Holy Grail

cup, dish or stone with miraculous powers, important motif in Arthurian literature
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Holy Grail
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Holy Grail

Summary

Holy Grail is a mythical object[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of mythical_object entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,872 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Holy Grail's instance of is recorded as mythical object[3].
  • Holy Grail's instance of is recorded as archaeological artefact[4].
  • Holy Grail's instance of is recorded as cup[5].
  • Holy Grail's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Holy Grail[6].
  • Holy Grail's from narrative universe is recorded as Arthurian universe[7].
  • Holy Grail's facet of is recorded as Last Supper[8].
  • Holy Grail's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • Holy Grail's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Holy Grail's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
  • Holy Grail's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Holy Grail's present in work is recorded as Arthurian romance[13].
  • Holy Grail's present in work is recorded as The Once and Future King[14].
  • Holy Grail's used by is recorded as Jesus Christ[15].
  • Holy Grail's used by is recorded as Twelve Apostles[16].
  • Holy Grail's different from is recorded as Graal[17].
  • Holy Grail's narrative role is recorded as MacGuffin[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include mythical object[3], archaeological artefact[4], and cup[5].

Use and Application

Recorded used by include Jesus Christ[15] and Twelve Apostles[16].

Influence

Things named for Holy Grail include Monty Python and the it[19], a film[20], directed by Terry Gilliam[21] and Lancelot-Grail[22], a literary cycle[23].

Why It Matters

Holy Grail ranks in the top 5% of mythical_object entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,872 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for it include Monty Python and the it[19], a film[20], directed by Terry Gilliam[21] and Lancelot-Grail[22], a literary cycle[23].

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] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . 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. 19h ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  2. 2d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 s/santo-grial
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: s/santo-grial, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
  3. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Different from Graal
    Facet of Last Supper
    Aliases
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 23641, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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