Phosphorus

Summary

Phosphorus is a personification^[1]. Phosphorus draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (personification category, ranking #16 of 36).^[2]

Key Facts

• Phosphorus's father was Cephalus^[3].
• Phosphorus's mother was Eos^[4].
• A child of Phosphorus was Ceyx^[5].
• A child of Phosphorus was Daedalion^[6].
• A child of Phosphorus was Leuconoe^[7].
• Phosphorus's image is recorded as Evelyn de Morgan - Phosphorus and Hesperus, (1881).jpg^[8].
• Phosphorus is recorded as male^[9].
• Phosphorus's instance of is recorded as personification^[10].
• Phosphorus's instance of is recorded as Greek deity^[11].
• Phosphorus's Commons category is recorded as Phosphorus (mythology)^[12].
• Phosphorus's Commons category is recorded as Hesperus^[13].
• Phosphorus's said to be the same as is recorded as Danica^[14].
• Phosphorus's said to be the same as is recorded as Lucifer^[15].
• Phosphorus's said to be the same as is recorded as Lucifer^[16].
• Phosphorus's said to be the same as is recorded as Auseklis^[17].
• Phosphorus's said to be the same as is recorded as Hesperus^[18].
• Phosphorus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gjb7bj^[19].
• Phosphorus's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[20].
• Phosphorus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Phosphorus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[22].
• Phosphorus's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 4593^[23].
• Phosphorus's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'ἑωσφόρος'}^[24].
• Phosphorus's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Φωσφόρος'}^[25].
• Phosphorus's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1q6j4g0dz^[26].
• Phosphorus's sibling is recorded as Hesperus^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Phosphorus's father was Cephalus^[3]. Phosphorus's mother was Eos^[4].

Personal Life

Children include Ceyx^[5], a mythological Greek character^[28]; Daedalion^[6], a mythological Greek character^[29]; and Leuconoe^[7], a mythological Greek character^[30].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Phosphorus include Lucifer^[31], a television series^[32], directed by Len Wiseman^[33] and phosphorus^[34], a chemical element^[35].

Why It Matters

Phosphorus draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (personification category, ranking #16 of 36).^[2] Phosphorus has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Phosphorus is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Phosphorus include Lucifer^[31], a television series^[32], directed by Len Wiseman^[33] and phosphorus^[34], a chemical element^[35].

FAQs

Who were Phosphorus's parents?

Phosphorus's father was Cephalus^[3]. Phosphorus's mother was Eos^[4].