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Enkomion

greek/latin word meaning "the praise of a person or thing"
Intangible literary_genre Q1551978
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Enkomion

Summary

Enkomion is a literary genre[1]. Enkomion draws 517 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #117 of 487).[2]

Key Facts

  • Enkomion's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3].
  • Enkomion is a type of lyric poetry[4].
  • Enkomion's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[5].
  • Enkomion's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[6].

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Definition and Type

Enkomion's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3]. Enkomion is a type of lyric poetry[4].

Why It Matters

Enkomion draws 517 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #117 of 487).[2] Enkomion has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Tholzheim · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary genre
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → lyric poetry
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1792935, adds FactGrid ID"
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