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ouroboros

symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth
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ouroboros
anonymous medieval illuminator; uploader Carlos adanero · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

ouroboros is a mythological serpent[1]. ouroboros ranks in the top 1% of mythological serpent entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43,246 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Commons category: Ouroboros[3]
  • Depicted by: Grave of Landini[4]
  • Time period: ancient history[5]

Why It Matters

ouroboros has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] ouroboros is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · ~2026-37038-25 · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Depicted by → Grave of Landini
    Time period → ancient history
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → ouroboros
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Great norwegian encyclopedia id: ouroboros"
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