Lava

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Lava is a legendary prince in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as one of the twin sons of Rama and Sita.

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Label Occurrences
Lava canonical 9

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu legendary figure ⓘ
character in the Ramayana ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
prince ⓘ
appearsIn Ramayana ⓘ
associatedWith Ayodhya ⓘ
Valmiki ⓘ
dharma (righteous conduct) in epic narrative ⓘ
forest hermitage of Valmiki ⓘ
story of Sita’s exile ⓘ
story of Sita’s final departure into the earth ⓘ
category Hindu princes in mythology ⓘ
Legendary twins ⓘ
Ramayana characters ⓘ
culturalInfluence namesake for people and places in South Asia ⓘ
culturalRegion Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
culturalTradition Itihasa ⓘ
depictedIn Hindu temple art ⓘ
Ramayana manuscripts and paintings ⓘ
father Rama ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasNameEtymology derived from Sanskrit "lava" with various traditional interpretations ⓘ
hasRoleIn lineage continuation of Rama in some traditions ⓘ
hasTwinStatus youngerOrOlderTwin (varies by tradition) ⓘ
hasVariantTraditionsIn Valmiki Ramayana ⓘ
linked to: Ramayana

later Ramayana retellings ⓘ
knownFor devotion to Rama ⓘ
skill in recitation and archery ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources Sanskrit ⓘ
learnedFrom Valmiki ⓘ
literaryGenre epic ⓘ
mother Sita ⓘ
mythologicalEra Treta Yuga ⓘ
notableEvent recitation of the Ramayana before Rama ⓘ
reunion of Rama and Sita through the twins ⓘ
partOf Ikshvaku dynasty (in tradition) ⓘ
linked to: Ikshvaku dynasty
raisedBy Valmiki ⓘ
recited Ramayana ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
role prince of the solar dynasty (Suryavansha) in legend ⓘ
siblingRelationship Lava and Kusha ⓘ
twinBrother Kusha ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

Sita → children → Lava ⓘ
Kusha → sibling → Lava ⓘ
Kusha → twinBrother → Lava ⓘ
Vālmīki → student → Lava ⓘ
Rama → children → Lava ⓘ
subject linked to: Ram