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Ravana

deity intermediate Hindu single tradition · 12

Ravana is a giant.

↻ synthesized from 12 sources

When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
-1500 – 2020
Historical notes
Mentioned in the Ramayana.

Relationships

co occurs with
Nabhi, Rishabhanatha, Daidarabotchi, Gashadokuro, Oni, Taras, Sushena, Brihaspati, Ruma, Mayavi, Nala, Nila, Śiva, Śeṣa, Vaiśravaṇa, Manigriva, Mayuraja, Nalakubara, Minakshi, the Northern Heavenly King Vaisravana, Pagoda-Bearing Li Heavenly King, Rama, Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Kamsa, Vamana, Lakshmi, Dhanvantari, Kapila, Buddha, Kalki, Balarama, Narsimha, Parashurama, Prithu, Mohini, Yajna, Dattatreya, Sarvanubhuti, Pañcika, Pulastya, Nalakubera/Nalakubara, Satrughna, Lakshmana, Bharata, Dasaratha, Kausalya, Nārada, Kubera, Bhadra, Vali, Prithvisundari, Satrughna, Brahma, Atri, Shabari, Vaishno Devi, Nalakuvara, Rambha, Tadaka, Khara, Jentil, Mairu, Olentzero, Tartalo, Ojáncanu, Mande Barung, Daitya, Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyaksha, Mahabali, Rakshasa, Sūrya, Indra, Basa Jaun, Krishna, Ashura
enemy of
Rambha, Vanara, Kubera, Manibhadra, Narayana, Padma, Vibhishana, Sita, Rama, Nalakuvara, Sugriva, Hanuman, Vishnu
allied with
Marisha, Subahu, Tāṭakā, Akampana
sibling of
Kubera, Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana, Shurpanaka, Shurpanakha, Surpanakha, Dusana
parent of
Suvannamaccha
syncretized with
Tosakanth
consort of
Dewi Tari, Mandodari
child of
Vishrava
served by
Marisha

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Mentioned by

and 12 more

Sources

wikipedia (12)
  1. List of giants in mythology and folklore
  2. Rambha (apsara)
  3. Tara (Ramayana)
  4. Vanara
  5. Li Jing (deity)
  6. List of Hindu deities
  7. Kubera
  8. Maṇibhadra
  9. Rama
  10. Rama in Jainism
  11. Maricha
  12. Nalakuvara

Source passages

“Ravana”

#4563 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“In the Uttara Kanda of the Ramayana, Ravana, the king of Lanka and the half-brother of Kubera, saw Rambha on a mountain and was captivated by her beauty.”

#8037 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“After his wife Sita is kidnapped by the demon-king Ravana, Rama and his brother Lakshmana wander the forest searching for her.”

#8055 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Vanaras are created by Brahma to help Rama in battle against Ravana. They are powerful and have many godly traits. Taking Brahma's orders, the gods began to parent sons in the zion of Kishkindha (identified with parts of present-day Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra). Rama first met them in Dandaka Forest”

#8754 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“According to Buddhist, Vedic, Hindu and Puranic texts, Kubera (Li Jing's diety appearance) ruled the Lanka (Sri Lanka) but he was betrayed and banished by his sibling Ravana.”

#21441 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001