Hiranyaksha

E461916

asura mythological character

Hiranyaksha is a powerful asura (demon) from Hindu mythology, known for stealing the earth and being slain by Vishnu in his Varaha (boar) avatar.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hiranyaksha canonical	9
demon Hiranyaksha	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4685294 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hiranyaksha
Context triple: [Hiranyakashipu, brotherOf, Hiranyaksha]

A. Hiranyakashipu
Hiranyakashipu is a powerful demon king from Hindu mythology, best known as the tyrannical father of Prahlada and the antagonist slain by Vishnu’s Narasimha avatar.
B. Andhaka
Andhaka is a prominent clan within the ancient Yadava lineage of Hindu tradition, often associated with the family and kingdom of Krishna.
C. Dushasana
Dushasana is a prominent antagonist in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as one of the Kaurava princes infamous for his cruelty toward Draupadi and loyalty to his brother Duryodhana.
D. Ghatotkacha
Ghatotkacha is a powerful, magic-wielding rakshasa warrior from the Mahabharata, famed for his crucial role and heroic death in the Kurukshetra War.
E. Yayati
Yayati is a legendary king from Hindu mythology, known as a progenitor of several royal lineages and for the tale in which he exchanges his old age with his son's youth.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hiranyaksha
Target entity description: Hiranyaksha is a powerful asura (demon) from Hindu mythology, known for stealing the earth and being slain by Vishnu in his Varaha (boar) avatar.

A. Hiranyakashipu
Hiranyakashipu is a powerful demon king from Hindu mythology, best known as the tyrannical father of Prahlada and the antagonist slain by Vishnu’s Narasimha avatar.
B. Andhaka
Andhaka is a prominent clan within the ancient Yadava lineage of Hindu tradition, often associated with the family and kingdom of Krishna.
C. Dushasana
Dushasana is a prominent antagonist in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as one of the Kaurava princes infamous for his cruelty toward Draupadi and loyalty to his brother Duryodhana.
D. Ghatotkacha
Ghatotkacha is a powerful, magic-wielding rakshasa warrior from the Mahabharata, famed for his crucial role and heroic death in the Kurukshetra War.
E. Yayati
Yayati is a legendary king from Hindu mythology, known as a progenitor of several royal lineages and for the tale in which he exchanges his old age with his son's youth.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	asura ⓘ mythological character ⓘ
action	dragged the earth to the bottom of the cosmic ocean ⓘ
affiliation	daityas ⓘ
associatedConcept	cosmic deluge ⓘ restoration of dharma ⓘ
associatedEvent	Varaha lifting the earth ⓘ
associatedWithAvatarOfVishnu	Varaha ⓘ
boonFrom	Brahma ⓘ
brother	Hiranyakashipu ⓘ
causeOfDeath	killed in battle by Varaha ⓘ
enemyOf	devas ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
killedBy	Varaha ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ
mythology	Hindu mythology ⓘ
notableFor	being slain by Vishnu ⓘ stealing the earth ⓘ
opponentOf	Varaha ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ
parent	Diti ⓘ Kashyapa ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
roleIn	Puranic legends ⓘ
species	daitya ⓘ
textMention	Bhagavata Purana ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ Vishnu Purana ⓘ
title	Daitya king ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Hiranyakashipu → brotherOf → Hiranyaksha ⓘ

Hiranyakashipu → sibling → Hiranyaksha ⓘ

Varaha → defeated → Hiranyaksha ⓘ

Varaha → associatedWith → Hiranyaksha ⓘ

Asura → hasNotableMember → Hiranyaksha ⓘ

Kayadhu → relatedTo → Hiranyaksha ⓘ

Diti → motherOf → Hiranyaksha ⓘ

Narakasura → alternativeParentTradition → Hiranyaksha ⓘ

Varaha → rescuesFrom → demon Hiranyaksha ⓘ

subject linked to: Varaha avatar of Vishnu

linked to: Hiranyaksha

Varaha → defeats → Hiranyaksha ⓘ