the Lord of the Flies (pig’s head)
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The Lord of the Flies (pig’s head) is the grotesque, fly-covered sow’s head on a stick in William Golding’s novel that embodies the boys’ inner savagery and the manifestation of evil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| the Lord of the Flies (pig’s head) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5310585 — 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: the Lord of the Flies (pig’s head) Context triple: [Lord of the Flies, symbol, the Lord of the Flies (pig’s head)]
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A.
Hat Head
Hat Head is a small coastal village and national park area in New South Wales, Australia, known for its beaches, headland, and natural bushland.
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B.
Moor's head
Moor's head is a heraldic emblem depicting a black African head, famously used on the flag and coat of arms of Corsica.
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C.
Cow’s Skull
Cow’s Skull is a modernist painting by American artist Arthur Dove that exemplifies his abstract, nature-inspired style.
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D.
Shrunken Zombie Head
Shrunken Zombie Head is a tiki-style rum cocktail served at Trader Sam's Grog Grotto, known for its potent mix of spirits and playful, spooky presentation.
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E.
Hyena-swine
Hyena-swine is a vicious, part-hyena, part-pig Beast Folk creature in H. G. Wells’s novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau," known for its brutality and defiance of Moreau’s imposed laws.
- 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: the Lord of the Flies (pig’s head) Target entity description: The Lord of the Flies (pig’s head) is the grotesque, fly-covered sow’s head on a stick in William Golding’s novel that embodies the boys’ inner savagery and the manifestation of evil.
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A.
Hat Head
Hat Head is a small coastal village and national park area in New South Wales, Australia, known for its beaches, headland, and natural bushland.
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B.
Moor's head
Moor's head is a heraldic emblem depicting a black African head, famously used on the flag and coat of arms of Corsica.
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C.
Cow’s Skull
Cow’s Skull is a modernist painting by American artist Arthur Dove that exemplifies his abstract, nature-inspired style.
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D.
Shrunken Zombie Head
Shrunken Zombie Head is a tiki-style rum cocktail served at Trader Sam's Grog Grotto, known for its potent mix of spirits and playful, spooky presentation.
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E.
Hyena-swine
Hyena-swine is a vicious, part-hyena, part-pig Beast Folk creature in H. G. Wells’s novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau," known for its brutality and defiance of Moreau’s imposed laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional object
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literary motif ⓘ symbol ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
the Lord of the Flies
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linked to:
Lord of the Flies
the pig’s head on a stick ⓘ the sow’s head ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
novel "Lord of the Flies"
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linked to:
Lord of the Flies
|
| associatedTheme |
breakdown of social order
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civilization versus savagery ⓘ fear and power ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Simon ⓘ |
| authorOfWork | William Golding ⓘ |
| coveredWith | flies ⓘ |
| createdByCharacter | Jack Merridew ⓘ |
| createdByGroup | Jack’s hunters ⓘ |
| etymologyOfName | translation of "Beelzebub" ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearOfWork | 1954 ⓘ |
| functionInPlot |
sacrifice to the beast
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turning point toward savagery ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | allegorical novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | tropical island ⓘ |
| material | sow’s head ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| mountedOn | sharpened stick ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
embodies the title of the novel
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intensifies horror atmosphere ⓘ reveals theme of innate human evil ⓘ |
| offeredTo | the beast ⓘ |
| religiousConnotation |
allusion to Beelzebub
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demonic figure ⓘ |
| represents |
manifestation of evil
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the boys’ fear ⓘ the imagined beast ⓘ |
| sceneType | hallucinatory conversation with Simon ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
chaos
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inherent human evil ⓘ inner savagery ⓘ loss of innocence ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ the beast within ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| tellsSimon |
that it is part of the boys
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that the beast is inside the boys ⓘ |
| visualDescription |
bleeding
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fly-covered ⓘ grotesque ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the Lord of the Flies (pig’s head) Description of subject: The Lord of the Flies (pig’s head) is the grotesque, fly-covered sow’s head on a stick in William Golding’s novel that embodies the boys’ inner savagery and the manifestation of evil.
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