By the Waters of Babylon
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"By the Waters of Babylon" is a post-apocalyptic short story by Stephen Vincent Benét that explores themes of knowledge, taboo, and the rediscovery of a lost civilization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| By the Waters of Babylon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21745914 — 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: By the Waters of Babylon Context triple: [Stephen Vincent Benét, notableWork, By the Waters of Babylon]
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A.
By the Waters of Babylon
By the Waters of Babylon is a play by American dramatist Robert Schenkkan that explores themes of grief, faith, and human connection in the aftermath of personal tragedy.
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B.
The Child of Civilization
"The Child of Civilization" is an essay by Joseph Brodsky that reflects on culture, history, and the moral responsibilities inherited from the Western literary and intellectual tradition.
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C.
A Fable for Tomorrow
"A Fable for Tomorrow" is the allegorical opening chapter of Rachel Carson’s environmental classic Silent Spring, depicting a seemingly idyllic town devastated by mysterious ecological collapse to illustrate the dangers of pesticide misuse.
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D.
A People Without a Past
"A People Without a Past" is a section of Jaan Kross’s historical novel cycle "Between Three Plagues," focusing on life in 16th-century Estonia under shifting foreign powers.
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E.
The Machine Stops
The Machine Stops is a 1909 dystopian science fiction short story depicting a future society utterly dependent on an all-controlling technological system and the consequences when it fails.
- 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: By the Waters of Babylon Target entity description: "By the Waters of Babylon" is a post-apocalyptic short story by Stephen Vincent Benét that explores themes of knowledge, taboo, and the rediscovery of a lost civilization.
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A.
By the Waters of Babylon
By the Waters of Babylon is a play by American dramatist Robert Schenkkan that explores themes of grief, faith, and human connection in the aftermath of personal tragedy.
-
B.
The Child of Civilization
"The Child of Civilization" is an essay by Joseph Brodsky that reflects on culture, history, and the moral responsibilities inherited from the Western literary and intellectual tradition.
-
C.
A Fable for Tomorrow
"A Fable for Tomorrow" is the allegorical opening chapter of Rachel Carson’s environmental classic Silent Spring, depicting a seemingly idyllic town devastated by mysterious ecological collapse to illustrate the dangers of pesticide misuse.
-
D.
A People Without a Past
"A People Without a Past" is a section of Jaan Kross’s historical novel cycle "Between Three Plagues," focusing on life in 16th-century Estonia under shifting foreign powers.
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E.
The Machine Stops
The Machine Stops is a 1909 dystopian science fiction short story depicting a future society utterly dependent on an all-controlling technological system and the consequences when it fails.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.