demons (asuras)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:military
ambition
power
gptkbp:depictedIn sometimes benevolent
sometimes malevolent
powerful
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Mahabharata
gptkb:Ramayana
gptkb:Puranas
gptkb:Rigveda
gptkbp:etymology Sanskrit: asu (life force)
gptkbp:featuredIn Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean)
Devasura Sangram (wars between devas and asuras)
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Jain_mythology
gptkb:Buddhist_mythology
Hindu mythology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label demons (asuras)
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Bali
gptkb:Hiranyakashipu
gptkb:Vritra
gptkb:Ketu
gptkb:Mahabali
gptkb:Rahu
gptkb:Shambara
gptkb:Namuchi
gptkbp:opposedBy gods
devas
gptkbp:relatedTo fallen angels (Abrahamic religions)
titans (Greek mythology)
gptkbp:role antagonists
sometimes protectors
gptkbp:sometimesLedBy gptkb:Bali
gptkb:Shukracharya
gptkb:Virochana
gptkb:Prahlada
gptkbp:sometimesRebornAs animals
humans
other asuras
gptkbp:sometimesResideIn gptkb:Patala_(netherworld)
earth
heaven (temporarily)
gptkbp:sometimesSeek immortality
power
dominion over the universe
gptkbp:symbolizes desire
ignorance
ego
gptkbp:worshippedIn some Hindu sects
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sutala
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6