Clio

Greek mythological person, muse of history or of lyre playing, daughter of Zeus and the Titaness Mnemosyne
Person mythological_greek_character Q103968
Clio
Pierre Mignard I · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Clio

Summary

Clio is a mythological Greek character[1]. She has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Clio's father was Zeus[3].
  • Clio's mother was Mnemosyne[4].
  • A child of Clio was Hyacinth[5].
  • A child of Clio was Hymen[6].
  • Clio's field of work was history[7].
  • Clio is recorded as female[8].
  • Clio's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character[9].
  • Clio is part of Muse[10].
  • Clio's Commons category is recorded as Clio[11].
  • Clio's unmarried partner is recorded as Apollo[12].
  • Clio's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Clio[13].
  • Clio's Commons gallery is recorded as Clio[14].
  • Clio's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion[15].
  • Clio's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology[16].
  • Clio's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[17].
  • Clio's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Clio's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • Clio's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
  • Clio's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21].
  • Clio's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Clio's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[23].
  • Clio's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Κλειώ'}[24].
  • Clio's different from is recorded as Klio[25].
  • Clio's different from is recorded as Clio[26].
  • Clio's domain of saint or deity is recorded as study of history[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Clio's father was Zeus[3]. Her mother was Mnemosyne[4].

Career and Affiliations

Clio's field of work was history[7].

Personal Life

Children include Hyacinth[5], a mythological Greek character[28] and Hymen[6], a Greek deity[29].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Clio include cliodynamics[30], an academic discipline[31]; 84 Klio[32], an asteroid[33]; cliometrics[34], an academic discipline[35], in United States[36]; Clio Glacier[37], a glacier[38]; and ABC-CLIO[39], a book publisher[40], in United States[41], founded in 1953[42], headquartered in Santa Barbara[43].

Why It Matters

Clio has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for her include cliodynamics[30], an academic discipline[31]; 84 Klio[32], an asteroid[33]; cliometrics[34], an academic discipline[35], in United States[36]; Clio Glacier[37], a glacier[38]; and ABC-CLIO[39], a book publisher[40], in United States[41], founded in 1953[42], headquartered in Santa Barbara[43].

FAQs

Who were Clio's parents?

Clio's father was Zeus[3]. Clio's mother was Mnemosyne[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  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] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 28d ago · ~2026-33330-60 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother Mnemosyne
    Domain of saint or deity study of history, history
    Field of work
    Derivative work Clio
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