Tale of the stepmother
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Tale of the Stepmother is a short inset narrative in Apuleius’ *Metamorphoses* that recounts a dark domestic drama of jealousy, false accusation, and familial betrayal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tale of the stepmother canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2679961 — 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: Tale of the stepmother Context triple: [Metamorphoses by Apuleius, containsStory, Tale of the stepmother]
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A.
Stepmother
The Stepmother in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997) is the vain, domineering matriarch who mistreats Cinderella while scheming to elevate her own daughters’ social standing.
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B.
Stepsisters’ Lament
"Stepsisters’ Lament" is a comic song from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Cinderella," sung by the stepsisters as they jealously complain about Cinderella’s appeal to the prince.
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C.
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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D.
Rumpelteazer
Rumpelteazer is a mischievous and thieving cat character from T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats," later popularized in the musical "Cats."
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E.
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen is an 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a powerful, cold-hearted queen and the perilous journey of a young girl to rescue her friend from the queen’s icy realm.
- 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 stepmother Target entity description: Tale of the Stepmother is a short inset narrative in Apuleius’ *Metamorphoses* that recounts a dark domestic drama of jealousy, false accusation, and familial betrayal.
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A.
Stepmother
The Stepmother in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997) is the vain, domineering matriarch who mistreats Cinderella while scheming to elevate her own daughters’ social standing.
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B.
Stepsisters’ Lament
"Stepsisters’ Lament" is a comic song from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Cinderella," sung by the stepsisters as they jealously complain about Cinderella’s appeal to the prince.
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C.
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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D.
Rumpelteazer
Rumpelteazer is a mischievous and thieving cat character from T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats," later popularized in the musical "Cats."
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E.
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen is an 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a powerful, cold-hearted queen and the perilous journey of a young girl to rescue her friend from the queen’s icy realm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inset narrative
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literary work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Apuleius ⓘ |
| centralFigure | a stepmother ⓘ |
| centralMotif | false charge against an innocent family member ⓘ |
| conflictType | intrafamilial conflict ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| genre |
Roman prose
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domestic drama ⓘ psychological narrative ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later representations of wicked stepmothers in European literature ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
character contrast
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framed narrative ⓘ irony ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | ancient Roman literature ⓘ |
| mode | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | embedded tale ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | exemplum of domestic corruption ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Metamorphoses
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linked to:
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
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| relatedWork |
Cupid and Psyche
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linked to:
myth of Cupid and Psyche
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| setting | a Roman household ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Latin literature courses
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classical studies ⓘ narratology ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
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false accusation ⓘ familial betrayal ⓘ injustice ⓘ jealousy ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ sexual desire ⓘ stepfamily relations ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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tragic ⓘ |
| workIn |
Metamorphoses (The Golden Ass)
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linked to:
Metamorphoses by Apuleius
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How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Tale of the stepmother Description of subject: Tale of the Stepmother is a short inset narrative in Apuleius’ *Metamorphoses* that recounts a dark domestic drama of jealousy, false accusation, and familial betrayal.
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