Maleva
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Maleva is the wise Romani woman and mother of the original Wolf Man who serves as a mystical guide and bearer of the werewolf curse’s lore in Universal’s classic horror films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maleva canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10811465 — 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: Maleva Context triple: [The Wolf Man, character, Maleva]
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A.
Navigo
Navigo is the contactless smart card ticketing system used for public transportation across the Île-de-France region, including Paris.
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B.
Cattaro
Cattaro is the historical Italian name for the coastal town of Kotor in Montenegro, known for its well-preserved medieval old town and bay.
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C.
Dukenburg
Dukenburg is a residential district in the southwest of Nijmegen in the Netherlands, known for its post-war urban planning and local railway connectivity.
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D.
Emden
Emden is a historic port city in northwestern Germany known for its maritime industry and location near the North Sea.
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E.
Miaoulis
Miaoulis is a Greek surname most famously associated with Admiral Andreas Miaoulis, a key naval leader in the Greek War of Independence.
- 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: Maleva Target entity description: Maleva is the wise Romani woman and mother of the original Wolf Man who serves as a mystical guide and bearer of the werewolf curse’s lore in Universal’s classic horror films.
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A.
Navigo
Navigo is the contactless smart card ticketing system used for public transportation across the Île-de-France region, including Paris.
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B.
Cattaro
Cattaro is the historical Italian name for the coastal town of Kotor in Montenegro, known for its well-preserved medieval old town and bay.
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C.
Dukenburg
Dukenburg is a residential district in the southwest of Nijmegen in the Netherlands, known for its post-war urban planning and local railway connectivity.
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D.
Emden
Emden is a historic port city in northwestern Germany known for its maritime industry and location near the North Sea.
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E.
Miaoulis
Miaoulis is a Greek surname most famously associated with Admiral Andreas Miaoulis, a key naval leader in the Greek War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romani character
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| ageDescriptor | elderly ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
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The Wolf Man ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | The Wolf Man ⓘ |
| associatedMonster | werewolf ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Larry Talbot
ⓘ
linked to:
Lawrence Talbot
|
| characterAlignment | benevolent ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalStereotypeElement | mystical Romani seer ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Romani ⓘ |
| explainsCurseTo |
Larry Talbot
ⓘ
linked to:
Lawrence Talbot
villagers ⓘ |
| famousLine |
"Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night..."
ⓘ
"The way you walked was thorny, through no fault of your own." ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Universal Classic Monsters ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Wolf Man (1941 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Wolf Man
|
| franchise |
Universal Classic Horror
ⓘ
linked to:
Universal Classic Monsters
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | horror ⓘ |
| hairColor | grey ⓘ |
| helps |
Larry Talbot
ⓘ
linked to:
Lawrence Talbot
|
| knowsAbout |
silver weakness of werewolves
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werewolf curse ⓘ werewolf transformation cycle ⓘ |
| languageOfDialogue | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| motherOf | Bela ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
exposition of werewolf mythology
ⓘ
moral guide ⓘ |
| notableTrait | deep knowledge of lycanthropy lore ⓘ |
| occupation |
fortune teller
ⓘ
mystic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Maria Ouspenskaya ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| role |
Romani elder
ⓘ
bearer of werewolf lore ⓘ mystical guide ⓘ seer ⓘ |
| settingOfAppearances | fictional Welsh village ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| subgenreOfWork | gothic horror ⓘ |
| subsequentAppearance |
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943 film)
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linked to:
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
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| triesTo | alleviate werewolf curse ⓘ |
| warns |
Larry Talbot
ⓘ
linked to:
Lawrence Talbot
|
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: Maleva Description of subject: Maleva is the wise Romani woman and mother of the original Wolf Man who serves as a mystical guide and bearer of the werewolf curse’s lore in Universal’s classic horror films.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.