Kaikesi

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Kaikesi is a figure in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as the rakshasi queen of Lanka and the mother of Ravana, Kumbhakarna, and Vibhishana.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in the Ramayana
mythological character
queen
rakshasi
appearsIn Ramayana NERFINISHED
associatedWith lineage of Pulastya
rakshasas of Lanka
culture ancient Indian
ethnicity rakshasa clan
father Sumali NERFINISHED
fatherInLaw Pulastya NERFINISHED
gender female
grandfather Nirriti NERFINISHED
grandmother Nirriti’s consort
languageOfTradition Sanskrit NERFINISHED
lineage rakshasa dynasty of Lanka NERFINISHED
marriageType asura-rishi alliance
mother Ketumati NERFINISHED
motherInLaw Ilavida NERFINISHED
motherOf Kumbhakarna NERFINISHED
Ravana NERFINISHED
Shurpanakha NERFINISHED
Vibhishana NERFINISHED
mythologicalTradition Ramayana tradition NERFINISHED
notableRole mother of the main antagonist Ravana in the Ramayana
notableTrait belongs to a rakshasa royal family
devoted mother
offspringAlignment Ravana’s lineage
realm Lanka NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
residence Lanka NERFINISHED
roleInNarrative ancestress of the royal house of Lanka in the Ramayana
sibling Raka NERFINISHED
Vajrajwala NERFINISHED
Vidyujjihva NERFINISHED
spouse Vishrava NERFINISHED
title rakshasi queen of Lanka

Referenced by (3)

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

Ravana mother Kaikesi
Kumbhakarna parent Kaikesi
Vibhishana parent Kaikesi