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ID: 901002264
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002264
Record Type: Character/Person

Kāmadeva (Hindu deity)

Note: Hindu god of human love or desire, often portrayed along with his female counterpart Rati.

Names:
Kāmadeva (Hindu deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
कामदेव (Hindu deity) (Sanskrit)
Kamadeva (English)
Man̥matan̥ (Hindu deity) (English)
Madana (Hindu deity) (English,U)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Hindu iconography> (P)
........<Hindu characters> (P)
............Kāmadeva (Hindu deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Udadhikumāra
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu allegory, symbolism, theme, Udadhikumāra (Hindu theme)) [901002475]
associated with .... Vajrananga
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Vajrananga (Buddhist deity)) [901002263]
associated with .... Eros
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Eros (Greek deity)) [901000613]

Other Relationships:
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 .... Hindu
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... love (emotion)
.....(positive emotions, emotion, psychological concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Kāmadeva (Hindu deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85071379
कामदेव (Hindu deity)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamadeva
Kamadeva
................Dowson, Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology (1870)
Madana (Hindu deity)
................Bhattacharyya, Indian Buddhist Iconography (1924)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamadeva#/media/File:Kamadeva1.jpg
................ Dowson, Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology (1870)

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