the Beast
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The Beast is a symbolic, apocalyptic figure in the New Testament’s Book of Revelation, often interpreted as representing oppressive worldly powers or ultimate evil opposing God.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Beast canonical | 2 |
| The Beast 666 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157667 — 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: the Beast Context triple: [Book of Revelation, containsVisionOf, the Beast]
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A.
Blades the Bruin
Blades the Bruin is the official anthropomorphic bear mascot of the NHL’s Boston Bruins, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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B.
Blaze the Dragon
Blaze the Dragon is the fiery dragon mascot representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s athletic teams.
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C.
The Eagle
The Eagle is a 1925 silent adventure film starring Rudolph Valentino as a dashing Russian outlaw hero.
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D.
Los Leones
Los Leones is the popular nickname of the Cuban baseball team Industriales, one of the most successful and beloved clubs in the Cuban National Series.
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E.
The Five
The Five is a Fox News Channel weekday panel show where five co-hosts discuss current news, politics, and pop culture from a generally conservative perspective.
- 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: the Beast Target entity description: The Beast is a symbolic, apocalyptic figure in the New Testament’s Book of Revelation, often interpreted as representing oppressive worldly powers or ultimate evil opposing God.
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A.
Blades the Bruin
Blades the Bruin is the official anthropomorphic bear mascot of the NHL’s Boston Bruins, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
-
B.
Blaze the Dragon
Blaze the Dragon is the fiery dragon mascot representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s athletic teams.
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C.
The Eagle
The Eagle is a 1925 silent adventure film starring Rudolph Valentino as a dashing Russian outlaw hero.
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D.
Los Leones
Los Leones is the popular nickname of the Cuban baseball team Industriales, one of the most successful and beloved clubs in the Cuban National Series.
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E.
The Five
The Five is a Fox News Channel weekday panel show where five co-hosts discuss current news, politics, and pop culture from a generally conservative perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament character
ⓘ
apocalyptic figure ⓘ biblical character ⓘ symbolic figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
apocalyptic imagery
ⓘ
blasphemy ⓘ end times ⓘ eschatology ⓘ false worship ⓘ the mark of the beast ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
the Lamb
ⓘ
linked to:
Good Shepherd
|
| culturalImpact |
icon of apocalyptic evil
ⓘ
symbol of tyrannical government ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Christ
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus Christ
God ⓘ |
| describedAs |
symbol of oppressive worldly powers
ⓘ
symbol of ultimate evil ⓘ |
| eschatologicalFunction | instrument of end‑time persecution ⓘ |
| genreContext | apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
authority over nations
ⓘ
receives worship from the earth ⓘ speaks blasphemies ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 666 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian demonology
ⓘ
Christian eschatology ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
oppressive worldly powers
ⓘ
ultimate evil opposing God ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
dragon (Satan)
ⓘ
linked to:
the Dragon
false prophet ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Revelation 13:1–10
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Revelation 17:3 ⓘ Revelation 19:19–20 ⓘ |
| opposes | God ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | antagonist in Revelation ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Christian prophecy teaching
ⓘ
biblical exegesis ⓘ theological interpretation ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
anti‑Christian authority
ⓘ
evil empire ⓘ persecuting political power ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Revelation 13
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Revelation
Revelation 17 ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Revelation
|
| viewedAs |
anti‑God world system
ⓘ
personification of evil powers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the Beast Description of subject: The Beast is a symbolic, apocalyptic figure in the New Testament’s Book of Revelation, often interpreted as representing oppressive worldly powers or ultimate evil opposing God.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: the Beast