kikimora

Russian and Belarusian legendary creature
Intangible familiar Q253026
kikimora
Ivan Bilibin · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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kikimora

Summary

kikimora is a familiar[1]. kikimora draws 1,047 Wikipedia views per month (familiar category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • kikimora's instance of is recorded as familiar[3].
  • kikimora is a type of household sprite[4].
  • kikimora is a type of supernatural beings in Slavic folklore[5].
  • kikimora is part of Belarusian mythology[6].
  • kikimora is part of Russian mythology[7].
  • kikimora is part of Russian folklore[8].
  • kikimora's Commons category is recorded as Kikimora[9].
  • kikimora's worshipped by is recorded as Slavic mythology[10].
  • kikimora's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • kikimora's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • kikimora's different from is recorded as Kikimora (Lyadov)[13].

Body

Definition and Type

kikimora's instance of is recorded as familiar[3]. Recorded subclass of include household sprite[4] and supernatural beings in Slavic folklore[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Belarusian mythology[6], a mythology by ethnic group[14]; Russian mythology[7]; and Russian folklore[8], a folklore by ethnic group[15].

Influence

Things named for kikimora include Kikimora palustris[16], a taxon[17] and Kikimora[18], a monotypic taxon[19].

Why It Matters

kikimora draws 1,047 Wikipedia views per month (familiar category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] kikimora has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Entities named for kikimora include Kikimora palustris[16], a taxon[17] and Kikimora[18], a monotypic taxon[19].

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of familiar
    Worshipped by Slavic mythology
    Different from Kikimora (Lyadov)
    Part of Belarusian mythology, Russian mythology, Russian folklore
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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