Kashyapa

E448838
Prajapati Vedic sage mythological figure rishi

Kashyapa is a revered Vedic sage and progenitor in Hindu mythology, regarded as one of the ancient rishis and a patriarch of many gods, demons, and beings.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Angiras 2
Kanada Kashyapa 1
Kashyapa (in some accounts) 1

Statements (72)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Prajapati ⓘ
Vedic sage ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
rishi ⓘ
associatedPlace Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith cosmic genealogy ⓘ
creation of beings ⓘ
consortOf Aditi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Danu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Diti NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kadru NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vinata NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Vedic ⓘ
domain Vedic cosmology ⓘ
epithet father of gods and demons ⓘ
universal progenitor ⓘ
etymologyAssociatedWith name of Kashmir in some traditions ⓘ
fatherOf Adityas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Apsaras ⓘ
Aruna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ashvins NERFINISHED ⓘ
Daityas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Danavas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gandharvas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Garuda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maruts NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nagas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rakshasas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rudras NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yakshas NERFINISHED ⓘ
animals ⓘ
birds ⓘ
fish ⓘ
humans ⓘ
mountains ⓘ
serpents ⓘ
trees ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
lineage Saptarishi NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
role patriarch of gods and demons ⓘ
progenitor of many beings ⓘ
spouse Aditi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Anala NERFINISHED ⓘ
Arishta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bhasa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Danu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dhritarashtri NERFINISHED ⓘ
Diti NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ira NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kadru NERFINISHED ⓘ
Khasa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Krodhavasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Matrika NERFINISHED ⓘ
Muni ⓘ
Purnima NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sarama NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shuki NERFINISHED ⓘ
Surabhi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Surasa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syeni NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tamra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Timi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vinata NERFINISHED ⓘ
teacherOf various sages ⓘ
title Prajapati Kashyapa NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kanada → alsoKnownAs → Kashyapa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kanada Kashyapa
Mahākāśyapa → alternativeName → Kashyapa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kāśyapa
Marichi → child → Kashyapa ⓘ
Agni → family → Kashyapa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Angiras
Indra → father → Kashyapa ⓘ
Holika and Prahlada → grandchildOf → Kashyapa ⓘ
subject surface form: Prahlada
Jatayu → grandfather → Kashyapa ⓘ
Marichi → hasDisciple → Kashyapa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kashyapa (in some accounts)
Agni → parent → Kashyapa ⓘ
Garuda → parent → Kashyapa ⓘ
Surya (sun) in Hinduism → parent → Kashyapa ⓘ
subject surface form: Surya
Hindu god Varuna → parent → Kashyapa ⓘ
subject surface form: Varuna
Vamana → parents → Kashyapa ⓘ
Vyasa → teacherOf → Kashyapa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Angiras