ID: 901001417 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001417	Record Type: Character/Person

	Durga (Hindu deity)

Note: In Hinduism, a principal form of the mother goddess and warrior; there are many incarnations of Durga. According to legend, Durga was created for the slaying of the buffalo demon Mahisasura by Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and the lesser gods, who were otherwise powerless to overcome him. Embodying their collective energy (shakti), she is both derivative from the male divinities and the true source of their inner power.

Names:

	Durga (Hindu deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Durgā (Hindu deity) (English,U,N)
	दुर्गा (Hindu deity) (Sanskrit,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Hindu iconography> (P)
		........<Hindu characters> (P)
		............Durga (Hindu deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	has as manifestation .... Vatsala Devi
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Vatsala Devi (Hindu deity)) [901001416]

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 .... Hinduism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... mother goddess
	.....(goddesses, deities, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	affiliated/associated with .... tiger (species)
	.....(Panthera (genus), Felidae (family), Carnivora (order), Mammalia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	affiliated/associated with .... lion (species)
	.....(Panthera (genus), Felidae (family), Carnivora (order), Mammalia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... warrior
	.....(people in military occupations, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Durga (Hindu deity)
	................Handbook of Hindu mythology (2003)
	................Rowland, Art and Architecture of India (1970)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Durgā (Hindu deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2009123961
	................British Museum [online] (1999-)
	दुर्गा (Hindu deity)
	................Balagokulam [online] (2001-2002)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Durga," accessed 22 June 2017
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2009123961
	................ British Museum [online] (1999-) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=182576&partId=1&searchText=Durga&page=1