Billiken

Summary

Billiken is a deity^[1]. They ranks in the top 5% of deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (431 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Billiken is credited with the discovery of Florence Pretz^[3].
• Billiken's image is recorded as Пеликен.JPG^[4].
• Billiken's instance of is recorded as deity^[5].
• Billiken's instance of is recorded as mascot^[6].
• Billiken's Commons category is recorded as Billiken^[7].
• Billiken's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/060vb8^[8].
• Billiken's different from is recorded as Billiken^[9].
• Billiken's different from is recorded as Q11330979^[10].
• Billiken's X is recorded as BILLIKENsan_jp^[11].
• Billiken's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 28771799^[12].
• Billiken's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as billiken-san^[13].
• Billiken's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+2061'}^[14].

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Works and Contributions

Billiken is credited with the discovery of Florence Pretz^[3]. Things named for them include they^[15], a youth media^[16], in Argentina^[17], founded in 1919^[18].

Why It Matters

Billiken ranks in the top 5% of deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (431 views/month).^[2] They has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] They is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for them include they^[15], a youth media^[16], in Argentina^[17], founded in 1919^[18].