Somaskanda
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Somaskanda is a sacred South Indian iconographic representation of the Hindu god Shiva with his consort Parvati and their son Skanda, especially venerated in Shaivite temple worship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Somaskanda canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20551566 — 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: Somaskanda Context triple: [Paadal Petra Sthalams, iconographyIncludes, Somaskanda]
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A.
Mandhata
Mandhata is a legendary king of ancient India, celebrated in Hindu tradition as a powerful and virtuous ruler of the Solar dynasty.
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B.
Dashanana
Dashanana is an epithet of the demon-king Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana, highlighting his legendary form with ten heads and immense power.
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C.
Lokasenna
Lokasenna is an Old Norse mythological poem in which the trickster god Loki insults and exposes the secrets of the other gods during a feast.
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D.
Kankesanthurai
Kankesanthurai is a coastal town in northern Sri Lanka known for its harbor, beaches, and strategic location near Jaffna.
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E.
Balasaghun
Balasaghun was a historically significant city in Central Asia that served as an important political and cultural center along the Silk Road.
- 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: Somaskanda Target entity description: Somaskanda is a sacred South Indian iconographic representation of the Hindu god Shiva with his consort Parvati and their son Skanda, especially venerated in Shaivite temple worship.
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A.
Mandhata
Mandhata is a legendary king of ancient India, celebrated in Hindu tradition as a powerful and virtuous ruler of the Solar dynasty.
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B.
Dashanana
Dashanana is an epithet of the demon-king Ravana from the Hindu epic Ramayana, highlighting his legendary form with ten heads and immense power.
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C.
Lokasenna
Lokasenna is an Old Norse mythological poem in which the trickster god Loki insults and exposes the secrets of the other gods during a feast.
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D.
Kankesanthurai
Kankesanthurai is a coastal town in northern Sri Lanka known for its harbor, beaches, and strategic location near Jaffna.
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E.
Balasaghun
Balasaghun was a historically significant city in Central Asia that served as an important political and cultural center along the Silk Road.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.