Greco-Roman mysteries

religious/ritual practice of the Greco-Roman world
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Summary

Greco-Roman mysteries ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,370 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Greco-Roman mysteries is a type of religion[2].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's Commons category is recorded as Mysteric religions in classical antiquity[3].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Greco-Roman mysteries[4].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[7].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[13].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[15].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's different from is recorded as Mystery play[16].
  • Greco-Roman mysteries's different from is recorded as mystery play[17].

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Definition and Type

Greco-Roman mysteries is a type of religion[2].

Why It Matters

Greco-Roman mysteries ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,370 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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

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  1. 20d ago · THEbotIT bot · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon +8
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'az', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa, Add reference to a lexicon article."
  2. 16w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 4318
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Oxford classical dictionary id: 4318, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107286471|mysteries (#107286471)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classi"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Mystery play, mystery play
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Greco-Roman mysteries
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ Yso id: 12285, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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