-century Ecumenical Patriarch who played a key role in the attempted union between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches during the Council of Florence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dictator
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | El Patriarca (in Spanish criticism) ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Autumn of the Patriarch ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
dictator novel
ⓘ
magic realism ⓘ |
| centralThemeOf | The Autumn of the Patriarch ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
aging
ⓘ
authoritarian ⓘ isolated ⓘ megalomaniacal ⓘ paranoid ⓘ tyrannical ⓘ |
| createdBy | Gabriel García Márquez ⓘ |
| exercisesPowerThrough |
patronage
ⓘ
personality cult ⓘ repression ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| fears |
betrayal
ⓘ
loss of power ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1975 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governs | unnamed Caribbean dictatorship ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| livesIn | presidential palace ⓘ |
| mentalState |
delusional
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fragmented psyche ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of eternal dictatorship
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focus of stream-of-consciousness narration ⓘ |
| nationality | Caribbean (fictional country) ⓘ |
| occupation | military ruler ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
almost mythic figure
ⓘ
timeless ruler ⓘ |
| relationshipToChurch | manipulator of religious authority ⓘ |
| relationshipToMilitary | supreme commander ⓘ |
| relationshipToPeople | oppressor ⓘ |
| role | head of state ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Caribbean nation ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
corrupt officials
ⓘ
sycophants ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
absolute power
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decay of dictatorship ⓘ loneliness of power ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| timeInPower | decades ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the Patriarch Description of subject: The Patriarch is an aging, tyrannical Caribbean dictator whose decaying rule and fragmented psyche are explored in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "The Autumn of the Patriarch."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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