Shadow Moon
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Shadow Moon is the enigmatic ex-convict protagonist of Neil Gaiman's novel "American Gods," who becomes bodyguard to the mysterious Mr. Wednesday and is drawn into a war between old and new deities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shadow Moon canonical | 14 |
| Baldr Moon | 1 |
| Baldur Moon | 1 |
| Shadow Moon in American Gods | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6875257 — 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: Shadow Moon Context triple: [American Gods, mainCharacter, Shadow Moon]
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A.
Void Moon
Void Moon is a crime novel by Michael Connelly that follows a female ex-con drawn back into a high-stakes Las Vegas heist.
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B.
Child of the Moon
"Child of the Moon" is a 1968 psychedelic rock song by The Rolling Stones, notable as the non-album B-side to their single "Jumpin' Jack Flash."
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C.
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.
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D.
Fool Moon
Fool Moon is a comedic stage show co-created and performed by Bill Irwin (with David Shiner) that blends physical comedy, clowning, and mime.
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E.
Magic in the Moonlight
Magic in the Moonlight is a 2014 romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen, set in 1920s France and centered on a skeptical magician investigating a young spiritualist.
- 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: Shadow Moon Target entity description: Shadow Moon is the enigmatic ex-convict protagonist of Neil Gaiman's novel "American Gods," who becomes bodyguard to the mysterious Mr. Wednesday and is drawn into a war between old and new deities.
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A.
Void Moon
Void Moon is a crime novel by Michael Connelly that follows a female ex-con drawn back into a high-stakes Las Vegas heist.
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B.
Child of the Moon
"Child of the Moon" is a 1968 psychedelic rock song by The Rolling Stones, notable as the non-album B-side to their single "Jumpin' Jack Flash."
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C.
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.
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D.
Fool Moon
Fool Moon is a comedic stage show co-created and performed by Bill Irwin (with David Shiner) that blends physical comedy, clowning, and mime.
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E.
Magic in the Moonlight
Magic in the Moonlight is a 2014 romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen, set in 1920s France and centered on a skeptical magician investigating a young spiritualist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
novel protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
American Gods (TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
American Gods
|
| appearsIn | American Gods ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
new gods
ⓘ
old gods ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Baldr
ⓘ
Norse god Baldr ⓘ
linked to:
Baldr
|
| characteristic |
enigmatic
ⓘ
physically imposing ⓘ stoic ⓘ |
| creator | Neil Gaiman ⓘ |
| employer |
Mr. Wednesday
ⓘ
Odin ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
American Gods (2001 novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
American Gods
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
fantasy
ⓘ
mythic fiction ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
prophetic dreams
ⓘ
visionary experiences ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Baldr Moon
ⓘ
linked to:
Shadow Moon
Baldur Moon ⓘ
linked to:
Shadow Moon
Shadow ⓘ |
| hasCompanion |
Laura Moon
ⓘ
Mad Sweeney ⓘ Mr. Wednesday ⓘ |
| imprisonedFor | assault and robbery (in novel backstory) ⓘ |
| involvedIn | war between old gods and new gods ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse |
American Gods universe
ⓘ
linked to:
American Gods
|
| narrativeFunction | viewpoint character in American Gods ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
bodyguard
ⓘ
ex-convict ⓘ |
| parentage |
demigod
ⓘ
son of a god ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ricky Whittle ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow (via American Gods) ⓘ |
| relative |
Mr. Wednesday
ⓘ
Odin ⓘ |
| religion | connected to Norse mythology ⓘ |
| residence | Lakeside, Wisconsin (fictional) ⓘ |
| role | protagonist of American Gods ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| spouse | Laura Moon ⓘ |
| theme |
belief
ⓘ
identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Shadow Moon Description of subject: Shadow Moon is the enigmatic ex-convict protagonist of Neil Gaiman's novel "American Gods," who becomes bodyguard to the mysterious Mr. Wednesday and is drawn into a war between old and new deities.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Low Key Lyesmith in American Gods
subject linked to:
Low Key Lyesmith in American Gods
subject linked to:
Low Key Lyesmith in American Gods
linked to: Shadow Moon
linked to: Shadow Moon
linked to: Shadow Moon