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The Water Nixie

fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
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The Water Nixie

Summary

The Water Nixie is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Water Nixie's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • The Water Nixie's editor is recorded as Brothers Grimm[4].
  • The Water Nixie's editor is recorded as Jacob Grimm[5].
  • The Water Nixie's editor is recorded as Wilhelm Grimm[6].
  • The Water Nixie's genre is recorded as fairy tale[7].
  • The Water Nixie's GND ID is recorded as 122102812X[8].
  • The Water Nixie's language of work or name is recorded as German[9].
  • The Water Nixie's catalog code is recorded as KHM 79[10].
  • The Water Nixie's publication date is recorded as +1812-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • The Water Nixie's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dkp_r[12].
  • The Water Nixie's has edition or translation is recorded as The Water-Nix[13].
  • The Water Nixie's has edition or translation is recorded as Q19181510[14].
  • The Water Nixie's has edition or translation is recorded as Q19181503[15].
  • The Water Nixie's has edition or translation is recorded as Q19181495[16].
  • The Water Nixie's has edition or translation is recorded as Q19181498[17].
  • The Water Nixie's has edition or translation is recorded as Q19181506[18].
  • The Water Nixie's has edition or translation is recorded as Q19181500[19].
  • The Water Nixie's contributor to the creative work or subject is recorded as Marie Hassenpflug[20].
  • The Water Nixie's published in is recorded as Grimms' fairy tales[21].
  • The Water Nixie's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die Wassernixe'}[22].
  • The Water Nixie's Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index is recorded as 313A[23].
  • The Water Nixie's narrative motif is recorded as transformation: brush to mountain[24].
  • The Water Nixie's narrative motif is recorded as transformation: comb to mountain[25].
  • The Water Nixie's narrative motif is recorded as transformation: mirror to glass mountain[26].

Why It Matters

The Water Nixie ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Grimms' fairy tales Jacob Grimm literary work Wilhelm Grimm

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 1: A–C. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 1: A–C. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature: Volume 1: A–C. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → The Water-Nix, Q19181510, Q19181503 +4
    Published in → Grimms' fairy tales
    Publication date → —
    Narrative motif → transformation: brush to mountain, transformation: comb to mountain, transformation: mirror to glass mountain
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی واٹر نِکسی]]"
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