Phra Ram

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Phra Ram is the heroic central figure in the Thai epic Ramakien, revered as a righteous prince and incarnation of the god Vishnu.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Phra Ram canonical 9
Phra Lam – Rama 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in Ramakien
epic hero
incarnation of Vishnu
mythological character
alliedWith Hanuman
Sukhrip
alliedWithBasedOn Sugriva
appearsIn Ramakien
linked to: Thai Ramakien
associatedArtForm Khon masked dance
Thai classical mural painting
basedOn Rama
brother Phra Lak
Phra Phrot
Phra Satrut
linked to: Phra Phrot
brotherBasedOn Lakshmana
culture Thai
depictedAt Wat Phra Kaew murals
divineAssociation Vishnu
enemy Totsakan
enemyBasedOn Ravana
father Thotsarot
fatherBasedOn Dasharatha
influencedBy Valmiki Ramayana
linked to: Ramayana
kingdom Ayutthaya
linked to: Ayutthaya Kingdom
kingdomBasedOn Ayodhya
languageOfWork Thai
moralQuality compassion
justice
virtue
mother Kaosuriya
motherBasedOn Kausalya
narrativeGenre epic literature
nationalSignificance important figure in Thai royal ideology
notableAct rescue of Nang Sida from Totsakan
religion Hinduism
Thai Buddhism
role central hero of Ramakien
righteous prince
spouse Nang Sida
spouseBasedOn Sita
symbolizes dharma
loyalty
righteous kingship
veneratedAs avatar of Vishnu
veneratedIn Thailand
weapon bow

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Referenced by (10)

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

Thai Ramakien mainProtagonist Phra Ram
Lao Phra Lak Phra Lam correspondsToCharacterInRamayana Phra Lam – Rama
linked to: Phra Ram
Totsakan enemyOf Phra Ram
Totsakan deathBy Phra Ram
Nang Sida spouse Phra Ram
Nang Sida associatedWith Phra Ram
Phra Lak allegiance Phra Ram
Phra Lak associatedWith Phra Ram
Phra Lak hasRelative Phra Ram