Karkinos

Summary

Karkinos is a mythical creature^[1]. Karkinos draws 335 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_creature category, ranking #56 of 263).^[2]

Key Facts

• Karkinos's image is recorded as Lernaean Hydra Louvre CA598 n2.jpg^[3].
• Karkinos's instance of is recorded as mythical creature^[4].
• Karkinos's part of is recorded as Greek mythology^[5].
• Karkinos's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cvwxp^[6].
• Karkinos's Commons gallery is recorded as Karkinos^[7].
• Karkinos's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[8].
• Karkinos's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 4772^[9].
• Karkinos's Hederich encyclopedia article is recorded as Cancer^[10].
• Karkinos's Trismegistos god ID is recorded as 1084^[11].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Karkinos include Cancer^[12], a zodiacal constellation^[13].

Why It Matters

Karkinos draws 335 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_creature category, ranking #56 of 263).^[2] Karkinos has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] Karkinos is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]

Entities named for Karkinos include Cancer^[12], a zodiacal constellation^[13].