The Ramayana (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Vālmīki
- First Published: 350
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Epic
- Time of Work: Antiquity
- Genres: Poetry, Epic, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Exile or expatriates, Marriage, Gods or goddesses, India or East Indian people, Childbirth, Hindus or Hinduism, Devils or demons, Reincarnation
- Locales: India, Sri Lanka
Places Discussed
*Ayodhya (ah-YOH-dyah). Mythical Indian kingdom that may be the same place as the historical ancient kingdom of Ayodhya, in the far north of India between the Ganges River and the Himalaya Mountains, in which is now India’s Uttar Pradesh state. Ayodhya is both the birthplace of the epic’s hero, Prince Rama, and the place to which he ultimately returns as king with his queen, Sita.
Forest. Wooded region between holy Ayodhya and its evil counterpart, Lanka, in which Rama undergoes his most important transformations. In Hindu mythology, forests are...
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