the White Swan
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The White Swan is the enchanted princess alter ego of Odette in Tchaikovsky’s ballet "Swan Lake," symbolizing purity, grace, and tragic romance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the White Swan canonical | 4 |
| White Swan | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9719568 — 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: the White Swan Context triple: [Odette, alsoKnownAs, the White Swan]
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A.
White Swan
The "White Swan" is the elegant, white Baroque-style Kaunas Town Hall in Lithuania, renowned for its slender tower and historic role as a civic landmark.
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B.
Black swan
The black swan is a large waterbird native to Australia, notable for its striking black plumage and red bill, and widely used as an emblem in Australian heraldry and symbolism.
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C.
Le Cygne
Le Cygne is a historic guildhouse and notable restaurant located on Brussels’ Grand Place, known for its ornate façade and cultural significance.
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D.
The White One
The White One is an epithet of Nekhbet, the ancient Egyptian vulture goddess who served as a protector of Upper Egypt and the pharaoh.
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E.
The White Ballet
The White Ballet is a painting by American Ashcan School artist Everett Shinn that captures an intimate, atmospheric view of a ballet performance.
- 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 White Swan Target entity description: The White Swan is the enchanted princess alter ego of Odette in Tchaikovsky’s ballet "Swan Lake," symbolizing purity, grace, and tragic romance.
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A.
White Swan
The "White Swan" is the elegant, white Baroque-style Kaunas Town Hall in Lithuania, renowned for its slender tower and historic role as a civic landmark.
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B.
Black swan
The black swan is a large waterbird native to Australia, notable for its striking black plumage and red bill, and widely used as an emblem in Australian heraldry and symbolism.
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C.
Le Cygne
Le Cygne is a historic guildhouse and notable restaurant located on Brussels’ Grand Place, known for its ornate façade and cultural significance.
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D.
The White One
The White One is an epithet of Nekhbet, the ancient Egyptian vulture goddess who served as a protector of Upper Egypt and the pharaoh.
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E.
The White Ballet
The White Ballet is a painting by American Ashcan School artist Everett Shinn that captures an intimate, atmospheric view of a ballet performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ mythical creature ⓘ |
| alignment | good ⓘ |
| alterEgoOf |
Odette
ⓘ
Odile ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Swan Lake ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ |
| artForm | performing arts ⓘ |
| associatedEmotion |
innocence
ⓘ
melancholy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Swan Theme
ⓘ
classical ballet repertoire ⓘ romantic ballet tradition ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | the Black Swan ⓘ |
| createdForWorkPremieredIn | 1895 revival of Swan Lake ⓘ |
| cursedBy | Rothbart ⓘ |
| enchantedFormOf | Odette ⓘ |
| genreContext | Romantic-era ballet ⓘ |
| hasAlterEgo | the White Swan ⓘ |
| hasColor | white ⓘ |
| hasDanceType | adagio ⓘ |
| hasFamousScene |
White Swan pas de deux
ⓘ
linked to:
White Swan Pas de deux
|
| hasFamousVariation | White Swan variation ⓘ |
| hasFateInMostProductions | dies tragically ⓘ |
| hasIconicMusicNumber |
Swan Lake Act II music
ⓘ
linked to:
Act II of "Swan Lake"
|
| hasTheme |
freedom versus captivity
ⓘ
redemptive love ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | the White Swan ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | European swan-maiden folklore ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | Russian ⓘ |
| loveInterest |
Prince Siegfried
ⓘ
linked to:
Siegfried
|
| medium | ballet ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
heroine
ⓘ
tragic heroine ⓘ |
| notableChoreographicTradition | Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov choreography ⓘ |
| originCountryOfWork | Russia ⓘ |
| roleInRelationTo | the White Swan ⓘ |
| setting | enchanted lake ⓘ |
| speciesInNarrative | swan ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
grace
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purity ⓘ tragic romance ⓘ |
| typicalCostumeElement |
feathered headpiece
ⓘ
white tutu ⓘ |
| typicalMovementQuality |
ethereal
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fluid ⓘ lyrical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the White Swan Description of subject: The White Swan is the enchanted princess alter ego of Odette in Tchaikovsky’s ballet "Swan Lake," symbolizing purity, grace, and tragic romance.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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