Phthonus

ancient Greek deity personifying jealousy and envy
Person greek_deity Q1465871
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Phthonus

Summary

Phthonus is a Greek deity[1]. He draws 106 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #77 of 151).[2]

Key Facts

  • Phthonus's father was Dionysus[3].
  • Phthonus's father was Erebos[4].
  • Phthonus's mother was Aphrodite[5].
  • Phthonus's mother was Nyx[6].
  • Phthonus's image is recorded as Phthonos and Aphrodite.jpg[7].
  • Phthonus is recorded as male[8].
  • Phthonus's instance of is recorded as Greek deity[9].
  • Phthonus's instance of is recorded as personification[10].
  • Phthonus's subclass of is recorded as daemon[11].
  • Phthonus's Commons category is recorded as Phthonus[12].
  • Phthonus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l8jy[13].
  • Phthonus's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 59790[14].
  • Phthonus's Theoi Project ID is recorded as Daimon/Phthonos[15].
  • Phthonus's MANTO ID is recorded as 11298538[16].
  • Phthonus's Trismegistos god ID is recorded as 1674[17].

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Origins and Family

Fathers listed include Dionysus[3], a nature deity[18] and Erebos[4], a Greek primordial deity[19]. Mothers listed include Aphrodite[5], a Greek deity[20] and Nyx[6], a Greek primordial deity[21].

Why It Matters

Phthonus draws 106 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #77 of 151).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Who were Phthonus's parents?

Phthonus's father was Dionysus[3]. Phthonus's mother was Aphrodite[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Phthonus. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/phthonus
MLA “Phthonus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/phthonus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_phthonus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Phthonus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/phthonus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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