ID: 901000882 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000882	Record Type: Character/Person

	Ketu (Hindu character)

Note: Hindu star monster; paired with Rahu as one of the nine planets in Vedic astrology, is considered the south lunar node, and is associated with eclipses.

Names:

	Ketu (Hindu character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	केतु (Hindu character) (Sanskrit,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Hindu iconography> (P)
		........<Hindu characters> (P)
		............Ketu (Hindu character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Rahu
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Rahu (Hindu character)) [901000881]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... demons
	.....(spirits (beings), people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Hinduism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	takes the form of .... planet
	.....(extraterrestrial bodies, natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Ketu (Hindu character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "nature worship," accessed 12 May 2016
	................Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
	................British Museum [online] (1999-) in note at http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=182883&partId=1&searchText=Ketu&page=1
	केतु (Hindu character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketu_(mythology)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ British Museum [online] (1999-) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=182883&partId=1&searchText=Ketu&page=1