Kaikesi

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Kaikesi is a figure in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as the rakshasi queen of Lanka and the mother of Ravana, Kumbhakarna, and Vibhishana.

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Label Occurrences
Kaikesi canonical 6

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in the Ramayana
mythological character
queen
rakshasi
appearsIn Ramayana
associatedWith lineage of Pulastya
rakshasas of Lanka
culture ancient Indian
ethnicity rakshasa clan
father Sumali
fatherInLaw Pulastya
gender female
grandfather Nirriti
grandmother Nirriti’s consort
languageOfTradition Sanskrit
lineage rakshasa dynasty of Lanka
marriageType asura-rishi alliance
mother Ketumati
motherInLaw Ilavida
motherOf Kumbhakarna
Ravana
Shurpanakha
Vibhishana
mythologicalTradition Ramayana tradition
linked to: Ramayana
notableRole mother of the main antagonist Ravana in the Ramayana
notableTrait belongs to a rakshasa royal family
devoted mother
offspringAlignment Ravana’s lineage
realm Lanka
religion Hinduism
residence Lanka
roleInNarrative ancestress of the royal house of Lanka in the Ramayana
sibling Raka
linked to: Kurawa

Vajrajwala
Vidyujjihva
spouse Vishrava
title rakshasi queen of Lanka

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Referenced by (6)

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

Kumbhakarna parent Kaikesi
Ravana mother Kaikesi
Vibhishana parent Kaikesi
Shurpanakha parent Kaikesi
Pulastya lineage hasMember Kaikesi
Vishrava spouse Kaikesi