Hidimbi
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Hidimbi is a rakshasi (demoness) from the Indian epic Mahabharata who marries the Pandava prince Bhima and becomes the mother of the warrior Ghatotkacha.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Mahabharata
ⓘ
demoness ⓘ mythological character ⓘ rakshasi ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | Kamyaka forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pandavas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forest of Kamyaka ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brave
ⓘ
compassionate ⓘ loyal ⓘ |
| consortOf | Bhima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
bridge between humans and rakshasas
ⓘ
symbol of love transcending social boundaries ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Rakshasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fallsInLoveWith | Bhima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Rakshasa chief (unnamed in many versions) ⓘ |
| firstMeets | Bhima in the forest ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | Hindu epic literature ⓘ |
| helps | Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySource | Adi Parva of the Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Bhima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageType | inter-species union ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | benevolent rakshasi ⓘ |
| motherOf | Ghatotkacha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abandoning cannibalistic ways
ⓘ
being mother of Ghatotkacha ⓘ marriage to Bhima ⓘ |
| opposes | Hidimba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOfWarrior | Ghatotkacha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects | Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfMyth | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residesIn | forest ⓘ |
| sibling | Hidimba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Bhima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyArc | from man-eating rakshasi clan to devoted wife and mother ⓘ |
| transformationAbility | shape-shifting ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.