Ravana

Ten-headed rakshasa king of Lanka, abductor of Sita, slain by Rama

Parentage

• parent: Vishrava
• parent: Kaikesi

Children

• Indrajit

Domains

• kingship
• sacred knowledge

Powers

• Win near-invulnerability to gods and demons by penance
• Lift Mount Kailasa with his arms

Epithets

• दशग्रीव Sanskrit · Daśagrīva · nameThe ten-necked oneValmiki Ramayana, Uttara Kanda (primary)
• दशानन Sanskrit · Daśānana · nameThe ten-faced oneValmiki Ramayana (primary)
• लङ्केश्वर Sanskrit · Laṅkeśvara · titleLord of LankaValmiki Ramayana (primary)
• पौलस्त्य Sanskrit · Paulastya · lineageDescendant of the sage PulastyaValmiki Ramayana, Uttara Kanda (primary)

Relations

• sibling: KumbhakarnaFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Vishrava & Kaikesi) per the figures' cited genealogy.
• sibling: VibhishanaFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Vishrava & Kaikesi) per the figures' cited genealogy.

Sources

• existence: Ramayana (Valmiki) (primary)