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Rāvaṇa
रावणः sa रावण hi இராவணன் ta
King of Lankā in the Hindu epic Ramayana
- Child of Vishrava
- Consort of Mandodarī, Dhanyamālinī
Overview
King of Lankā in the Hindu epic RamayanaWikidata record description. Read Ravana in the Wikipedia reader.
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
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The family as a list · 15
Kinship in an account 10
- child of (father) Vishrava Father of Ravana
- parent of (child) Akshayakumara Youngest son of Ravana
- parent of (child) Atikaya character of Indian epic Ramayana
- parent of (child) Indrajit Son of Rāvaṇa and Mandodarī in Indian epic Ramayana
- parent of (father) Suvannamaccha fictional character
- partner of (spouse) Dhanyamālinī second wife of Rāvaṇa
- partner of (spouse) Mandodarī Wife of Rāvaṇa
- sibling of Kumbhakarṇa younger brother of Ravana in the Ramayana
- sibling of Surpanakha Evil character of Ramayana (Ravana's younger sister)
- sibling of Vibhīṣaṇa Brother of Rāvaṇa in Ramayana
Family 5
- child of (child) Vishrava Father of Ravana
- parent of (father) Indrajit Son of Rāvaṇa and Mandodarī in Indian epic Ramayana
- sibling of Kumbhakarṇa younger brother of Ravana in the Ramayana
- sibling of Surpanakha Evil character of Ramayana (Ravana's younger sister)
- sibling of Vibhīṣaṇa Brother of Rāvaṇa in Ramayana
In the texts
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Connections
Recorded events and days 1
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