Hymen

Summary

Hymen is a Greek deity^[1]. He draws 269 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #48 of 151).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hymen's father was Dionysus^[3].
• Hymen's father was Apollo^[4].
• Hymen's father was Magnes^[5].
• Hymen's mother was Aphrodite^[6].
• Hymen's mother was Calliope^[7].
• Hymen's mother was Terpsichore^[8].
• Hymen's mother was Urania^[9].
• Hymen's mother was Clio^[10].
• Hymen's image is recorded as Hymen by Thomas Wilmer Dewing, oil and gold leaf on panel in gilt wood frame 1884-6.jpg^[11].
• Hymen is recorded as male^[12].
• Hymen's instance of is recorded as Greek deity^[13].
• Hymen's instance of is recorded as nature deity^[14].
• Hymen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 309661663^[15].
• Hymen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316444170^[16].
• Hymen's GND ID is recorded as 1054945144^[17].
• Hymen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015082223^[18].
• Hymen's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15082918j^[19].
• Hymen's IdRef ID is recorded as 146168445^[20].
• Hymen's Commons category is recorded as Hymen (god)^[21].
• Hymen's said to be the same as is recorded as Hymen^[22].
• Hymen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l5jm^[23].
• Hymen's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX5657719^[24].
• Hymen's described by source is recorded as Svensk uppslagsbok^[25].
• Hymen's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Hymen's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[27].

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Origins and Family

Fathers listed include Dionysus^[3], a nature deity^[28]; Apollo^[4], a Greek deity^[29]; and Magnes^[5], a mythological Greek character^[30]. Mothers listed include Aphrodite^[6], a Greek deity^[31]; Calliope^[7], a mythological Greek character^[32]; Terpsichore^[8], a mythological Greek character^[33]; Urania^[9], a mythological Greek character^[34]; and Clio^[10], a mythological Greek character^[35].

Why It Matters

Hymen draws 269 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #48 of 151).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

FAQs

Who were Hymen's parents?

Hymen's father was Dionysus^[3]. Hymen's mother was Aphrodite^[6].