Trishira

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Trishira is a lesser-known rakshasa prince in the Hindu epic Ramayana, depicted as one of the valiant but ultimately slain sons of the demon king Ravana.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in the Ramayana
mythological character
rakshasa
alignment Rakshasa side
appearsIn Hindu epic Ramayana NERFINISHED
Ramayana NERFINISHED
associatedEvent war between Rama and Ravana
associatedWith Lanka NERFINISHED
Ravana's dynasty
canonicalStatus minor character in the Ramayana
culture ancient Indian
deathContext killed in the battle of Lanka
deathType slain in battle
describedAs lesser-known son of Ravana
valiant warrior
ethnicGroup rakshasa clan
familyRole prince of Lanka
fightsAgainst Lakshmana NERFINISHED
Rama NERFINISHED
Vanara army
hasFather Ravana NERFINISHED
Ravana, king of Lanka NERFINISHED
hasGender male
hasMother Mandodari NERFINISHED
hasSpecies rakshasa
hasTitle rakshasa prince
son of Ravana
killedBy Rama NERFINISHED
kingdomAffiliation Lanka NERFINISHED
languageOfOrigin Sanskrit NERFINISHED
literaryGenre Itihasa (epic) narrative
moralAlignment opponent of Rama
mythologicalTradition Hindu mythology
nameInDevanagari त्रिशिर NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction supporting antagonist in the Ramayana war
opposes dharma upholding forces of Rama
partOf Ravana's lineage
religion Hinduism
roleInNarrative warrior on Ravana's side in the Lanka war
siblingOf Akshayakumara NERFINISHED
Atikaya NERFINISHED
Atikaya and other sons of Ravana
Devantaka NERFINISHED
Indrajit NERFINISHED
Narantaka NERFINISHED
sourceTextTradition Valmiki Ramayana and later Ramayana traditions NERFINISHED

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

Ravana child Trishira