Mayon

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Mayon is a Tamil name for the Hindu god Vishnu, particularly revered in ancient Sangam literature as a dark-hued, pastoral and protective deity.

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Mayon canonical 1

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity ⓘ
name of Vishnu ⓘ
associatedPeriod Sangam age ⓘ
linked to: Sangam period
associatedWith cattle ⓘ
cowherds ⓘ
love poetry in Sangam corpus ⓘ
music and dance in Sangam poetry ⓘ
pastoral themes ⓘ
rural landscapes ⓘ
color dark-hued ⓘ
culturalContext ancient Tamil culture ⓘ
describedAs dark-skinned god ⓘ
equatedWith Krishna ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
gender male deity ⓘ
hasEtymology derived from Tamil word "mai" meaning black or dark ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage Tamil ⓘ
identifiedAs dark-hued pastoral protector in Sangam texts ⓘ
languageOfSources Old Tamil ⓘ
linked to: Classical Tamil
linkedToConcept joy and playfulness ⓘ
lord of the hills and forests ⓘ
protector of devotees ⓘ
mentionedIn Akananuru ⓘ
Paripadal ⓘ
linked to: Paripāṭal

Purananuru ⓘ
linked to: Puranānūru
refersTo Vishnu ⓘ
region Tamilakam ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
reveredIn Sangam literature ⓘ
role protective deity ⓘ
worshippedAs supreme deity in some early Tamil traditions ⓘ
worshippedBy ancient Tamil communities ⓘ
worshipType bhakti-oriented devotion ⓘ

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