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ID: 901002723
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002723
Record Type: Character/Person

Devi (Hindu characters)

Note: In Hinduism, the Supreme Divine Feminine. In Hindu theology, Devi is not just a singular character but an all-encompassing force often equated with Shakti--the primordial, cosmic energy that creates, sustains, and transforms the universe.

Names:
Devi (Hindu characters) (preferred,English-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Hindu iconography> (P)
........<Hindu characters> (P)
............Devi (Hindu characters) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deities
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Devi (Hindu characters)
................BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021)

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