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deus ex machina

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Summary

deus ex machina is a plot device[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of plot device entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,816 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Aeschylus[3]
  • Commons category: Deus ex machina[4]
  • Start time: 458 BC[5]
  • Described at URL: http://edebiyat.k12.org.tr/kavramlar/Deus+Ex+Machina/25[6]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[9], New International Encyclopedia[10], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[11]
  • Different from: grand piano in the bushes[12]
  • Name: Ἐκ Μηχανῆς Θεός[13]

Why It Matters

deus ex machina has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Aeschylus

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.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved . euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3 +2
    Aliases → —
    Start time → -0458-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Different from → grand piano in the bushes
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||vi, eu */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
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