griffin of Perugia
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The griffin of Perugia is the heraldic emblem of the Italian city of Perugia, typically depicted as a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, symbolizing strength and vigilance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grifo di Perugia | 1 |
| griffin of Perugia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5145790 — 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: griffin of Perugia Context triple: [Palazzo dei Priori, symbol, griffin of Perugia]
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A.
Coluccio
Coluccio is an Italian masculine given name most notably borne by the early Renaissance humanist and chancellor Coluccio Salutati.
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B.
Camillo
Camillo was the birth name of Pope Paul V, the 17th-century head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States.
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C.
Camillo
Camillo is a loyal Sicilian courtier whose moral integrity and pivotal decisions drive key turns in the plot of the opera "The Winter’s Tale," adapted from Shakespeare’s play.
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D.
Marcovaldo
Marcovaldo is a collection of short stories by Italo Calvino that follows a poor city worker whose naive, poetic outlook reveals the clash between nature and urban industrial life.
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E.
Girolata
Girolata is a remote, picturesque coastal village in western Corsica, France, known for its scenic bay and access only by boat or footpath.
- 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: griffin of Perugia Target entity description: The griffin of Perugia is the heraldic emblem of the Italian city of Perugia, typically depicted as a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, symbolizing strength and vigilance.
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A.
Coluccio
Coluccio is an Italian masculine given name most notably borne by the early Renaissance humanist and chancellor Coluccio Salutati.
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B.
Camillo
Camillo was the birth name of Pope Paul V, the 17th-century head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States.
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C.
Camillo
Camillo is a loyal Sicilian courtier whose moral integrity and pivotal decisions drive key turns in the plot of the opera "The Winter’s Tale," adapted from Shakespeare’s play.
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D.
Marcovaldo
Marcovaldo is a collection of short stories by Italo Calvino that follows a poor city worker whose naive, poetic outlook reveals the clash between nature and urban industrial life.
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E.
Girolata
Girolata is a remote, picturesque coastal village in western Corsica, France, known for its scenic bay and access only by boat or footpath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heraldic emblem
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mythical creature ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
municipal flags of Perugia
ⓘ
official documents of Perugia ⓘ public buildings in Perugia ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Perugia ⓘ |
| attribute |
courage
ⓘ
protection ⓘ watchfulness ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Italian heraldry
ⓘ
Umbrian civic symbolism ⓘ |
| depicts | griffin ⓘ |
| hasBodyOf | lion ⓘ |
| hasHeadOf | eagle ⓘ |
| hasWingsOf | eagle ⓘ |
| heraldicTincture | varies ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| mythologicalOrigin | griffin from classical mythology ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Italian municipal coats of arms
ⓘ
symbolism of griffins in heraldry ⓘ |
| represents |
civic identity of Perugia
ⓘ
the city government of Perugia ⓘ
linked to:
Comune di Perugia
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| symbolizes |
strength
ⓘ
vigilance ⓘ |
| usedBy |
city of Perugia
ⓘ
linked to:
Perugia
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| usedIn |
civic heraldry of Perugia
ⓘ
coat of arms of Perugia ⓘ |
| usedSince | Middle Ages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: griffin of Perugia Description of subject: The griffin of Perugia is the heraldic emblem of the Italian city of Perugia, typically depicted as a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, symbolizing strength and vigilance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: griffin of Perugia