Moloch

Summary

Moloch is a god^[1]. He ranks in the top 1% of god entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,937 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Moloch is recorded as male^[3].
• Moloch's instance of is recorded as god^[4].
• Moloch's instance of is recorded as biblical concept^[5].
• Moloch's Commons category is recorded as Moloch^[6].
• Moloch's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[7].
• Moloch's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• Moloch's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[9].
• Moloch's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[10].
• Moloch's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• Moloch's described by source is recorded as Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia^[12].
• Moloch's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• Moloch's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7^[14].
• Moloch's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[15].
• Moloch's present in work is recorded as Paradise Lost^[16].
• Moloch's present in work is recorded as War with the Newts^[17].
• Moloch's present in work is recorded as Howl^[18].
• Moloch's present in work is recorded as Salammbô^[19].
• Moloch's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'מלך'}^[20].
• Moloch's different from is recorded as Q12796990^[21].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Moloch include thorny devil^[22], a taxon^[23].

Why It Matters

Moloch ranks in the top 1% of god entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,937 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for him include thorny devil^[22], a taxon^[23].