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orichalcum

fabulous metal mentioned in ancient writings, such as the story of Atlantis in the Critias of Plato
Intangible fictional_material Q731033
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orichalcum

Summary

orichalcum is a fictional material[1]. orichalcum draws 882 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_material category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • orichalcum's instance of is recorded as fictional material[3].
  • orichalcum's instance of is recorded as alloy[4].
  • orichalcum is a type of brass[5].
  • orichalcum's Commons category is recorded as Orichalcum[6].
  • orichalcum's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[7].
  • orichalcum's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include fictional material[3] and alloy[4]. orichalcum is a type of brass[5].

Why It Matters

orichalcum draws 882 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_material category, ranking #2 of 11).[2] orichalcum has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] orichalcum is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . 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.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · AbelDionis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → fictional material, alloy
    Instance of → —
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 160506
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Oricalco.jpg"
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