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ID: 901002451
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002451
Record Type: Named Legendary Thing

Āyudhapuruṣas (Hindu legendary things)

Note: In Hindu iconography, anthropomorphic manifestations of a divine weapon, sometimes considered as partial incarnates of their divine owners.

Names:
Āyudhapuruṣas (Hindu legendary things) (preferred,English-P)
Āyudhapuruṣas (Hindu legendary things) (Sanskrit (transliterated)-P)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Hindu iconography> (P)
........<Hindu allegory, symbolism, theme> (P)
............Āyudhapuruṣas (Hindu legendary things) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... āyudhapuruṣas
.....(visual works by subject type, visual works (works), Visual Works (hierarchy name), Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... weapons
.....(Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Āyudhapuruṣas (Hindu legendary things)
................EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
................AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-)
................Dowson, Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology (1870)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
................ Dowson, Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology (1870)

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