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Nessus

alien character in Larry Niven's Known Space books
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Nessus

Summary

Nessus is a literary character[1]. He draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #233 of 421).[2]

Key Facts

  • Among Nessus's spouses was Hindmost[3].
  • Nessus is recorded as male[4].
  • Nessus's instance of is recorded as literary character[5].
  • Nessus's instance of is recorded as Pierson's Puppeteers[6].
  • Nessus's from narrative universe is recorded as Known Space[7].
  • Nessus's present in work is recorded as Ringworld[8].

Body

Personal Life

Among Nessus's spouses was Hindmost[3].

Why It Matters

Nessus draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #233 of 421).[2]

FAQs

Who was Nessus married to?

Nessus's spouses include Hindmost[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.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. 8d ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Spouse → Hindmost
    Imported from → —
    Present in work → Ringworld
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
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