ID: 901000881 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000881	Record Type: Character/Person

	Rahu (Hindu character)

Note: With Ketu, a star monster. Hindu figure often depicted as the severed head of an asura, or nature deity. He swallows the sun and causes eclipses.

Names:

	Rahu (Hindu character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Hindu iconography> (P)
		........<Hindu characters> (P)
		............Rahu (Hindu character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Ketu
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Ketu (Hindu character)) [901000882]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... legendary character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... creature
	.....(legendary beings, Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

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

Sources:

	Rahu (Hindu character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Los Angeles County Museum of Art online (2002)
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Nature worship," accessed 22 June 2017
	................ British Museum [online] (1999-) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=182884&partId=1&searchText=Rahu&images=true&page=1