Yami

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Yami is a figure in Hindu mythology known as the sister of the death god Yama and often associated with early Vedic narratives about sibling relationships and morality.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Yami canonical 12

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu mythological figure ⓘ
Vedic deity ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
appearsIn Rigveda ⓘ
associatedConcept cosmic order ⓘ
dharma ⓘ
associatedWith Yama ⓘ
death god Yama ⓘ
linked to: Yama

early Vedic narratives ⓘ
category Characters in the Rigveda ⓘ
Hindu goddesses and female deities ⓘ
Vedic deities ⓘ
cosmicRole primordial woman in some Vedic hymns ⓘ
sister and counterpart of Yama ⓘ
culture Vedic ⓘ
dialogueWith Yama ⓘ
familyRelation child of Saranyu in some traditions ⓘ
child of Vivasvat in some traditions ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
languageOfSources Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ
literaryForm dialogue hymn character ⓘ
moralFunction figure used to explore moral boundaries ⓘ
narrativeTheme incest taboo ⓘ
morality ⓘ
sexual ethics ⓘ
sibling relationships ⓘ
pairedWith Yama as twin-like counterpart ⓘ
region Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
relativeType sister of Yama ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roleInMythology sister of the death god Yama ⓘ
sibling Yama ⓘ
symbolism human desire ⓘ
tension between desire and dharma ⓘ
textualSource Rigveda 10.10 (Yama–Yami dialogue hymn) ⓘ
timePeriod early Vedic period ⓘ
tradition Vedic tradition ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

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

Yama → relative → Yami ⓘ
Surya → child → Yami ⓘ
subject linked to: Surya (sun) in Hinduism
Surya → fatherOf → Yami ⓘ
Ashvins → siblingOf → Yami ⓘ
Yamuna → epithet → Yami ⓘ
subject linked to: goddess Yamuna
Yamaraja → sibling → Yami ⓘ
Sanjna → parentOf → Yami ⓘ
Chhaya → stepmotherOf → Yami ⓘ
Saranyu → parentOf → Yami ⓘ
Saranyu → associatedDeity → Yami ⓘ
Lan Yu Yami → hasExonym → Yami ⓘ