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Taotie

legendary voracious beast motif
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Summary

Taotie is a mythical creature[1]. Taotie ranks in the top 8% of mythical_creature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,939 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taotie's instance of is recorded as mythical creature[3].
  • Taotie is part of Four Perils[4].
  • Taotie's Commons category is recorded as Taotie[5].

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Definition and Type

Taotie's instance of is recorded as mythical creature[3].

Use and Application

Taotie is part of Four Perils[4].

Why It Matters

Taotie ranks in the top 8% of mythical_creature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,939 views/month).[2] Taotie has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Taotie. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/taotie
MLA “Taotie.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/taotie.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_taotie_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Taotie}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/taotie}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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Edit History

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  1. 12w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Ritual wine ewer (gong) with masks (taotie), dragons, and real animals.jpg
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Image: Ritual wine ewer (gong) with masks (taotie), dragons, and real animals.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2yfRfo
    Part of → —
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → mythical creature
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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