Mary Dedalus
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Mary Dedalus is the devout and long-suffering mother of Stephen Dedalus in James Joyce’s works, particularly *A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man* and *Ulysses*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Dedalus canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4814451 — 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: Mary Dedalus Context triple: [Stephen Dedalus, mother, Mary Dedalus]
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A.
Simon Dedalus
Simon Dedalus is a proud, embittered, and often irresponsible father in James Joyce’s Ulysses, known for his eloquence, nostalgia, and strained relationship with his son Stephen.
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B.
Jane Wilde
Jane Wilde was an Irish poet, nationalist, and advocate for women's rights in the 19th century, known for her writings under the pseudonym "Speranza."
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C.
Lucia Joyce
Lucia Joyce was the daughter of Irish writer James Joyce, known for her talent as a modern dancer and her lifelong struggle with mental illness.
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D.
Stephen Dedalus
Stephen Dedalus is a central fictional character created by James Joyce, portrayed as an intellectually restless young Dubliner whose artistic and philosophical struggles are explored in both "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" and "Ulysses."
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E.
Josephine Dillon
Josephine Dillon was an American acting coach and the first wife of film star Clark Gable, known for helping develop his early career in Hollywood.
- 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: Mary Dedalus Target entity description: Mary Dedalus is the devout and long-suffering mother of Stephen Dedalus in James Joyce’s works, particularly *A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man* and *Ulysses*.
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A.
Simon Dedalus
Simon Dedalus is a proud, embittered, and often irresponsible father in James Joyce’s Ulysses, known for his eloquence, nostalgia, and strained relationship with his son Stephen.
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B.
Jane Wilde
Jane Wilde was an Irish poet, nationalist, and advocate for women's rights in the 19th century, known for her writings under the pseudonym "Speranza."
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C.
Lucia Joyce
Lucia Joyce was the daughter of Irish writer James Joyce, known for her talent as a modern dancer and her lifelong struggle with mental illness.
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D.
Stephen Dedalus
Stephen Dedalus is a central fictional character created by James Joyce, portrayed as an intellectually restless young Dubliner whose artistic and philosophical struggles are explored in both "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" and "Ulysses."
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E.
Josephine Dillon
Josephine Dillon was an American acting coach and the first wife of film star Clark Gable, known for helping develop his early career in Hollywood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Joycean character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsAs | Stephen Dedalus’s mother ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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Ulysses ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic rituals
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Irish domestic life ⓘ |
| basedOn | James Joyce’s mother May Joyce ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
Irish Catholic family life
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conflict between religion and artistic vocation ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
devout
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long-suffering ⓘ pious ⓘ self-sacrificing ⓘ submissive ⓘ |
| createdBy | James Joyce ⓘ |
| deathStatusInUlysses | deceased ⓘ |
| familyRole |
mother
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wife ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild | Stephen Dedalus ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Dedalus ⓘ |
| influences | Stephen Dedalus’s religious upbringing ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contrast to Stephen Dedalus’s rebellion
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source of guilt for Stephen Dedalus ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
ailing
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financially strained ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Simon Dedalus
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Stephen Dedalus ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| setting | Dublin ⓘ |
| spouse | Simon Dedalus ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
embodiment of maternal sacrifice
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representative of traditional Irish Catholic piety ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| workContext | modernist literature ⓘ |
| world | fictional universe of James Joyce ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Dedalus Description of subject: Mary Dedalus is the devout and long-suffering mother of Stephen Dedalus in James Joyce’s works, particularly *A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man* and *Ulysses*.
Referenced by (5)
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