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The Beast

one of the two beasts described in the Book of Revelation; the first comes out of the sea, while the second comes out of the earth and directs people to worship the first beast; they are defeated by Christ and are thrown into the lake of fire
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Summary

The Beast is a mythical creature[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of mythical_creature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,555 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Beast's instance of is recorded as mythical creature[3].
  • The Beast's instance of is recorded as eschatological figure[4].
  • The Beast is part of Beasts of Revelation[5].
  • The Beast's said to be the same as is recorded as Nero[6].
  • The Beast's said to be the same as is recorded as Antichrist[7].
  • The Beast's said to be the same as is recorded as Beast from the Earth[8].
  • The Beast's said to be the same as is recorded as Beast from the Sea[9].
  • The Beast's said to be the same as is recorded as Therion[10].
  • The Beast's country of origin is recorded as Roman Empire[11].
  • The Beast comprises number of the beast[12].
  • The Beast's significant event is recorded as Armageddon[13].
  • The Beast's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Beast (Revelation)[14].
  • The Beast's described by source is recorded as Book of Revelation[15].
  • The Beast's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Θηρίον'}[16].
  • The Beast's name in kana is recorded as もくしろくのけもの[17].
  • The Beast's different from is recorded as Red Dragon of the Apocalypse[18].
  • The Beast's P14483 is recorded as l/la-bestia-y-el-falso-profeta-del-apocalipsis[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include mythical creature[3] and eschatological figure[4].

Use and Application

The Beast comprises number of the beast[12]. It is part of Beasts of Revelation[5].

Influence

Things named for The Beast include number of the beast[20], a symbol[21].

Why It Matters

The Beast ranks in the top 3% of mythical_creature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,555 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for it include number of the beast[20], a symbol[21].

Related Entities

Book of Revelation Nero

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Pixiv Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 4d ago · ~2026-53353-58 · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in kana → もくしろくのけもの
    Sitelink count → 21
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'lv', 'nl',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Name in kana: もくしろくのけもの"
  2. 19d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → beast-of-the-apocalypse
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: beast-of-the-apocalypse, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289911474|beast of the apocalypse (#289911474)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/cata"
  3. 28d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → l/la-bestia-y-el-falso-profeta-del-apocalipsis
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14483: l/la-bestia-y-el-falso-profeta-del-apocalipsis"
  4. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → IYO
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q295581, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  5. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → Nero, Antichrist, Beast from the Earth +2
    Part of → —
    Has part(s) → number of the beast
    Country of origin → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007558604105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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