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selkie

mythological creature taking the appearance of a seal
Class type of: shapeshifter Q1549047

Facts

2 properties
Instance of
mythical people
Subclass of
shapeshifter[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en selkie ar سيلكي de Selkies el Σέλκι es Sylkie he סלקי ja セルキー ko 셀키 ru селки ru шелки uk Селкі zh 人魚 zh 海豹人 zh 海豹女 zh 海豹妖精 zh 海豹精
🔖 Identifiers · 8
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Selkie by Carolyn Emerick 2013.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
07ee78a3-bbf8-42e0-9819-d00eea2047e0
Comic Vine ID
4005-113492
Freebase ID
/m/03ggnm
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11gfhsr61r
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
selkies
Library of Congress Children's Subject Headings ID
sj2021057957
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
selkies

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🔗 Connections
Subclass of 1
shapeshifter
← Main subject 1
Song of the Sea
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Summary

selkie is a mythical people[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w 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 */ The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID: selkies, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/87361311|Selkies (#87361311)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3382|Encyclopedia o"
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