Styx

Greek divinity of the river Styx
Thing potamoi Q542758
Styx
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Styx

Summary

Styx is a Potamoi[1]. Styx ranks in the top 5% of potamoi entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,810 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Styx's father was Oceanus[3].
  • Styx's mother was Tethys[4].
  • Among Styx's spouses was Pallas[5].
  • A child of Styx was Nike[6].
  • A child of Styx was Zelus[7].
  • A child of Styx was Bia[8].
  • A child of Styx was Kratos[9].
  • A child of Styx was Echidna[10].
  • A child of Styx was Fontes[11].
  • Styx's image is recorded as Riviernimf Styx Stix (titel op object) Stroom- en waternimfen (serietitel) Nimpharum oceanitidum, ephydridum potamidum naiadum (serietitel), RP-P-1898-A-19943.jpg[12].
  • Styx is recorded as female[13].
  • Styx's instance of is recorded as Potamoi[14].
  • Styx's instance of is recorded as Oceanids[15].
  • Styx's GND ID is recorded as 4702263-2[16].
  • Styx's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2002011034[17].
  • Styx's Commons category is recorded as Styx[18].
  • Styx's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Styx.ogg[19].
  • Styx's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/073rj[20].
  • Styx's IPA transcription is recorded as stʏks[21].
  • Styx's IPA transcription is recorded as ʃtʏks[22].
  • Styx's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion[23].
  • Styx's Iconclass notation is recorded as 93E21[24].
  • Styx's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0025339[25].
  • Styx's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Styx's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Styx's father was Oceanus[3]. Styx's mother was Tethys[4].

Personal Life

Styx was married to Pallas[5]. Children include Nike[6], a goddess[28]; Zelus[7], a Greek deity[29]; Bia[8], a goddess[30]; Kratos[9], a Greek deity[31]; Echidna[10], a Greek deity[32]; and Fontes[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Styx include Styx[33], a moon of Pluto[34]; Styxosaurus[35], a fossil taxon[36]; Mavroneri[37], a river[38], in Greece[39]; and Styx River[40], a river[41], in Russia[42].

Why It Matters

Styx ranks in the top 5% of potamoi entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,810 views/month).[2] Styx has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Styx is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for Styx include Styx[33], a moon of Pluto[34]; Styxosaurus[35], a fossil taxon[36]; Mavroneri[37], a river[38], in Greece[39]; and Styx River[40], a river[41], in Russia[42].

FAQs

Who were Styx's parents?

Styx's father was Oceanus[3]. Styx's mother was Tethys[4].

Who was Styx married to?

Styx's spouses include Pallas[5].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Q45198873. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . 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. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . 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. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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