Gajawaktra (elephant-headed demon)
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Gajawaktra is an elephant-headed demon character from the Old Javanese epic poem Kakawin Sutasoma, often depicted as one of the antagonistic figures encountered by the hero.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gajawaktra | 0 |
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in literature
ⓘ
demon ⓘ elephant-headed demon ⓘ mythological character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Kakawin Sutasoma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Javanese literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Java NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confronts | hero Sutasoma ⓘ |
| culture | Javanese ⓘ |
| depictedAs | fearsome being ⓘ |
| encountersCharacter | Sutasoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
demonic
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elephant-headed ⓘ |
| hasHeadOf | elephant ⓘ |
| hasNameOriginLanguage | Old Javanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFictional | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Old Javanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryFormOfWork | kakawin (Old Javanese epic poem) ⓘ |
| medium | literary text ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | obstacle to the hero ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | Javanese mythological corpus ⓘ |
| religiousCulturalContext | Hindu-Buddhist Java ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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