Jatayu
Hindu · demigod · heroic age · Recorded classification
Divine vulture, son of Aruna, who died defending Sita from Ravana
Domains
- valor
Powers
- Battle Ravana's flying chariot to rescue Sita
Epithets
- जटायु Divine vulture, son of Aruṇa, who died defending SītāVālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Araṇya Kāṇḍa) (primary)
- गृध्रराज 'King of the vultures'Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Araṇya Kāṇḍa) (primary)
Relations
- sibling: Sampati
- descendant of: ArunaDivine vulture, son of Aruna; expressed as descendant-of since no deity co-parent is registered to support a demigod tier from Aruna alone.Valmiki Ramayana, Aranya Kanda 14 (Jatayu and Sampati, sons of Aruna/Garuda's line, vulture kings) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Ramayana (Valmiki) (primary)