Shiva

one of the principal deities of Hinduism
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Shiva

Summary

Shiva is a god[1]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of god entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,205 views/month, #1 of 149).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shiva was married to Parvati[3].
  • Among Shiva's spouses was Sati[4].
  • A child of Shiva was Ganesha[5].
  • A child of Shiva was Kartikeya[6].
  • A child of Shiva was Ayyappan[7].
  • A child of Shiva was Ashokasundari[8].
  • Shiva's religion is recorded as Shaivism[9].
  • Shiva's image is recorded as Shiva meditating Rishikesh.jpg[10].
  • Shiva is recorded as male[11].
  • Shiva's instance of is recorded as god[12].
  • Shiva's instance of is recorded as Hindu deity[13].
  • Shiva's instance of is recorded as legendary figure[14].
  • Shiva's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 45555631[15].
  • Shiva's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 105148570582824311471[16].
  • Shiva's GND ID is recorded as 118755218[17].
  • Shiva's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2017001158[18].
  • Shiva's part of is recorded as Trimurti[19].
  • Shiva's Commons category is recorded as Shiva[20].
  • Shiva's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q1571 (mar)-Neelima64-शिव.wav[21].
  • Shiva's said to be the same as is recorded as Maheśvara[22].
  • Shiva's armament is recorded as trishula[23].
  • Shiva's armament is recorded as Pashupatastra[24].
  • Shiva's residence is recorded as Kailasha[25].
  • Shiva's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/074l5[26].
  • Shiva's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2016908852[27].

Body

Personal Life

Spouses include Parvati[3], a Devi[28] and Sati[4], a Devi[29]. Children include Ganesha[5], a Hindu deity[30]; Kartikeya[6], a Hindu deity[31]; Ayyappan[7], a Hindu deity[32]; and Ashokasundari[8], a Devi[33]. Shiva's religion is recorded as Shaivism[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Shiva include Sivatherium[34], a fossil taxon[35]; Yaganti Temple[36], a Hindu temple[37], in India[38]; Sivapithecus[39], a fossil taxon[40]; Shiva Sutras[41], written by Panini[42]; Statio Shiv Shakti[43], a launch and/or landing site[44]; 1170 Siva[45], an asteroid[46]; and Ashtabhuji Temple[47], a Hindu temple[48], in India[49].

Why It Matters

Shiva ranks in the top 0.67% of god entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,205 views/month, #1 of 149).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for him include Sivatherium[34], a fossil taxon[35]; Yaganti Temple[36], a Hindu temple[37], in India[38]; Sivapithecus[39], a fossil taxon[40]; Shiva Sutras[41], written by Panini[42]; Statio Shiv Shakti[43], a launch and/or landing site[44]; and 1170 Siva[45], an asteroid[46].

FAQs

Who was Shiva married to?

Shiva's spouses include Parvati[3] and Sati[4].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Hindi Wikipedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Google Books. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . lingualibre.org. lingualibre.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] . 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. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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