Grindylow

aquatic bogeyman in English folklore
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Summary

Grindylow is a class of fictional entities[1]. Grindylow draws 596 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_fictional_entities category, ranking #25 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • Grindylow's instance of is recorded as class of fictional entities[3].
  • Grindylow's instance of is recorded as mythical creature[4].
  • Grindylow is a type of mythical creature[5].
  • Grindylow is a type of beings in the Harry Potter universe[6].
  • Grindylow is a type of fairy[7].
  • Grindylow is a type of bogeyman[8].
  • Grindylow is part of English mythology[9].
  • Grindylow's color is recorded as blue-green[10].
  • Grindylow's color is recorded as green[11].
  • Grindylow's country of origin is recorded as England[12].
  • Grindylow's from narrative universe is recorded as Harry Potter universe[13].
  • Grindylow's facet of is recorded as body of water[14].
  • Grindylow's described by source is recorded as Q139619901[15].
  • Grindylow's described by source is recorded as The Great Encyclopedia of Faeries[16].
  • Grindylow's partially coincident with is recorded as Jenny Greenteeth[17].
  • Grindylow's partially coincident with is recorded as kappa[18].
  • Grindylow's present in work is recorded as Harry Potter[19].
  • Grindylow's present in work is recorded as Bas-Lag trilogy[20].
  • Grindylow's present in work is recorded as Thornhedge[21].
  • Grindylow's has characteristic is recorded as figure used in threatening children[22].
  • Grindylow's has characteristic is recorded as aquatic animal[23].
  • Grindylow's P14750 is recorded as 8B92-594F-6B1D-6B56-E0EB[24].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include class of fictional entities[3] and mythical creature[4]. Recorded subclass of include mythical creature[5], beings in the Harry Potter universe[6], fairy[7], and bogeyman[8].

Use and Application

Grindylow is part of English mythology[9].

Why It Matters

Grindylow draws 596 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_fictional_entities category, ranking #25 of 99).[2] Grindylow has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Grindylow is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Thornhedge. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Thornhedge. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Q139619921. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Q139619921. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Grindylow. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/grindylow
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_grindylow_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Grindylow}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/grindylow}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Jerimee · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Partially coincident with → Jenny Greenteeth, kappa
    Subclass of → mythical creature, beings in the Harry Potter universe, fairy +1
    Described by source → Q139619901, The Great Encyclopedia of Faeries
    Color → blue-green, green
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Partially coincident with: kappa"
  2. 13d ago · Jerimee · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → mythical creature, beings in the Harry Potter universe, fairy +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'br', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'pt', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: fairy"
  3. 9w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → aquatic bogeyman in English folklore
    P14750 → 8B92-594F-6B1D-6B56-E0EB
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 8B92-594F-6B1D-6B56-E0EB, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
  4. 24w ago · Jerimee · 2026-05-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Q139619901, The Great Encyclopedia of Faeries
    Facet of → body of water
    Instance of → class of fictional entities, mythical creature
    Color → blue-green, green
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Q139619901"
  5. 24w ago · Jerimee · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → figure used in threatening children, aquatic animal
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: figure used in threatening children"
  6. 24w ago · Jcb · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Present in work → Harry Potter, Bas-Lag trilogy, Thornhedge
    Country of origin → England
    Image → Grindylow (Harry Potter).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Grindylow (Harry Potter).jpg"
  7. 24w ago · Jerimee · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Grindylow (Harry Potter).jpg
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Grindylow (Harry Potter).jpg"
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