The Wine-Dark Sea
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The Wine-Dark Sea is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, following Captain Jack Aubrey and physician-intelligence agent Stephen Maturin through complex seafaring adventures during the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wine-Dark Sea canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6189575 — 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 Wine-Dark Sea Context triple: [Aubrey–Maturin series, hasBook, The Wine-Dark Sea]
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A.
Les Phocéens
Les Phocéens is the traditional nickname for Olympique de Marseille, referencing the ancient Greek settlers of the city of Marseille (Phocaea).
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B.
Mares of Diomedes
The Mares of Diomedes are man-eating horses from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labors.
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C.
Argonautica
Argonautica is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Apollonius of Rhodes, that recounts Jason and the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece.
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D.
Queen of Ithaca
Queen of Ithaca is the royal title held by Penelope, renowned in Greek mythology for her loyalty and cleverness during Odysseus’s long absence.
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E.
King of Ithaca
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
- 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 Wine-Dark Sea Target entity description: The Wine-Dark Sea is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, following Captain Jack Aubrey and physician-intelligence agent Stephen Maturin through complex seafaring adventures during the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
Les Phocéens
Les Phocéens is the traditional nickname for Olympique de Marseille, referencing the ancient Greek settlers of the city of Marseille (Phocaea).
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B.
Mares of Diomedes
The Mares of Diomedes are man-eating horses from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labors.
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C.
Argonautica
Argonautica is an ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Apollonius of Rhodes, that recounts Jason and the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece.
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D.
Queen of Ithaca
Queen of Ithaca is the royal title held by Penelope, renowned in Greek mythology for her loyalty and cleverness during Odysseus’s long absence.
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E.
King of Ithaca
The King of Ithaca is the legendary Greek monarch best known as Odysseus, the cunning hero of Homer’s Odyssey and leader of the island kingdom of Ithaca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naval fiction
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novel ⓘ |
| author |
Patrick O’Brian
ⓘ
linked to:
Patrick O'Brian
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| basedOn | Age of Sail naval history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jack Aubrey
ⓘ
Stephen Maturin ⓘ |
| follows | previous Aubrey–Maturin novels ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
sea story ⓘ |
| hasSequel | subsequent Aubrey–Maturin novels ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duty
ⓘ
espionage ⓘ friendship ⓘ life at sea ⓘ war ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
historical detail
ⓘ
nautical realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation |
Royal Navy captain
ⓘ
intelligence agent ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
intelligence work
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic naval saga ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Jack Aubrey
ⓘ
Stephen Maturin ⓘ |
| series | Aubrey–Maturin series ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Wine-Dark Sea Description of subject: The Wine-Dark Sea is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, following Captain Jack Aubrey and physician-intelligence agent Stephen Maturin through complex seafaring adventures during the Napoleonic Wars.
Referenced by (6)
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