Japanese mythology
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Japanese mythology is the body of traditional stories, beliefs, and legends of Japan, featuring Shinto deities, creation myths, heroic tales, and supernatural beings that explain the origins of the world and Japanese culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese mythology canonical | 3 |
| Japan (mythological context) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20515192 — 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: Japanese mythology Context triple: [Age of the Gods, partOf, Japanese mythology]
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Korean mythology
Korean mythology is the traditional body of myths, legends, and folk beliefs of the Korean people, featuring gods, spirits, creation stories, and heroic narratives that explain the origins of the world, Korea, and its cultural values.
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East Asian mythology
East Asian mythology encompasses the traditional myths, legends, and religious stories of cultures such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, featuring gods, spirits, heroes, and supernatural beings that explain the origins and values of the region.
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Chinese mythology
Chinese mythology is the rich body of traditional stories, legends, deities, and cosmological beliefs that have shaped Chinese culture, religion, and literature for millennia.
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Hanakian folklore
Hanakian folklore is the traditional body of stories, customs, songs, and beliefs of the Haná region in the Czech Republic, reflecting its rural life, dialect, and cultural identity.
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Hawaiian mythology
Hawaiian mythology is the traditional body of sacred stories, deities, and cosmological beliefs of the Native Hawaiian people, explaining the origins of the islands, natural phenomena, and cultural practices.
- 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: Japanese mythology Target entity description: Japanese mythology is the body of traditional stories, beliefs, and legends of Japan, featuring Shinto deities, creation myths, heroic tales, and supernatural beings that explain the origins of the world and Japanese culture.
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A.
Korean mythology
Korean mythology is the traditional body of myths, legends, and folk beliefs of the Korean people, featuring gods, spirits, creation stories, and heroic narratives that explain the origins of the world, Korea, and its cultural values.
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B.
East Asian mythology
East Asian mythology encompasses the traditional myths, legends, and religious stories of cultures such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, featuring gods, spirits, heroes, and supernatural beings that explain the origins and values of the region.
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C.
Chinese mythology
Chinese mythology is the rich body of traditional stories, legends, deities, and cosmological beliefs that have shaped Chinese culture, religion, and literature for millennia.
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D.
Hanakian folklore
Hanakian folklore is the traditional body of stories, customs, songs, and beliefs of the Haná region in the Czech Republic, reflecting its rural life, dialect, and cultural identity.
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E.
Hawaiian mythology
Hawaiian mythology is the traditional body of sacred stories, deities, and cosmological beliefs of the Native Hawaiian people, explaining the origins of the islands, natural phenomena, and cultural practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Japanese mythology