Preah Ream

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Preah Ream is the Khmer adaptation of the hero Rama from the Indian epic Ramayana, serving as the central protagonist in Cambodia’s national epic, the Reamker.

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Preah Ream canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary character
mythological hero
ally Hanuman
appearsIn Reamker
associatedWith Cambodian classical dance
Cambodian mural painting
Cambodian shadow theatre
Hinduism
basedOn Rama
brother Preah Leak
canonicalStatus central figure in Cambodia’s national epic tradition
characterOrigin adaptation of Indian epic character Rama
culture Khmer culture
derivedFromWork Ramayana
enemy Krung Reap
linked to: Krong Reap
epicGenre Khmer adaptation of the Ramayana
gender male
hasTitle Prince
hasVirtue compassion
courage
justice
loyalty
honorificLanguage Preah (royal or sacred honorific in Khmer)
influences Cambodian literature
Cambodian performing arts
Cambodian visual arts
languageContext Khmer
moralRole embodiment of virtue
upholder of dharma
narrativeFunction ideal husband
ideal king
righteous warrior
nationalEpicOf Cambodia
portrayedIn Lakhon Khol (Cambodian masked dance drama)
Royal Ballet of Cambodia
Sbek Thom (large shadow puppetry)
region Cambodia
religiousContext Hindu-Buddhist syncretism in Cambodia
religiousSymbolism avatar-like figure of righteousness
roleInWork central protagonist of the Reamker
spouse Neang Seda
storyTheme good versus evil
loyalty and devotion
righteous kingship

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

Khmer Reamker hasMainCharacter Preah Ream
Neang Seda associatedWith Preah Ream
Neang Seda spouse Preah Ream
Krong Reap opposes Preah Ream
Reamker hasMainCharacter Preah Ream
subject linked to: Reamker (Cambodian Ramayana)