Hermóðr
E261006
Hermóðr is a figure in Norse mythology, often depicted as a brave messenger of the gods who rides to Hel on Odin’s behalf.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hermóðr canonical | 11 |
| Hermod | 3 |
| Hermóðr (in some traditions) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2282829 — 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: Hermóðr Context triple: [Odin, fatherOf, Hermóðr]
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A.
Höðr
Höðr is a blind god in Norse mythology best known for being tricked into killing his brother Baldr, an act that sets in motion events leading to Ragnarök.
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B.
Víðarr
Víðarr is a silent Norse god associated with vengeance and strength, prophesied to avenge Odin by slaying the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök.
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C.
Freyr
Freyr is a major Norse god associated with fertility, prosperity, sunshine, and fair weather, often revered as a bringer of peace and good harvests.
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D.
Bragi
Bragi is the Norse god of poetry, eloquence, and song, renowned for his wisdom and skill with words.
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E.
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.
- 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: Hermóðr Target entity description: Hermóðr is a figure in Norse mythology, often depicted as a brave messenger of the gods who rides to Hel on Odin’s behalf.
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A.
Höðr
Höðr is a blind god in Norse mythology best known for being tricked into killing his brother Baldr, an act that sets in motion events leading to Ragnarök.
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B.
Víðarr
Víðarr is a silent Norse god associated with vengeance and strength, prophesied to avenge Odin by slaying the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarök.
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C.
Freyr
Freyr is a major Norse god associated with fertility, prosperity, sunshine, and fair weather, often revered as a bringer of peace and good harvests.
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D.
Bragi
Bragi is the Norse god of poetry, eloquence, and song, renowned for his wisdom and skill with words.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norse mythological figure
ⓘ
god ⓘ |
| associatedRealm | Hel ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
courage
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ messengership ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Baldr ⓘ |
| cosmologicalTravel | journey between Asgard and Hel ⓘ |
| culture | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| familyStatus | sometimes described as a son of Odin ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old Norse ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | myth ⓘ |
| meets | Móðguðr ⓘ |
| missionPurpose | to plead with Hel for Baldr’s return ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Aesir ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | war-spirit ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Hermod
ⓘ
linked to:
Hermóðr
|
| notableAct | volunteered to ride to Hel after Baldr’s death ⓘ |
| notableJourney | ride to Hel to seek the release of Baldr ⓘ |
| pantheon |
Aesir gods
ⓘ
linked to:
Aesir
|
| possibleParent |
Frigg
ⓘ
Odin ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Gylfaginning
ⓘ
Prose Edda ⓘ |
| relatedDeity | Odin ⓘ |
| religion | pre-Christian Germanic paganism ⓘ |
| rides | Sleipnir ⓘ |
| ridesAcross | Gjöll bridge ⓘ |
| role | messenger of the gods ⓘ |
| taskConditionFromHel | that all things must weep for Baldr ⓘ |
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: Hermóðr Description of subject: Hermóðr is a figure in Norse mythology, often depicted as a brave messenger of the gods who rides to Hel on Odin’s behalf.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hermóðr
subject linked to:
"Hel" (goddess/hidden) + "heimr" (home, world)
linked to: Hermóðr