Ulthar
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Ulthar is a mysterious, cat-revering town in H.P. Lovecraft’s Dreamlands, best known from the tale where a law forbids the killing of cats.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulthar canonical | 5 |
| village of Ulthar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8791580 — 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: Ulthar Context triple: [The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, featuresLocation, Ulthar]
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A.
Ultar Sar
Ultar Sar is a prominent and technically challenging mountain peak in the Karakoram range of northern Pakistan, known for its steep granite faces and difficult climbing routes.
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B.
Urstein
Urstein is a locality in the municipality of Puch bei Hallein in the Austrian state of Salzburg, known for hosting the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences campus.
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C.
Edrice
Edrice is the birth name of NBA All-Star center Bam Adebayo, known for his versatile defense and playmaking with the Miami Heat.
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D.
Ataroth
Ataroth is an ancient Moabite town known from biblical texts and the Mesha Stele, associated with conflicts between Israel and Moab.
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E.
Ellough
Ellough is a small rural village and civil parish in the county of Suffolk in eastern England.
- 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: Ulthar Target entity description: Ulthar is a mysterious, cat-revering town in H.P. Lovecraft’s Dreamlands, best known from the tale where a law forbids the killing of cats.
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A.
Ultar Sar
Ultar Sar is a prominent and technically challenging mountain peak in the Karakoram range of northern Pakistan, known for its steep granite faces and difficult climbing routes.
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B.
Urstein
Urstein is a locality in the municipality of Puch bei Hallein in the Austrian state of Salzburg, known for hosting the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences campus.
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C.
Edrice
Edrice is the birth name of NBA All-Star center Bam Adebayo, known for his versatile defense and playmaking with the Miami Heat.
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D.
Ataroth
Ataroth is an ancient Moabite town known from biblical texts and the Mesha Stele, associated with conflicts between Israel and Moab.
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E.
Ellough
Ellough is a small rural village and civil parish in the county of Suffolk in eastern England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional town
ⓘ
location in the Dreamlands ⓘ setting in a literary work ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Cats of Ulthar
ⓘ
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
the dark wanderers with the black caravan
ⓘ
the old cotter and his wife who kill cats ⓘ the orphan boy Menes ⓘ the unnamed narrator of The Cats of Ulthar ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | Dreamlands ⓘ |
| creator | H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | popular phrase "the cats of Ulthar" among Lovecraft readers ⓘ |
| fandom |
Cthulhu Mythos fandom
ⓘ
linked to:
Cthulhu Mythos
|
| fictionalUniverse | H. P. Lovecraft Dream Cycle ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Cats of Ulthar ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy setting
ⓘ
weird fiction setting ⓘ |
| governedBy | burgomaster of Ulthar ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
cottages
ⓘ
gable-roofed houses ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasDepiction | maps of the Dreamlands in derivative works ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cobbled streets
ⓘ
rural surroundings ⓘ view of the Skai River ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants |
cat-revering people
ⓘ
large population of cats ⓘ |
| hasLaw | No man may kill a cat in Ulthar ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
sacred animals
ⓘ
supernatural retribution ⓘ |
| hasReligionOrCult | cat veneration ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
justice for cruelty to animals
ⓘ
mystery and superstition ⓘ reverence for animals ⓘ |
| inspiredWorks | later Lovecraftian pastiches and role-playing game settings ⓘ |
| languageInFiction | human languages of the Dreamlands ⓘ |
| lawEstablishedBy | experience with the mysterious dark wanderers and their kitten ⓘ |
| lawOriginStory | vengeance of cats upon a couple who killed cats ⓘ |
| locatedNearInFiction |
Hatheg
ⓘ
Nir ⓘ Skai River ⓘ |
| medium | short story literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
law forbidding the killing of cats
ⓘ
reverence for cats ⓘ |
| partOf | region along the Skai in the Dreamlands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ulthar Description of subject: Ulthar is a mysterious, cat-revering town in H.P. Lovecraft’s Dreamlands, best known from the tale where a law forbids the killing of cats.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ulthar