Shesha
E112602
Shesha is the cosmic serpent in Hindu mythology who serves as the divine couch of Lord Vishnu and symbolizes eternity and the foundation of the universe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shesha canonical | 16 |
| Shesha serves as couch of Vishnu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902568 — 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: Shesha Context triple: [Vishnu, associatedSerpent, Shesha]
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A.
Varuna
Varuna is a large, rapidly rotating trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper Belt, notable for its elongated shape and classification as a likely dwarf-planet candidate.
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B.
Varuna
Varuna is an ancient Vedic god primarily associated with cosmic order, moral law, and the waters, often regarded as a sovereign guardian of ṛta (universal order).
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C.
Alcyone
Alcyone is one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, a daughter of the Titan Atlas and often associated with the star cluster of the same name.
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D.
Asterope
Asterope is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology associated with tending the gods’ blissful garden and its golden apples.
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E.
Hyas
Hyas is a figure in Greek mythology, often associated with the Hyades as their brother and linked to myths explaining the origin of certain constellations or rain-bringing stars.
- 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: Shesha Target entity description: Shesha is the cosmic serpent in Hindu mythology who serves as the divine couch of Lord Vishnu and symbolizes eternity and the foundation of the universe.
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A.
Varuna
Varuna is a large, rapidly rotating trans-Neptunian object in the Kuiper Belt, notable for its elongated shape and classification as a likely dwarf-planet candidate.
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B.
Varuna
Varuna is an ancient Vedic god primarily associated with cosmic order, moral law, and the waters, often regarded as a sovereign guardian of ṛta (universal order).
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C.
Alcyone
Alcyone is one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology, a daughter of the Titan Atlas and often associated with the star cluster of the same name.
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D.
Asterope
Asterope is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology associated with tending the gods’ blissful garden and its golden apples.
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E.
Hyas
Hyas is a figure in Greek mythology, often associated with the Hyades as their brother and linked to myths explaining the origin of certain constellations or rain-bringing stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
Nāga ⓘ cosmic serpent ⓘ mythological serpent ⓘ |
| abode |
Patala
ⓘ
cosmic ocean of milk ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
primordial being
ⓘ
time without end ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedWithAvatar |
Balarama
ⓘ
Lakshmana ⓘ |
| belongsToClass |
Nāgas
ⓘ
linked to:
Nagas
|
| cosmicFunction |
remains after cosmic dissolution
ⓘ
supports the universe on his hoods ⓘ |
| culture | Indian ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ Puranas ⓘ Vishnu Purana ⓘ |
| domain |
cosmic waters
ⓘ
underworld ⓘ |
| epithet | Endless One ⓘ |
| family |
son of Kadru
ⓘ
son of Kashyapa ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconography |
multi-headed serpent
ⓘ
serpent forming canopy over Vishnu ⓘ |
| mythologicalTheme |
cosmic order
ⓘ
support of creation ⓘ |
| otherNames |
Adishesha
ⓘ
Ananta ⓘ Ananta Shesha ⓘ |
| quality |
detachment
ⓘ
devotion ⓘ steadfastness ⓘ |
| relationship |
devotee of Vishnu
ⓘ
servant of Vishnu ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
king of serpents
ⓘ
supporter of the worlds ⓘ |
| servesAs |
bed of Vishnu
ⓘ
couch of Vishnu ⓘ
linked to:
Sesha Vahana
|
| symbolizes |
cosmic foundation
ⓘ
eternity ⓘ infinity ⓘ stability of the universe ⓘ |
| tradition | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | guardian deity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Shesha Description of subject: Shesha is the cosmic serpent in Hindu mythology who serves as the divine couch of Lord Vishnu and symbolizes eternity and the foundation of the universe.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
serpent Vasuki
subject linked to:
Naga in Hindu mythology
subject linked to:
Naga in Hindu mythology
linked to: Shesha
subject linked to:
Kshira Sagara (Ocean of Milk)