Codrus

last of the semi-mythical Kings of Athens
Person mythological_greek_character Q1052888
Codrus
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Codrus

Summary

Codrus is a mythological Greek character[1]. His place of birth was Pylos[2]. He draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #221 of 1,333).[3]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pylos[2], Codrus…
  • Codrus's father was Melanthus[4].
  • Codrus was married to wife of Codrus[5].
  • A child of Codrus was Medon[6].
  • A child of Codrus was Neileus[7].
  • A child of Codrus was Cnopus[8].
  • A child of Codrus was Androclus[9].
  • A child of Codrus was Damasus[10].
  • A child of Codrus was Nauclus[11].
  • Codrus held the position of King of Athens[12].
  • Codrus's image is recorded as Kodros-Schale.png[13].
  • Codrus is recorded as male[14].
  • Codrus's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[15].
  • Codrus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 232348558[16].
  • Codrus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 109152682495423310430[17].
  • Codrus's GND ID is recorded as 1019741902[18].
  • Codrus's Commons category is recorded as Codrus[19].
  • Codrus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/040mk3[20].
  • Codrus's depicted by is recorded as The Sacrifice of King Codron of Athens[21].
  • Codrus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[22].
  • Codrus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Codrus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • Codrus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25].
  • Codrus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26].
  • Codrus's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Codrus's place of birth was Pylos[2]. His father was Melanthus[4].

Career and Affiliations

Codrus held the position of King of Athens[12].

Personal Life

Codrus was married to wife of him[5]. Children include Medon[6], a mythological Greek character[28]; Neileus[7], a mythological Greek character[29]; Cnopus[8], a mythological Greek character[30]; Androclus[9], a mythological Greek character[31]; Damasus[10], a mythological Greek character[32]; and Nauclus[11].

Why It Matters

Codrus draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #221 of 1,333).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Codrus born?

Codrus was born in Pylos[2].

Who were Codrus's parents?

Codrus's father was Melanthus[4].

Who was Codrus married to?

Codrus's spouses include wife of Codrus[5].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Q24442712. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Q45206991. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Q45253002. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Q45206991. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . 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. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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