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golden age

far-gone period of primordial peace, harmony, stability, and prosperity, from Greek mythology
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Summary

golden age is a myth[1]. It draws 5,600 Wikipedia views per month (myth category, ranking #4 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: literary topos[3], fictional historical period[4]
  • Followed by: Silver age[5]
  • Subclass of: era[6]
  • Part of: Ages of Man[7]
  • Commons category: Myth of Ages[8]
  • Depicted by: The Golden Age[9]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Works and Days[15], The Republic[16]
  • Different from: Golden Age[17]

Why It Matters

golden age has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

The Republic Works and Days

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . perseus.tufts.edu. perseus.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . perseus.tufts.edu. perseus.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 2862
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Oxford classical dictionary id: 2862, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107285100|golden age (#107285100)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Class"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Golden Age
    Subclass of → era
    Followed by → —
    Followed by → Silver age
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007533650905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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