Salome
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Salome is a biblical and historical figure best known for her dance before Herod Antipas that led to the beheading of John the Baptist.
All labels observed (15)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T530302 — 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: Salome Context triple: [Herod Antipas, stepdaughter, Salome]
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MAMACITA
"MAMACITA" is a 2020 Latin-influenced pop and reggaeton single by the Black Eyed Peas featuring Ozuna and J. Rey Soul.
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Madam
"Madam" is a formal term of address for a woman, often used to show respect or politeness in social, professional, or official contexts.
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C.
Judith
Judith is a deuterocanonical book of the Bible that tells the story of a courageous Jewish widow who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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Black Swan
Black Swan is a 2010 psychological horror thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky, following a troubled ballerina’s descent into madness as she prepares for a demanding lead role.
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Gypsy
Gypsy is a celebrated Broadway musical—later adapted into film and television—based on the memoirs of burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee, renowned for its powerful score and the iconic stage role of her domineering mother, Mama Rose.
- 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: Salome Target entity description: Salome is a biblical and historical figure best known for her dance before Herod Antipas that led to the beheading of John the Baptist.
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A.
MAMACITA
"MAMACITA" is a 2020 Latin-influenced pop and reggaeton single by the Black Eyed Peas featuring Ozuna and J. Rey Soul.
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B.
Madam
"Madam" is a formal term of address for a woman, often used to show respect or politeness in social, professional, or official contexts.
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C.
Judith
Judith is a deuterocanonical book of the Bible that tells the story of a courageous Jewish widow who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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D.
Black Swan
Black Swan is a 2010 psychological horror thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky, following a troubled ballerina’s descent into madness as she prepares for a demanding lead role.
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E.
Gypsy
Gypsy is a celebrated Broadway musical—later adapted into film and television—based on the memoirs of burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee, renowned for its powerful score and the iconic stage role of her domineering mother, Mama Rose.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
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historical figure ⓘ woman ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | beheading of John the Baptist ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Galilee
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Perea ⓘ |
| biblicalRole | daughter of Herodias ⓘ |
| caused | execution of John the Baptist ⓘ |
| genreOfSources | biblical narrative ⓘ |
| grandfather | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
dance before Herod
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platter with the head of John the Baptist ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss
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play "Salomé" by Oscar Wilde ⓘ
linked to:
Salome
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| knownFor |
dance before Herod Antipas
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role in beheading of John the Baptist ⓘ |
| languageContext | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gospel of Mark
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Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| mother | Herodias ⓘ |
| motiveAsTraditionallyInterpreted | obedience to her mother Herodias ⓘ |
| nameInGreek |
Σαλώμη
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linked to:
Shelomith
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| performed | dance ⓘ |
| performedFor | Herod Antipas ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
dancer
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temptress in later tradition ⓘ |
| relatedFigure |
Herod Antipas
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Herod the Great ⓘ Herodias ⓘ John the Baptist ⓘ |
| religiousCategory |
New Testament person
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saint in some Christian traditions ⓘ |
| religiousTextRole | secondary character in Gospel passion narratives ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| requested | head of John the Baptist ⓘ |
| rewardForDance | any request promised by Herod Antipas ⓘ |
| stepfather | Herod Antipas ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
19th-century literature
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Christian art ⓘ Renaissance painting ⓘ medieval literature ⓘ modern opera ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
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: Salome Description of subject: Salome is a biblical and historical figure best known for her dance before Herod Antipas that led to the beheading of John the Baptist.
Referenced by (61)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Salome
subject linked to:
Apostle James the Greater
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subject linked to:
opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss
linked to: Salome
subject linked to:
opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss
subject linked to:
opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss
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Stories of Saint John the Baptist (Chiostro dello Scalzo fresco cycle)
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depictsEvent
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Dance of Salome
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subject linked to:
Jochanaan in Salome
subject linked to:
Jochanaan in Salome
subject linked to:
Jochanaan in Salome
subject linked to:
Jochanaan in Salome