Mahishasura
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Mahishasura is a powerful buffalo demon in Hindu mythology, best known as the formidable adversary slain by the goddess Durga in a legendary cosmic battle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahishasura canonical | 4 |
| demon king Mahishasura | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4882345 — 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: Mahishasura Context triple: [Devi Mahatmya, containsStoryOf, Mahishasura]
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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.
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B.
Hiranyaksha
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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C.
Narakasura
Narakasura is a powerful demon king in Hindu mythology, best known for his tyranny, abduction of women, and eventual slaying by Krishna and Satyabhama, commemorated during the festival of Diwali.
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D.
Andhaka
Andhaka is a prominent clan within the ancient Yadava lineage of Hindu tradition, often associated with the family and kingdom of Krishna.
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E.
Ravana
Ravana is the ten-headed demon king of Lanka in Hindu mythology, best known as the powerful antagonist of the epic Ramayana.
- 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: Mahishasura Target entity description: Mahishasura is a powerful buffalo demon in Hindu mythology, best known as the formidable adversary slain by the goddess Durga in a legendary cosmic battle.
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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.
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B.
Hiranyaksha
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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C.
Narakasura
Narakasura is a powerful demon king in Hindu mythology, best known for his tyranny, abduction of women, and eventual slaying by Krishna and Satyabhama, commemorated during the festival of Diwali.
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D.
Andhaka
Andhaka is a prominent clan within the ancient Yadava lineage of Hindu tradition, often associated with the family and kingdom of Krishna.
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E.
Ravana
Ravana is the ten-headed demon king of Lanka in Hindu mythology, best known as the powerful antagonist of the epic Ramayana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asura
ⓘ
demon ⓘ mythological character ⓘ |
| ability |
shape-shifting
ⓘ
transform into buffalo form ⓘ transform into human form ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mahisha ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Durga Puja
ⓘ
Navaratri ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Mysore
ⓘ
linked to:
Mysuru
|
| birthType | born from union of Rambha and a she-buffalo ⓘ |
| boonFrom | Brahma ⓘ |
| causeOf | creation of Durga ⓘ |
| conflict | war against the gods ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction |
depicted in temple sculptures
ⓘ
represented in Durga Puja pandals ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Durga
ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Durga
|
| eraOfMyth | Puranic period ⓘ |
| etymology | name derived from ‘mahisha’ (buffalo) and ‘asura’ (demon) ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Devi Mahatmya
ⓘ
Markandeya Purana ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconography |
shown as a buffalo being slain by Durga
ⓘ
shown as a warrior emerging from a buffalo ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Durga
ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Durga
|
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| legendAssociatedWith | naming of Mysore (Mahishuru) ⓘ |
| locationOfDefeat |
Mountains of the Himalayas
ⓘ
linked to:
Himalayas
|
| moralInterpretation |
defeat represents conquest of inner vices
ⓘ
defeat represents triumph of good over evil ⓘ |
| mythology | Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary antagonist in the story of Durga ⓘ |
| notableFor | battle with Durga ⓘ |
| opponent |
Durga
ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Durga
|
| opposedBy | devas ⓘ |
| parent | Rambha ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| seeks | boon of invincibility ⓘ |
| species | buffalo demon ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
arrogance
ⓘ
ego ⓘ evil forces ⓘ ignorance ⓘ |
| title | king of asuras ⓘ |
| vulnerability | could be killed only by a woman ⓘ |
| weaponUsedAgainst |
sword of Durga
ⓘ
trident of Durga ⓘ |
| worshipContext | invoked as antagonist in Shakta traditions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mahishasura Description of subject: Mahishasura is a powerful buffalo demon in Hindu mythology, best known as the formidable adversary slain by the goddess Durga in a legendary cosmic battle.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mahishasura