Singha

E421949

Singha is a mythical lion-like creature prominent in Southeast Asian art and folklore, especially in Thai and related cultural traditions, symbolizing power and protection.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Singha canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lion-like creature ⓘ
mythical creature ⓘ
symbolic figure ⓘ
appearsIn court art ⓘ
religious iconography ⓘ
traditional literature ⓘ
associatedWith Buddhist temples ⓘ
guardian figures ⓘ
palace entrances ⓘ
sacred architecture ⓘ
temple guardians ⓘ
culturalSignificance emblem of kingship ⓘ
marker of sacredness ⓘ
depictedAs lion-like guardian ⓘ
etymologicallyDerivedFrom Sanskrit word "siṃha" ⓘ
foundIn Burmese art ⓘ
Khmer art ⓘ
Lao art ⓘ
Southeast Asian art ⓘ
linked to: Oriental art

Thai art ⓘ
architectural ornamentation ⓘ
folklore ⓘ
mythological narratives ⓘ
temple sculpture ⓘ
traditional paintings ⓘ
hasBodyType stylized lion body ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Burmese culture ⓘ
Khmer culture ⓘ
Lao culture ⓘ
Thai culture ⓘ
hasFeature bared fangs ⓘ
prominent mane ⓘ
sharp claws ⓘ
upright posture ⓘ
hasOrigin Southeast Asia ⓘ
influencedBy Indian lion symbolism ⓘ
relatedTo Simha ⓘ
linked to: Narasimha
role guardian of thresholds ⓘ
protector of sacred spaces ⓘ
ward against evil spirits ⓘ
symbolizes authority ⓘ
courage ⓘ
power ⓘ
protection ⓘ
purity ⓘ
royalty ⓘ
usedAs decorative motif ⓘ
heraldic emblem ⓘ
protective motif ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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