Oannes

Summary

Oannes is a water deity^[1]. He draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (water_deity category, ranking #89 of 165).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oannes's image is recorded as Curious Myths p 495 Oannes.jpg^[3].
• Oannes is recorded as male^[4].
• Oannes's instance of is recorded as water deity^[5].
• Oannes's Commons category is recorded as Oannes^[6].
• Oannes's worshipped by is recorded as Sumerian religion^[7].
• Oannes's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[8].
• Oannes's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• Oannes's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• Oannes's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Oannes^[11].
• Oannes's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121bw8_g^[12].
• Oannes's ToposText person ID is recorded as 20228^[13].

Why It Matters

Oannes draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (water_deity category, ranking #89 of 165).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]