Vishrava

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Hindu mythological figure rishi sage

Vishrava is a revered sage in Hindu mythology, best known as the father of the demon king Ravana and his giant brother Kumbhakarna in the Ramayana.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu mythological figure ⓘ
rishi ⓘ
sage ⓘ
appearsIn Valmiki Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Treasury of the gods NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Characters in the Ramayana ⓘ
Hindu sages ⓘ
Mythological Brahmins ⓘ
childWithIlavida Kubera NERFINISHED ⓘ
childWithKaikesi Kumbhakarna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ravana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shurpanakha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vibhishana NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfMyth Ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Indian ⓘ
ethnicOrMythicGroup Brahmin sage ⓘ
fatherOf Kubera NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kumbhakarna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ravana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shurpanakha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vibhishana NERFINISHED ⓘ
grandparent Brahma NERFINISHED ⓘ
grandsonOf Brahma NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRelative Brahma NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kubera NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kumbhakarna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pulastya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ravana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shurpanakha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vibhishana NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTitle Maharishi NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor asceticism ⓘ
austerities ⓘ
scholarship in Vedas ⓘ
languageOfTexts Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ
lineage Pulastya lineage ⓘ
mentionedIn Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ
mythologicalTradition Itihasa ⓘ
notableWork Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ
parent Pulastya NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roleInMythology ancestor of Rakshasas of Lanka ⓘ
father of Ravana ⓘ
sonOf Pulastya NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Ilavida NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kaikesi NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Ravana → father → Vishrava ⓘ
Kumbhakarna → parent → Vishrava ⓘ
Vibhishana → parent → Vishrava ⓘ