Telesphorus

Greek and Celtic deity
Person greek_deity Q1294659
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Telesphorus is a Greek deity[1]. He draws 144 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #73 of 151).[2]

Key Facts

  • Telesphorus's father was Asclepius[3].
  • Telesphorus's mother was Epione[4].
  • Telesphorus is recorded as male[5].
  • Telesphorus's instance of is recorded as Greek deity[6].
  • Telesphorus's Commons category is recorded as Telesphorus (mythology)[7].
  • Telesphorus's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion[8].
  • Telesphorus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • Telesphorus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[10].
  • Telesphorus's sibling is recorded as Podalirius[11].
  • Telesphorus's sibling is recorded as Machaon[12].
  • Telesphorus's sibling is recorded as Hygieia[13].
  • Telesphorus's sibling is recorded as Panacea[14].
  • Telesphorus's sibling is recorded as Iaso[15].
  • Telesphorus's sibling is recorded as Aceso[16].
  • Telesphorus's sibling is recorded as Aegle[17].

Body

Origins and Family

Telesphorus's father was Asclepius[3]. His mother was Epione[4].

Why It Matters

Telesphorus draws 144 Wikipedia views per month (greek_deity category, ranking #73 of 151).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Who were Telesphorus's parents?

Telesphorus's father was Asclepius[3]. Telesphorus's mother was Epione[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Telesphorus. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/telesphorus-q1294659
MLA “Telesphorus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/telesphorus-q1294659.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_telesphorus-q1294659_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Telesphorus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/telesphorus-q1294659}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Telesphorus — https://4ort.xyz/entity/telesphorus-q1294659 (retrieved 2026-10-13)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/telesphorus-q1294659 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · Charp238 · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native label → Τελεσφόρος
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Native label: Τελεσφόρος"
  2. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1289299846
    Viaf cluster id → 305456582
    P14750 → 96B7-56CB-3B21-34D2-F602
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 96B7-56CB-3B21-34D2-F602, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
  3. 11w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ Commons category: Telesphorus (mythology), Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  4. 11w ago · THEbotIT bot · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Pauly–Wissowa
    Aliases → —
    Sex or gender → male
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa, Add reference to a lexicon article."
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.