monster

type of fictional or mythological creature
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monster

Summary

monster ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,437 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • monster is a type of imaginary character[2].
  • monster is a type of fictional creature[3].
  • monster is a type of mythical creature[4].
  • monster's Commons category is recorded as Monsters[5].
  • monster's said to be the same as is recorded as monster[6].
  • monster's Unicode character is recorded as 👾[7].
  • monster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Monsters[8].
  • monster's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[9].
  • monster's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • monster's different from is recorded as monster[11].
  • monster's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/monster[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include imaginary character[2], fictional creature[3], and mythical creature[4].

Influence

Things named for monster include monster group[13], a sporadic group[14] and Monster of Florence[15], a serial killer[16], b. 2000[17], of Italy[18].

Why It Matters

monster ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,437 views/month).[1] monster has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] monster is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for monster include monster group[13], a sporadic group[14] and Monster of Florence[15], a serial killer[16], b. 2000[17], of Italy[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . thenextweb.com. thenextweb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). monster. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/monster-q276453-2
MLA “monster.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/monster-q276453-2.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_monster-q276453-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{monster}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/monster-q276453-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Edit History

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. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from monster
    Subclass of imaginary character, fictional creature, mythical creature
    Aliases
    Subclass of
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 9854, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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