Lord of the Night Sky
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Lord of the Night Sky is a prominent epithet of the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca, emphasizing his powerful association with darkness, the heavens, and cosmic forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord of the Night Sky canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4835435 — 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: Lord of the Night Sky Context triple: [Tezcatlipoca, epithet, Lord of the Night Sky]
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A.
The Flight of Night
The Flight of Night is a painting by American artist William Morris Hunt that exemplifies his romantic, atmospheric style and interest in allegorical themes.
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B.
Those Who Ride the Night Winds
Those Who Ride the Night Winds is a poetry collection by Nikki Giovanni that celebrates Black cultural icons and explores themes of resilience, identity, and social justice.
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C.
In the Ocean of Night
"In the Ocean of Night" is a 1977 hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that blends astrophysics, alien contact, and cosmic-scale mystery as part of his larger Galactic Center series.
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D.
The Dark of the Sun
The Dark of the Sun is a 1965 adventure novel by Wilbur Smith set during the Congo Crisis, following mercenaries on a perilous mission through war-torn Central Africa.
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E.
Against the Fall of Night
Against the Fall of Night is a classic early science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores a far-future, dying Earth and humanity’s quest to transcend its long decline.
- 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: Lord of the Night Sky Target entity description: Lord of the Night Sky is a prominent epithet of the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca, emphasizing his powerful association with darkness, the heavens, and cosmic forces.
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A.
The Flight of Night
The Flight of Night is a painting by American artist William Morris Hunt that exemplifies his romantic, atmospheric style and interest in allegorical themes.
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B.
Those Who Ride the Night Winds
Those Who Ride the Night Winds is a poetry collection by Nikki Giovanni that celebrates Black cultural icons and explores themes of resilience, identity, and social justice.
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C.
In the Ocean of Night
"In the Ocean of Night" is a 1977 hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that blends astrophysics, alien contact, and cosmic-scale mystery as part of his larger Galactic Center series.
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D.
The Dark of the Sun
The Dark of the Sun is a 1965 adventure novel by Wilbur Smith set during the Congo Crisis, following mercenaries on a perilous mission through war-torn Central Africa.
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E.
Against the Fall of Night
Against the Fall of Night is a classic early science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke that explores a far-future, dying Earth and humanity’s quest to transcend its long decline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
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religious title ⓘ theonymic epithet ⓘ |
| appliesToDeityAspect |
Tezcatlipoca as a cosmic power
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Tezcatlipoca as a nocturnal deity ⓘ Tezcatlipoca as a sky god ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cosmic forces
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darkness ⓘ heavens ⓘ night ⓘ |
| belongsToMythology | Mesoamerican mythology ⓘ |
| belongsToPantheon |
Aztec pantheon
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linked to:
Aztec mythology
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| contrastsWith | solar or daylight deities ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | marker of Tezcatlipoca’s place in the upper world ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec
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linked to:
Aztec culture
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| denotes | a powerful nocturnal sky deity ⓘ |
| emphasizesAttribute |
Tezcatlipoca’s association with mystery and obscurity
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Tezcatlipoca’s control of the heavens ⓘ Tezcatlipoca’s dominion over the night ⓘ Tezcatlipoca’s role in cosmic order ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Tezcatlipoca ⓘ |
| implies |
authority over stars and celestial bodies
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control over nocturnal phenomena ⓘ |
| languageContext | English rendering of a Nahuatl epithet ⓘ |
| refersTo | Tezcatlipoca ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
celestial realm
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cosmic power ⓘ night sky ⓘ |
| religion | Aztec religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
to honor Tezcatlipoca’s cosmic authority
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to invoke Tezcatlipoca’s power in the night ⓘ |
| semanticField |
cosmology
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darkness and night ⓘ divine sovereignty ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine power in darkness
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hidden or unseen forces ⓘ mystery of the cosmos ⓘ |
| titleOf | Tezcatlipoca ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
mythological description of Tezcatlipoca
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religious or poetic invocations of Tezcatlipoca ⓘ scholarly discussions of Aztec deities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord of the Night Sky Description of subject: Lord of the Night Sky is a prominent epithet of the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca, emphasizing his powerful association with darkness, the heavens, and cosmic forces.
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