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.

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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

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Gatotkaca parent Hidimbi
Bhima spouse Hidimbi