Norse god Thor
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Norse god Thor is a hammer-wielding deity of thunder, storms, and strength from Norse mythology, renowned as a protector of gods and humans.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norse god Thor canonical | 2 |
| Aesir god Thor | 1 |
| Thor (Norse god of thunder) | 1 |
| Thor (Norse god) | 1 |
| Thor (Norse mythology) | 1 |
| Thor from Norse mythology | 1 |
| Thor in mythology | 1 |
| Thor, god of thunder | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1748578 — 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: Norse god Thor Context triple: [Thor (film), basedOn, Norse god Thor]
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A.
Odin
Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, war, poetry, and magic, and revered as the ruler of Asgard and the Aesir gods.
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B.
Tôr
Tôr is a small village in the municipality of Loulé in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its rural character and surrounding vineyards.
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C.
Baldr
Baldr is a radiant and beloved Norse god associated with light, purity, and beauty, whose death is a central and tragic event in Norse mythology.
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D.
Ragnar
Ragnar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, historically associated with Viking-age Scandinavia and later borne by various notable figures.
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E.
Njord
Njord is a Norse god associated primarily with the sea, seafaring, wind, and wealth, especially revered by sailors and fishermen.
- 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: Norse god Thor Target entity description: Norse god Thor is a hammer-wielding deity of thunder, storms, and strength from Norse mythology, renowned as a protector of gods and humans.
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A.
Odin
Odin is the chief god in Norse mythology, associated with wisdom, war, poetry, and magic, and revered as the ruler of Asgard and the Aesir gods.
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B.
Tôr
Tôr is a small village in the municipality of Loulé in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its rural character and surrounding vineyards.
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C.
Baldr
Baldr is a radiant and beloved Norse god associated with light, purity, and beauty, whose death is a central and tragic event in Norse mythology.
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D.
Ragnar
Ragnar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, historically associated with Viking-age Scandinavia and later borne by various notable figures.
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E.
Njord
Njord is a Norse god associated primarily with the sea, seafaring, wind, and wealth, especially revered by sailors and fishermen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse god
ⓘ
deity of thunder ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| animalCompanionType | goat ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Thursday
ⓘ
hallowing rituals ⓘ lightning ⓘ oak trees ⓘ protection of farmers ⓘ rain ⓘ strength of warriors ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Poetic Edda
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ runic inscriptions ⓘ skaldic poetry ⓘ |
| chariotPulledBy |
Tanngnjóstr
ⓘ
Tanngrisnir ⓘ |
| child |
Magni
ⓘ
Modi ⓘ Þrúðr ⓘ |
| culture |
Germanic mythology
ⓘ
Norse mythology ⓘ |
| domain |
fertility
ⓘ
protection ⓘ storms ⓘ strength ⓘ thunder ⓘ |
| dwellsIn | Þrúðvangr ⓘ |
| enemy |
Jörmungandr
ⓘ
linked to:
Jormungandr
giants ⓘ |
| etymologyOfDay | Thursday means Thor's day ⓘ |
| father | Odin ⓘ |
| foretoldEvent |
dies from Jörmungandr's poison at Ragnarök
ⓘ
kills Jörmungandr at Ragnarök ⓘ |
| hall | Bilskírnir ⓘ |
| lover | Járnsaxa ⓘ |
| mother | Jörð ⓘ |
| motherType | earth goddess ⓘ |
| nameInOldNorse | Þórr ⓘ |
| owns |
belt Megingjörð
ⓘ
iron gloves Járngreipr ⓘ staff Gríðarvölr ⓘ |
| rides | chariot ⓘ |
| role |
protector of gods
ⓘ
protector of humans ⓘ slayer of giants ⓘ |
| spouse | Sif ⓘ |
| stepchild | Ullr ⓘ |
| symbol |
hammer amulet
ⓘ
swastika (as sun wheel in premodern context) ⓘ |
| weapon |
Mjölnir
ⓘ
linked to:
Mjolnir
|
| weaponType | hammer ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Viking Age
ⓘ
pre-Christian Germanic era ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Iceland
ⓘ
Scandinavia ⓘ |
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: Norse god Thor Description of subject: Norse god Thor is a hammer-wielding deity of thunder, storms, and strength from Norse mythology, renowned as a protector of gods and humans.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Norse god Thor
subject linked to:
belt of strength Megingjörð
linked to: Norse god Thor
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linked to: Norse god Thor
linked to: Norse god Thor
linked to: Norse god Thor