Baba Yaga
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Baba Yaga is a fearsome witch-like figure from Slavic folklore, known for living in a hut on chicken legs and embodying both dangerous and protective supernatural powers.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baba Yaga canonical | 8 |
| The Baba Yaga | 1 |
| The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga) design | 1 |
| The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8783299 — 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: Baba Yaga Context triple: [Slavic mythology, hasSpirit, Baba Yaga]
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A.
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave is a richly illustrated retelling of a classic Russian folktale about a courageous girl who outwits the fearsome witch Baba Yaga.
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B.
Chernomor
Chernomor is a villainous sorcerer with a long magical beard who abducts the heroine in Alexander Pushkin’s narrative poem "Ruslan and Ludmila."
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C.
Fenitschka
Fenitschka is a novella by Lou Andreas-Salomé that explores themes of female independence, intellectual freedom, and unconventional relationships in late 19th-century European society.
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D.
Malvina
Malvina is a feminine given name of Scottish origin, often associated with literary and romantic traditions.
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E.
Grushenka
Grushenka is a central female character in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "The Brothers Karamazov," known for her complex mix of sensuality, capriciousness, and capacity for moral and spiritual transformation.
- 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: Baba Yaga Target entity description: Baba Yaga is a fearsome witch-like figure from Slavic folklore, known for living in a hut on chicken legs and embodying both dangerous and protective supernatural powers.
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A.
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave is a richly illustrated retelling of a classic Russian folktale about a courageous girl who outwits the fearsome witch Baba Yaga.
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B.
Chernomor
Chernomor is a villainous sorcerer with a long magical beard who abducts the heroine in Alexander Pushkin’s narrative poem "Ruslan and Ludmila."
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C.
Fenitschka
Fenitschka is a novella by Lou Andreas-Salomé that explores themes of female independence, intellectual freedom, and unconventional relationships in late 19th-century European society.
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D.
Malvina
Malvina is a feminine given name of Scottish origin, often associated with literary and romantic traditions.
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E.
Grushenka
Grushenka is a central female character in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel "The Brothers Karamazov," known for her complex mix of sensuality, capriciousness, and capacity for moral and spiritual transformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Slavic folklore character
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folklore character ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ witch ⓘ |
| alignment | ambivalent ⓘ |
| appearance |
often depicted as bony-legged
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often depicted as ugly ⓘ old woman ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Afanasy Afanasyev’s folklore collections
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Alexander Pushkin’s works ⓘ
linked to:
Alexander Pushkin
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "Kashchey the Immortal" ⓘ Russian fairy tales ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
forest
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liminal spaces ⓘ wilderness ⓘ |
| category |
Slavic legendary creatures
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female legendary creatures ⓘ witches in folklore ⓘ |
| culture |
Belarusian
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Czech ⓘ Polish ⓘ Russian ⓘ Slavic ⓘ Slovak ⓘ South Slavic ⓘ
linked to:
South Slavs
Ukrainian ⓘ |
| domain | Slavic mythology ⓘ |
| dwelling | hut on chicken legs ⓘ |
| dwellingFeature |
hut can move and turn
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hut often surrounded by a fence of human bones ⓘ hut stands on chicken legs ⓘ |
| epithet | fearsome witch-like figure ⓘ |
| functionInTales |
gives magical gifts or advice
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kidnaps or threatens children ⓘ tests the hero or heroine ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenced |
Modest Mussorgsky’s "Pictures at an Exhibition" movement "The Hut on Fowl’s Legs"
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linked to:
Pictures at an Exhibition
comic books and graphic novels ⓘ contemporary films and television ⓘ modern fantasy literature ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| languageOrigin | Slavic languages ⓘ |
| nameComponentMeaning |
"Baba" can mean old woman or grandmother in Slavic languages
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"Yaga" has uncertain etymology and may relate to horror or disease ⓘ |
| notableFeature | lives in a hut on chicken legs ⓘ |
| power |
control over life and death
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dangerous supernatural powers ⓘ magic ⓘ protective supernatural powers ⓘ shape-shifting in some tales ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
crone archetype
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witch archetype ⓘ |
| role |
antagonist
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helper ⓘ trickster ⓘ |
| symbolism |
ambiguous morality
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boundary between life and death ⓘ initiation and trials ⓘ nature’s wild and untamed forces ⓘ |
| tool |
broom
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pestle ⓘ |
| transport | mortar ⓘ |
| transportFeature |
flies through the air in a mortar
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sweeps away her tracks with a broom ⓘ uses a pestle as an oar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baba Yaga Description of subject: Baba Yaga is a fearsome witch-like figure from Slavic folklore, known for living in a hut on chicken legs and embodying both dangerous and protective supernatural powers.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Baba Yaga
linked to: Baba Yaga
Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestration by Maurice Ravel)
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movement
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The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga)
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linked to: Baba Yaga
subject linked to:
Hellboy (2019)