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ID: 901002454
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002454
Record Type: Named Legendary Thing

Gadādēvī (Hindu anthropomorphic weapon)

Note: Hindu anthropomorphic form of Visnu's mace; represented as a female.

Names:
Gadādēvī (Hindu anthropomorphic weapon) (preferred,English-P,D)
Gadādēvī (Hindu anthropomorphic weapon) (Sanskrit (transliterated)-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Hindu iconography> (P)
........<Hindu allegory, symbolism, theme> (P)
............Āyudhapuruṣas (Hindu legendary things) (I)
................Gadādēvī (Hindu anthropomorphic weapon) (G)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Vishnu
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Vishnu (Hindu deity)) [901000395]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... mace (weapon)
.....(clubs (weapons), percussive weapons, weapons, Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Gadādēvī (Hindu anthropomorphic weapon)
................AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-)
................EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
................ AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-)

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