Jaṭāyu

bird deity in Hinduism who appears in the Ramayana epic
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Jaṭāyu
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Jaṭāyu

Summary

Jaṭāyu is a legendary bird[1]. Jaṭāyu draws 445 Wikipedia views per month (legendary_bird category, ranking #9 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jaṭāyu's father was Aruṇa[3].
  • Jaṭāyu's image is recorded as Ravana fighting with Jatayu.jpg[4].
  • Jaṭāyu is recorded as male[5].
  • Jaṭāyu's instance of is recorded as legendary bird[6].
  • Jaṭāyu's instance of is recorded as Characters in the Ramayana[7].
  • Jaṭāyu's instance of is recorded as deity[8].
  • Jaṭāyu's Commons category is recorded as Jatayu[9].
  • Jaṭāyu's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-জটায়ু (রামায়ণ).wav[10].
  • Jaṭāyu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/088ysm[11].
  • Jaṭāyu's worshipped by is recorded as Hindu mythology[12].
  • Jaṭāyu's present in work is recorded as Ramayana[13].
  • Jaṭāyu's sibling is recorded as Sampāti[14].

Body

Origins and Family

Jaṭāyu's father was Aruṇa[3].

Why It Matters

Jaṭāyu draws 445 Wikipedia views per month (legendary_bird category, ranking #9 of 28).[2] Jaṭāyu has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Jaṭāyu is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

Who were Jaṭāyu's parents?

Jaṭāyu's father was Aruṇa[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . lingualibre.org. lingualibre.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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