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damsel in distress

theme in storytelling, stock character; a noble Lady in need of rescue, traditionally from dragons
Thing clich Q2293837
damsel in distress
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damsel in distress

Summary

damsel in distress is a cliché[1]. It draws 4,380 Wikipedia views per month (clich category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • damsel in distress's instance of is recorded as cliché[3].
  • damsel in distress's instance of is recorded as stock character[4].
  • damsel in distress's instance of is recorded as narrative role[5].
  • damsel in distress's Commons category is recorded as Damsel in distress[6].
  • damsel in distress's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Damsels in distress[7].
  • damsel in distress's facet of is recorded as kidnapping[8].
  • damsel in distress's P14470 is recorded as Concepts/Damsel_In_Distress[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include cliché[3], stock character[4], and narrative role[5].

Why It Matters

damsel in distress draws 4,380 Wikipedia views per month (clich category, ranking #1 of 9).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Jerimee · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → kidnapping
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1269]]: [[Q318296]]"
  2. 8w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    P14470 → Concepts/Damsel_In_Distress
    Topic's main category → Category:Damsels in distress
    Instance of → cliché, stock character, narrative role
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Damsel_In_Distress, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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