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selkie

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selkie

Summary

selkie is a mythical people[1]. selkie ranks in the top 5% of mythical_people entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,508 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • selkie's instance of is recorded as mythical people[3].
  • selkie is a type of shapeshifter[4].
  • selkie's Commons category is recorded as Selkies[5].

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Definition and Type

selkie's instance of is recorded as mythical people[3]. selkie is a type of shapeshifter[4].

Why It Matters

selkie ranks in the top 5% of mythical_people entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,508 views/month).[2] selkie has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] selkie is known by 16 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). selkie. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/selkie
MLA “selkie.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/selkie.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_selkie_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{selkie}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/selkie}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 21d ago · Gamaliel · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    The encyclopedia of fantasy id → selkies
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → mythical people
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10883]]: selkies, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/87361311|Selkies (#87361311)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3382|Encyclopedia of Fantasy]]"
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