Tale of the miller and his wife
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The "Tale of the Miller and His Wife" is a short inset story from Apuleius’ Metamorphoses that illustrates themes of marital conflict, deception, and domestic misfortune within the larger narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tale of the miller and his wife canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2679959 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tale of the miller and his wife Context triple: [Metamorphoses by Apuleius, containsStory, Tale of the miller and his wife]
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The Tale of Tsar Saltan
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The Brave Little Tailor
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C.
Minna von Barnhelm
Minna von Barnhelm is a seminal 1767 comedy by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing that explores themes of honor, love, and social status in post–Seven Years’ War Prussia.
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Twice-Told Tales
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Commission for the Complete Edition of the Works of the Brothers Grimm
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- 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: Tale of the miller and his wife Target entity description: The "Tale of the Miller and His Wife" is a short inset story from Apuleius’ Metamorphoses that illustrates themes of marital conflict, deception, and domestic misfortune within the larger narrative.
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A.
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
The Tale of Tsar Saltan is a narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin that retells a Russian fairy tale about a wronged tsarina, her miraculous son Prince Gvidon, and the magical island kingdom they come to rule.
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B.
The Brave Little Tailor
The Brave Little Tailor is a classic fairy tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm and later adapted by Disney, about a clever tailor who uses his wits and exaggerated boasts to overcome seemingly impossible challenges.
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C.
Minna von Barnhelm
Minna von Barnhelm is a seminal 1767 comedy by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing that explores themes of honor, love, and social status in post–Seven Years’ War Prussia.
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D.
Twice-Told Tales
Twice-Told Tales is a collection of short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores moral and psychological themes through allegorical and Gothic narratives.
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E.
Commission for the Complete Edition of the Works of the Brothers Grimm
The Commission for the Complete Edition of the Works of the Brothers Grimm is a scholarly body dedicated to editing and publishing a comprehensive critical edition of the writings of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inset tale
ⓘ
short story ⓘ story within a frame narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWork | The Golden Ass ⓘ |
| author | Apuleius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| embeddedIn | the larger narrative of Lucius’ adventures ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
miller
ⓘ
miller’s wife ⓘ |
| functionInWork |
to exemplify the dangers of domestic discord
ⓘ
to provide a cautionary tale about marriage ⓘ |
| genre |
ancient prose fiction
ⓘ
moral exemplum ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Roman literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Greco-Roman novel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | illustrative inset story ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | story-within-a-story ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Metamorphoses
ⓘ
linked to:
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
|
| theme |
deception
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domestic misfortune ⓘ infidelity ⓘ jealousy ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ miscommunication ⓘ tragic irony ⓘ violence within marriage ⓘ |
| workType | subordinate narrative episode ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Tale of the miller and his wife Description of subject: The "Tale of the Miller and His Wife" is a short inset story from Apuleius’ Metamorphoses that illustrates themes of marital conflict, deception, and domestic misfortune within the larger narrative.
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