banshee

Summary

banshee ranks in the top 0.45% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,031 views/month, #353 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• banshee is recorded as female^[2].
• banshee is a type of spirit^[3].
• banshee is a type of mythical creature^[4].
• banshee is a type of fairy^[5].
• banshee is a type of Aos Sí^[6].
• banshee is part of Irish mythology^[7].
• banshee is part of Mythological Cycle^[8].
• banshee's Commons category is recorded as Banshee (mythology)^[9].
• banshee's worshipped by is recorded as Irish mythology^[10].
• banshee's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[11].
• banshee's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• banshee's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ga', 'text': 'Bean sídhe'}^[13].
• banshee's different from is recorded as Banshee^[14].
• banshee's different from is recorded as banshee in a work of fiction^[15].
• banshee's does not have characteristic is recorded as small^[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include spirit^[3], mythical creature^[4], fairy^[5], and Aos Sí^[6].

Use and Application

Part of include Irish mythology^[7], a mythology by ethnic group^[17] and Mythological Cycle^[8].

Influence

Things named for banshee include The Banshees of Inisherin^[18], a film^[19], directed by Martin McDonagh^[20].

Why It Matters

banshee ranks in the top 0.45% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,031 views/month, #353 of 77,819).^[1] banshee has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] banshee is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for banshee include The Banshees of Inisherin^[18], a film^[19], directed by Martin McDonagh^[20].