Thule

island in the far north in classical European literature
Thing phantom_island Q671008
Thule
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Thule

Summary

Thule is a phantom island[1]. Thule has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Thule's instance of is recorded as phantom island[3].
  • Thule is part of Greek mythology[4].
  • Thule's Commons category is recorded as Thule (mythological island)[5].
  • Thule's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • Thule's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • Thule's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • Thule's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[9].
  • Thule's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10].
  • Thule's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • Thule's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Thule's different from is recorded as Thule[13].
  • Thule's different from is recorded as Thule[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Thule's instance of is recorded as phantom island[3].

Use and Application

Thule is part of Greek mythology[4].

Influence

Things named for Thule include Thule Society[15], a secret society[16], in Weimar Republic[17], founded in 1918[18], headquartered in Bavaria[19]; thulium[20], a chemical element[21]; Thule Island[22], an island[23], in United Kingdom[24]; 279 Thule[25], an asteroid[26]; and HSwMS Thule[27], a coastal defense ship[28].

Why It Matters

Thule has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Thule is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for Thule include Thule Society[15], a secret society[16], in Weimar Republic[17], founded in 1918[18], headquartered in Bavaria[19]; thulium[20], a chemical element[21]; Thule Island[22], an island[23], in United Kingdom[24]; 279 Thule[25], an asteroid[26]; and HSwMS Thule[27], a coastal defense ship[28].

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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.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [15] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 6429, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107288369|Thule (#107288369)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary]]"
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