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ID: 300449147
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300449147

 

Record Type: concept
makaras (legendary beings) (legendary beings, Animalia (kingdom), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name))

 

Note: In Indian mythology and art, beasts resembling a crocodile or aquatic animal or monster, often with additional composite parts such as a curly foliate tale.
 
Terms:
makaras (legendary beings) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
makara (legendary being) (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
makara (legendary being) (Sanskrit (transliterated)-P,AD,SN)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  H.HL

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Agents Facet
Agents Facet
Hierarchy of Living Organisms (hierarchy name)
.... Living Organisms (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of living organisms (entities)
........ living organisms (entities) (G)
Hierarchy of Eukaryota (domain)
............ Eukaryota (domain) (G)
Hierarchy of Animalia (kingdom)
................ Animalia (kingdom) (G)
Hierarchy of legendary beings
.................... legendary beings (G)
Hierarchy of makaras (legendary beings)
........................ makaras (legendary beings) (G)

Related concepts:
used/function as ....  makara
..............................  (<figure- and animal-derived motifs>, motifs, ... Design Elements (hierarchy name)) [300263744]

Sources and Contributors:
makara (legendary being)............  [CAA-AIIS Preferred, VP]
.........................................  AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-)
.........................................  AIIS, CAA database (2000-) referenced
.........................................  EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
makaras (legendary beings)............  [VP Preferred]
...............................................  Dowson, Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology (1870)
...............................................  Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
...............................................  Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1986)
 
Subject: .....  [CAA-AIIS, VP]
............  AIIS AAT, contribution from AIIS EITA (2021-)
............  EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Dowson, Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology (1870)
.......... EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
.......... Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
.......... Scope Note based on Glossary of EITA (written 2021-)

 

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