Sphere of the Moon
E515845
Sphere of the Moon is the lowest celestial heaven in Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso, where souls who failed to keep their vows reside.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sphere of the Moon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5373160 — 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: Sphere of the Moon Context triple: [Paradiso, hasPart, Sphere of the Moon]
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A.
Two Moon
Two Moon was a Northern Cheyenne chief and warrior who played a prominent leadership role against U.S. forces during the Great Sioux War of 1876.
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B.
The Mare
The Mare is a literary work also known by its Yiddish title "Dos kleyne mentshele," reflecting themes of everyday life and human character.
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C.
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite, a rocky celestial body that orbits our planet and significantly influences tides, calendars, and human culture.
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D.
Moon
Moon is a 2009 science fiction film directed by Duncan Jones that follows a solitary astronaut nearing the end of his three-year stint on a lunar mining base, exploring themes of identity, memory, and corporate ethics.
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E.
Court of the Moon
Court of the Moon was a central, theatrically illuminated plaza and fountain complex at the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island, celebrated for its dramatic nighttime light and water displays.
- 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: Sphere of the Moon Target entity description: Sphere of the Moon is the lowest celestial heaven in Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso, where souls who failed to keep their vows reside.
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A.
Two Moon
Two Moon was a Northern Cheyenne chief and warrior who played a prominent leadership role against U.S. forces during the Great Sioux War of 1876.
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B.
The Mare
The Mare is a literary work also known by its Yiddish title "Dos kleyne mentshele," reflecting themes of everyday life and human character.
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C.
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite, a rocky celestial body that orbits our planet and significantly influences tides, calendars, and human culture.
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D.
Moon
Moon is a 2009 science fiction film directed by Duncan Jones that follows a solitary astronaut nearing the end of his three-year stint on a lunar mining base, exploring themes of identity, memory, and corporate ethics.
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E.
Court of the Moon
Court of the Moon was a central, theatrically illuminated plaza and fountain complex at the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island, celebrated for its dramatic nighttime light and water displays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
afterlife realm
ⓘ
celestial sphere ⓘ fictional location ⓘ literary setting ⓘ |
| above | Earthly realm ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Paradiso, Canto II
ⓘ
linked to:
Paradiso
Paradiso, Canto III ⓘ
linked to:
Paradiso
Paradiso, Canto IV ⓘ
linked to:
Paradiso
|
| associatedTheme |
difference of glory among the blessed
ⓘ
free will and external compulsion ⓘ |
| associatedVirtue | obedience to vows (imperfectly realized) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | the Moon ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| below | Sphere of Mercury ⓘ |
| cosmologicalModel |
Ptolemaic geocentric system
ⓘ
linked to:
Ptolemaic system
|
| describedBy | Dante Alighieri ⓘ |
| doctrineExplainedBy | Beatrice’s discourse on vows ⓘ |
| entryCondition | having made vows not fully kept ⓘ |
| eschatologicalRole | illustration of graded heavenly happiness ⓘ |
| firstEncounteredBlessedSoul |
Empress Constance
ⓘ
Piccarda Donati ⓘ |
| genreContext | medieval Christian epic poetry ⓘ |
| guidingFigure | Beatrice ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
souls impeded from fulfilling vows
ⓘ
souls who failed to keep their vows ⓘ |
| lightSource | reflected light from the Sun ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dante’s Empyrean-centered universe ⓘ |
| moralCategory | defect in constancy ⓘ |
| movementType | circular motion around the Earth ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | Dante’s first experience of the celestial heavens ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dante’s cosmos
ⓘ
Divine Comedy ⓘ Paradiso ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | faint, pearly radiance ⓘ |
| perceivedByDante | as spots on the Moon explained allegorically ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscussion |
apparent inequality among the blessed
ⓘ
nature of substances and accidents ⓘ |
| positionInCosmos | lowest celestial heaven ⓘ |
| reasonForDefect | coercion or external force ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholic theology ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
inconstancy
ⓘ
instability of human vows ⓘ mutability ⓘ |
| textualLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| theologicalStatus |
lowest degree of beatitude
ⓘ
state of blessedness ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Dante (pilgrim)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dante (protagonist)
|
| workComposedInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sphere of the Moon Description of subject: Sphere of the Moon is the lowest celestial heaven in Dante Alighieri’s Paradiso, where souls who failed to keep their vows reside.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.