Apsaras
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Apsaras are celestial nymphs in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, renowned for their beauty, grace, and skill in dance and music, who often serve as divine entertainers in heavenly realms.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BuddhistMythologyFigure
ⓘ
HinduMythologyFigure ⓘ celestialNymph ⓘ mythologicalBeing ⓘ supernaturalDancer ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
courtlyLove
ⓘ
heavenlyPleasures ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Gandharvas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Indian
ⓘ
SoutheastAsian ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
ornatelyDressedDancers
ⓘ
youngBeautifulWomen ⓘ |
| function |
entertainGods
ⓘ
entertainHeroes ⓘ participateInHeavenlyFestivals ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasSubclass |
Ghritachi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Rambha NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilottama NERFINISHED ⓘ Urvashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedArtForm |
AngkorWatSculpture
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ⓘ
KhmerTempleReliefs NERFINISHED ⓘ classicalIndianDanceIconography ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
BuddhistSutras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
beauty
ⓘ
dance ⓘ grace ⓘ music ⓘ |
| oftenDepictedWith |
lotusFlowers
ⓘ
musicalInstruments ⓘ |
| power |
flight
ⓘ
seduction ⓘ shapeShifting ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| residesIn |
IndraCourt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Svarga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
celestialDancer
ⓘ
divineEntertainer ⓘ heavenlyMusician ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
artisticGrace
ⓘ
eroticDesire ⓘ fertility ⓘ sensualBeauty ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.