Twelve Olympians

major deities of the Greek pantheon, they resided on Mount Olympus
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Twelve Olympians
Nicolas-André Monsiau · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Twelve Olympians is a group of mythical characters[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of group of mythical characters entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,730 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: dodecad[3], group of deities[4]
  • Commons category: Twelve Olympians[5]
  • Has part(s): Zeus[6], Hera[7], Poseidon[8], Demeter[9], Apollo[10], Artemis[11], Athena[12], Ares[13], Aphrodite[14], Hermes[15], Hephaestus[16], Hestia[17]
  • Residence: Olympus[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Twelve Olympians[19]
  • Depicted by: Hercules Musagetes and the gods of Olympus[20]
  • Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[21]
  • Native label: Δώδεκα θεοί του Ολύμπου[22]
  • Has part(s) of the class: Olympian god[23]

Why It Matters

Twelve Olympians has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 148 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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