Kartikeya
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Kartikeya is a Hindu war god, traditionally depicted as a youthful, spear-wielding deity and revered as the son of Shiva and Parvati.
Aliases (2)
- Skanda ×4
- Skanda (Kartikeya) ×1
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
→
god of war → son of Parvati → son of Shiva → war god → youthful deity → |
| abode |
Kailasa
→
Palani → Pazhamudircholai → Skandagiri → Swamimalai → Thiruchendur → Tiruttani → |
| associatedWith |
South India
→
Tamil culture → celibacy → martial arts → mountains → valor → war → youth → |
| consort |
Devasena
→
Valli → |
| depictedAs |
riding a peacock
→
six-faced → spear-wielding → youthful → |
| festival |
Skanda Sashti
→
Thaipusam → |
| mount |
Paravani
→
peacock → |
| otherName |
Kumara
→
Murugan → Saravanabhava → Shanmuga → Shanmukha → Skanda → Subrahmanya → Subramanya → |
| parent |
Parvati
→
Shiva → |
| religion |
Hinduism
→
|
| scripture |
Mahabharata
→
Puranas → Ramayana → |
| sibling |
Ganesha
→
|
| symbol |
peacock
→
rooster → spear → |
| weapon |
spear
→
vel → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Shiva
→
Shiva ("Skanda") → |
fatherOf |
|
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
("Skanda")
→
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil → |
primaryDeity |
|
Ganesha
→
Ganesha ("Skanda") → |
sibling |
|
Indian peafowl
→
|
associatedWithDeity |
|
Kartikeya
("Skanda")
→
|
otherName |
|
Smartism
("Skanda (Kartikeya)")
→
|
recognizesDeity |
|
Shaivism
→
|
venerates |