Glinda the Good Witch

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Oz character fictional character sorceress witch

Glinda the Good Witch is a benevolent and powerful sorceress from L. Frank Baum’s Oz universe, best known for guiding Dorothy on her journey home.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Glinda	37
Glinda of Oz	29
Glinda the Good	24
Glinda the Good Witch canonical	21
Glinda in Wicked	4
Glinda the Good Witch of the South	3
Glinda (Kristin Chenoweth)	1
Glinda (in parts of the musical)	1
Glinda in The Wizard of Oz	1
Glinda the Good Witch in "The Wiz"	1
Glinda the Good Witch of the North	1
identified as Glinda	1
merged with Glinda	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T379824 — 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: Glinda the Good Witch
Context triple: [The Wizard of Oz, character, Glinda the Good Witch]

A. Princess Ozma
Princess Ozma is a fictional royal character from L. Frank Baum’s Oz book series, serving as the rightful ruler of the Land of Oz.
B. Barbara
Barbara is a feminine given name of Greek origin that has been widely used in many cultures and languages.
C. Mary Jane Gumm
Mary Jane Gumm was an American vaudeville and film performer, best known as one of Judy Garland’s older sisters and early singing partners in the Gumm Sisters act.
D. Doris
Doris is an Oceanid from Greek mythology, known as the wife of the sea god Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
E. Hilda
Hilda is the middle name of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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: Glinda the Good Witch
Target entity description: Glinda the Good Witch is a benevolent and powerful sorceress from L. Frank Baum’s Oz universe, best known for guiding Dorothy on her journey home.

A. Princess Ozma
Princess Ozma is a fictional royal character from L. Frank Baum’s Oz book series, serving as the rightful ruler of the Land of Oz.
B. Barbara
Barbara is a feminine given name of Greek origin that has been widely used in many cultures and languages.
C. Mary Jane Gumm
Mary Jane Gumm was an American vaudeville and film performer, best known as one of Judy Garland’s older sisters and early singing partners in the Gumm Sisters act.
D. Doris
Doris is an Oceanid from Greek mythology, known as the wife of the sea god Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
E. Hilda
Hilda is the middle name of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Oz character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ sorceress ⓘ witch ⓘ
adaptedIn	1939 film The Wizard of Oz ⓘ linked to: The Wizard of Oz stage musical Wicked ⓘ linked to: Wicked (musical) various Oz film adaptations ⓘ
alignment	good ⓘ
appearsIn	Glinda of Oz ⓘ linked to: Glinda the Good Witch Ozma of Oz ⓘ The Marvelous Land of Oz ⓘ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ⓘ various Oz books by L. Frank Baum ⓘ
associatedWith	Emerald City ⓘ Quadling Country ⓘ
creator	L. Frank Baum ⓘ
enemyOf	Wicked Witch of the East ⓘ Wicked Witch of the West ⓘ
franchise	Oz series ⓘ linked to: Oz book series
fullName	Glinda the Good ⓘ linked to: Glinda the Good Witch
gender	female ⓘ
givenName	Glinda ⓘ linked to: Glinda the Good Witch
guides	Dorothy Gale ⓘ linked to: Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz
helpsWith	Dorothy’s journey home ⓘ
literaryOrigin	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900 novel) ⓘ linked to: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
loyalTo	Ozma of Oz ⓘ
moralStatus	heroic ⓘ
notableAction	helps restore Ozma to her rightful throne ⓘ reveals to Dorothy how to use the Silver Shoes to return home ⓘ
occupation	ruler of the Quadlings ⓘ sorceress ⓘ
personalityTrait	benevolent ⓘ calm ⓘ compassionate ⓘ wise ⓘ
portrayedBy	Billie Burke ⓘ Kristin Chenoweth ⓘ
power	powerful magic ⓘ protective spells ⓘ teleportation magic ⓘ truth-compelling magic ⓘ
residence	a magnificent palace in the Quadling Country ⓘ the South of Oz ⓘ linked to: Land of Oz
role	guardian figure ⓘ magical advisor ⓘ protector of Oz ⓘ
supports	Ozma of Oz ⓘ
title	Good Witch of the South ⓘ
universe	Land of Oz ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (125)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Wizard of Oz → character → Glinda the Good Witch ⓘ

Dorothy Gale → meetsCharacter → Glinda the Good Witch ⓘ

subject linked to: Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz

Kristin Chenoweth → role → Glinda in Wicked ⓘ