Hylas

mythical character, companion of Heracles abducted by nymphs
Person mythological_greek_character Q332752
Hylas
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Hylas

Summary

Hylas is a mythological Greek character[1]. He ranks in the top 8% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (297 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hylas's father was Theiodamas[3].
  • Hylas's mother was Menodice[4].
  • Hylas's image is recorded as Waterhouse Hylas and the Nymphs Manchester Art Gallery 1896.15.jpg[5].
  • Hylas's image is recorded as Waterhouse Hylas and the Nymphs Manchester Art Gallery 1896.15.jpg[6].
  • Hylas is recorded as male[7].
  • Hylas's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[8].
  • Hylas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 868820[9].
  • Hylas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 190568563[10].
  • Hylas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 12150686573312542059[11].
  • Hylas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8516159478245827990006[12].
  • Hylas's GND ID is recorded as 121408094[13].
  • Hylas's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2017123853[14].
  • Hylas's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13771325n[15].
  • Hylas's IdRef ID is recorded as 066877423[16].
  • Hylas's Commons category is recorded as Hylas[17].
  • Hylas's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0lfjf[18].
  • Hylas's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • Hylas's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[20].
  • Hylas's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Hylas's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Hylas's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[23].
  • Hylas's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Hylas[24].
  • Hylas's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 1522[25].
  • Hylas's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 58669[26].
  • Hylas's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00564698[27].

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Origins and Family

Hylas's father was Theiodamas[3]. His mother was Menodice[4].

Why It Matters

Hylas ranks in the top 8% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (297 views/month).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Who were Hylas's parents?

Hylas's father was Theiodamas[3]. Hylas's mother was Menodice[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Q45274505. wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Ausführliches Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie vol. I.2. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: 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] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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