Statuo de dekkapa Ravano.

Ravano (sanskrite रावण, Rāvaṇa) estas rakŝasa reĝo el la insulo Lanko[1] kaj la ĉefa antagonisto en la Ramajano.[2][3]

Etimologio

La vorto rāvaṇa signifas muĝanta.[4][5]

Referencoj

  1. ↑ “Ravana”, World History Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ Wheeler, James Talboys. (1869) The History of India from the Earliest Ages II The Rámáyana and the Vedic period. N. Trubner & Co..
  3. ↑ Brown, Nathan Robert. (2 August 2011) The Mythology of Supernatural: The signs and symbols behind the popular TV show. Berkley Boulvard books, Newwork. ISBN 9781101517529.
  4. ↑ Aiyangar Narayan (1909) "Essays On Indo-Aryan Mythology-Vol.", p.413
  5. ↑ Cologne Scan.
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