Mohini

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Mohini is the enchanting female avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, famed for her role in various myths where she uses beauty and illusion to achieve divine purposes.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mohini canonical 8
Mohini Bhasmasur 2
Vishnu as Mohini 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity ⓘ
avatar of Vishnu ⓘ
allies devas ⓘ
appearsInMyth Samudra Manthan ⓘ
union of Shiva and Mohini ⓘ
appearsInText Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Kurma Purana ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ
Vishnu Purana ⓘ
associatedArtForm Mohiniyattam ⓘ
associatedConcept divine play ⓘ
illusion ⓘ
lila ⓘ
seduction used for dharma ⓘ
associatedDeity Vishnu ⓘ
associatedEvent churning of the ocean of milk ⓘ
associatedFigure Ayyappa ⓘ
linked to: Sastha (Ayyappa)
culturalInfluence Mohiniyattam ⓘ
classical Indian dance ⓘ
epithet the enchantress ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasConsortInSomeTraditions Shiva ⓘ
iconographyFeature lotus in hand ⓘ
ornate jewelry ⓘ
pot of nectar ⓘ
youthful female form ⓘ
languageOfName Sanskrit ⓘ
meaningOfName the deluder ⓘ
the enchantress ⓘ
mythRole distributor of amrita ⓘ
notableFor beauty ⓘ
divine deception ⓘ
use of illusion ⓘ
opposes asuras ⓘ
parentOfInSomeTraditions Ayyappa ⓘ
linked to: Sastha (Ayyappa)
power hypnotic charm ⓘ
maya ⓘ
shape-shifting ⓘ
purpose upholding cosmic order ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
role enchantress ⓘ
symbolizes power of divine illusion ⓘ
transformative power of beauty ⓘ
victory of gods over demons ⓘ
worshipRegion Kerala ⓘ
South India ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Ratna Mohini → familyName → Mohini ⓘ
Mohini Bhardwaj → givenName → Mohini ⓘ
Amrita → associatedWithAvatar → Mohini ⓘ
subject linked to: amrita
Amrita → distributionManagedBy → Vishnu as Mohini ⓘ
subject linked to: amrita
linked to: Mohini
Dadasaheb Phalke → notableWork → Mohini Bhasmasur ⓘ
linked to: Mohini
Dadasaheb Phalke → directed → Mohini Bhasmasur ⓘ
linked to: Mohini