Antaeus

giant in Greek and Amazigh (Berber) mythology
Person mythological_greek_character Q272006
Antaeus
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Antaeus

Summary

Antaeus is a mythological Greek character[1]. He worked as a king[2]. He ranks in the top 9% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month).[3]

Key Facts

  • Antaeus's father was Poseidon[4].
  • Antaeus's mother was Gaia[5].
  • Among Antaeus's spouses was Tinjis[6].
  • Antaeus worked as a king[2].
  • Antaeus's image is recorded as Herakles Antaios Louvre G103.jpg[7].
  • Antaeus's image is recorded as Antée, par Gustave Doré.jpg[8].
  • Antaeus's image is recorded as Herakles Antaios Louvre G103 n2.jpg[9].
  • Antaeus is recorded as male[10].
  • Antaeus's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[11].
  • Antaeus's instance of is recorded as giant[12].
  • Antaeus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 15929217[13].
  • Antaeus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 200104956[14].
  • Antaeus's GND ID is recorded as 132366509[15].
  • Antaeus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2017065730[16].
  • Antaeus's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 150680152[17].
  • Antaeus's IdRef ID is recorded as 131847864[18].
  • Antaeus's Commons category is recorded as Antaeus[19].
  • Antaeus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kj2p[20].
  • Antaeus's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0004302[21].
  • Antaeus's depicted by is recorded as Heracles and Antaeus[22].
  • Antaeus's depicted by is recorded as Heracles and Antaeus replica[23].
  • Antaeus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[24].
  • Antaeus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25].
  • Antaeus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Antaeus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Antaeus's father was Poseidon[4]. His mother was Gaia[5].

Career and Affiliations

Antaeus's professions included king[2].

Personal Life

Antaeus was married to Tinjis[6].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Antaeus include Antonov An-22[28], an aircraft family[29].

Why It Matters

Antaeus ranks in the top 9% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for him include Antonov An-22[28], an aircraft family[29].

FAQs

Who were Antaeus's parents?

Antaeus's father was Poseidon[4]. Antaeus's mother was Gaia[5].

Who was Antaeus married to?

Antaeus's spouses include Tinjis[6].

What did Antaeus do for work?

Antaeus worked as king[2].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Антей. wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Антей. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Антей. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Антей. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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