Tereus

Thracian king in Greek mythology
Person mythological_greek_character Q1138506
Tereus
Antonio Tempesta · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Tereus

Summary

Tereus is a mythological Greek character[1]. He draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #204 of 1,333).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tereus is buried at tomb of Tereus in Megara[3].
  • Burial took place at tomb of Tereus in Megara[4].
  • Tereus's father was Ares[5].
  • Tereus's mother was Bistonis[6].
  • Tereus was married to Procne[7].
  • A child of Tereus was Itys[8].
  • Tereus held the position of mythological king of Thrace[9].
  • Tereus's image is recorded as Antonio Tempesta - Tereus Philomela Procne.jpg[10].
  • Tereus is recorded as male[11].
  • Tereus's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[12].
  • Tereus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 28011282[13].
  • Tereus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 190176722700024801635[14].
  • Tereus's GND ID is recorded as 124692664[15].
  • Tereus's IdRef ID is recorded as 291124410[16].
  • Tereus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l93h[17].
  • Tereus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Tereus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • Tereus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Tereus[20].
  • Tereus's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 3342[21].
  • Tereus's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Τηρέας'}[22].
  • Tereus's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 148468[23].
  • Tereus's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00582224[24].
  • Tereus's NE.se ID is recorded as tereus[25].
  • Tereus's appears in the form of is recorded as bird[26].
  • Tereus's Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID is recorded as tereus-griechische-mythologie[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Tereus's father was Ares[5]. His mother was Bistonis[6].

Career and Affiliations

Tereus held the position of mythological king of Thrace[9].

Personal Life

Tereus was married to Procne[7]. A child of him was Itys[8].

Death and Burial

Recorded place of burial include tomb of Tereus in Megara[3].

Why It Matters

Tereus draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #204 of 1,333).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Who were Tereus's parents?

Tereus's father was Ares[5]. Tereus's mother was Bistonis[6].

Who was Tereus married to?

Tereus's spouses include Procne[7].

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. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Q45273256. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Description of Greece. wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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