The Shadow of Solomon
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The Shadow of Solomon is a historical and esoteric study by Laurence Gardner that explores the hidden origins, symbolism, and secret traditions surrounding Freemasonry and related mystical societies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Shadow of Solomon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8504147 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Shadow of Solomon Context triple: [Laurence Gardner, notableWork, The Shadow of Solomon]
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A.
The Shadowed Sun
The Shadowed Sun is a fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin that continues her Dreamblood duology with a richly imagined world, political intrigue, and explorations of power, faith, and healing.
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B.
The Shadow Speaker
The Shadow Speaker is a young adult science fantasy novel by Nnedi Okorafor that blends futuristic technology with West African mythology in a coming-of-age story set in a post-apocalyptic Sahara.
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C.
The Shadow
The Shadow is a classic American radio drama series featuring a mysterious crime-fighting vigilante with the power to cloud men's minds, making him invisible to his enemies.
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D.
The Serpent Brotherhood
The Serpent Brotherhood is a secretive, villainous organization in *The Librarian* franchise that seeks to obtain and exploit powerful magical artifacts for its own gain.
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E.
The Shadow in the North
The Shadow in the North is a Victorian-era mystery novel by Philip Pullman featuring young detectives Sally Lockhart and Frederick Garland as they uncover a sinister industrial conspiracy.
- 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 Shadow of Solomon Target entity description: The Shadow of Solomon is a historical and esoteric study by Laurence Gardner that explores the hidden origins, symbolism, and secret traditions surrounding Freemasonry and related mystical societies.
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A.
The Shadowed Sun
The Shadowed Sun is a fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin that continues her Dreamblood duology with a richly imagined world, political intrigue, and explorations of power, faith, and healing.
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B.
The Shadow Speaker
The Shadow Speaker is a young adult science fantasy novel by Nnedi Okorafor that blends futuristic technology with West African mythology in a coming-of-age story set in a post-apocalyptic Sahara.
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C.
The Shadow
The Shadow is a classic American radio drama series featuring a mysterious crime-fighting vigilante with the power to cloud men's minds, making him invisible to his enemies.
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D.
The Serpent Brotherhood
The Serpent Brotherhood is a secretive, villainous organization in *The Librarian* franchise that seeks to obtain and exploit powerful magical artifacts for its own gain.
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E.
Shadow on the Wall
Shadow on the Wall is a 1950 American film noir psychological thriller in which Gigi Perreau plays a key child role central to the story’s mystery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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esoteric study ⓘ |
| author | Laurence Gardner ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
biblical and historical roots of Masonic lore
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connections between Freemasonry and mystical societies ⓘ hidden origins of Masonic ritual ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Masonic symbolism
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esoteric traditions linked to Freemasonry ⓘ origins of Freemasonry ⓘ |
| genre |
esotericism
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history ⓘ occult ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Shadow of Solomon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Laurence Gardner bibliography ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Holy Grail
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Knights Templar ⓘ Solomonic traditions ⓘ Western esotericism ⓘ |
| subject |
Freemasonry
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linked to:
Freemasons
hidden traditions ⓘ mysticism ⓘ secret societies ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: The Shadow of Solomon Description of subject: The Shadow of Solomon is a historical and esoteric study by Laurence Gardner that explores the hidden origins, symbolism, and secret traditions surrounding Freemasonry and related mystical societies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.