personified Folly
E452028
Personified Folly is the allegorical figure who serves as the witty, satirical narrator embodying human foolishness in Erasmus’s work "In Praise of Folly."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Folly (allegorical figure) | 1 |
| Folly (personification) | 1 |
| personified Folly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4547853 — 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: personified Folly Context triple: [In Praise of Folly, narrator, personified Folly]
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A.
Martinus Scriblerus
Martinus Scriblerus is a satirical fictional scholar created collaboratively by members of the early 18th-century Scriblerus Club, including Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, to parody pedantry and flawed learning.
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B.
Momus
Momus is the Greek god of satire, mockery, and blame, known for criticizing both gods and mortals.
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C.
Trickster
Trickster is a comic-book supervillain from DC Comics, best known as an enemy of the Flash and for his chaotic, prank-based crimes.
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D.
Foyle
Foyle is a parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland centered on the city of Derry/Londonderry.
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E.
Philip the jester
Philip the jester is a comic figure in Xenophon’s *Symposium*, known for providing humorous relief and satirical commentary during the philosophical banquet.
- 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: personified Folly Target entity description: Personified Folly is the allegorical figure who serves as the witty, satirical narrator embodying human foolishness in Erasmus’s work "In Praise of Folly."
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A.
Martinus Scriblerus
Martinus Scriblerus is a satirical fictional scholar created collaboratively by members of the early 18th-century Scriblerus Club, including Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, to parody pedantry and flawed learning.
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B.
Momus
Momus is the Greek god of satire, mockery, and blame, known for criticizing both gods and mortals.
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C.
Trickster
Trickster is a comic-book supervillain from DC Comics, best known as an enemy of the Flash and for his chaotic, prank-based crimes.
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D.
Foyle
Foyle is a parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland centered on the city of Derry/Londonderry.
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E.
Philip the jester
Philip the jester is a comic figure in Xenophon’s *Symposium*, known for providing humorous relief and satirical commentary during the philosophical banquet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical figure
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literary character ⓘ narrator ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Folly
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Stultitia ⓘ
linked to:
Laus Stultitiae
|
| appearsIn | In Praise of Folly ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Renaissance humanism
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satire ⓘ |
| createdBy | Desiderius Erasmus ⓘ |
| criticizes |
ecclesiastical abuses
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scholastic pedantry ⓘ superstition ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early 16th-century Europe ⓘ |
| describes |
the follies of clergy
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the follies of princes ⓘ the follies of scholars ⓘ the follies of theologians ⓘ |
| embodies | human foolishness ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreContext | Christian humanist satire ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
mask for the author’s voice
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vehicle for social criticism ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrates | In Praise of Folly ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| praises | simple Christian piety ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
folly
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paradox ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Praise of Folly
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linked to:
In Praise of Folly
|
| symbolizes |
self-deception
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the paradox of wisdom in folly ⓘ vanity ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| usedFor |
moral reflection
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religious critique ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: personified Folly Description of subject: Personified Folly is the allegorical figure who serves as the witty, satirical narrator embodying human foolishness in Erasmus’s work "In Praise of Folly."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: personified Folly
linked to: personified Folly