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ArtistAccording to traditional Indian mythology, Ravana was the direct great-grandson of the creator god Brahma and the grandson of the Lord of all creatures Pulastya. For centuries of austerity, Ravana was awarded the gift of invulnerability by Brahma himself. Neither gods nor humans could handle him. The Ramayana says: "Where Ravana appeared, the sun lost its power, the wind stopped blowing, the fire stopped burning and the raging ocean pacified its waters." The mighty giant "had ten faces, twenty arms, copper-colored eyes, a towering chest and teeth with the whiteness of a new moon. He looked like a huge cloud or a god of death with his mouth open. He had all the signs of a royal birth, however, his body was riddled with the marks of wounds inflicted on him by all kinds of heavenly weapons when he fought with the gods. It was marked by the marks of lightning strikes inflicted by Indra, scars from the tusks of Indra Airavata's elephant, scars from cuts caused by Vishnu's chakra (disc). His power was such that he could sway the seas and split the mountain peaks. He flouted all laws and raped other people's wives. One day he entered Bhogavati (the capital of the snake kingdom of Patala), defeated the great serpent Vasuki and kidnapped Takshaka's beloved wife. He beat his half-brother Kubera (the god of wealth) and took away from him a self-propelled celestial chariot called Pushpaka. He devastated the celestial groves of Chitraratha and the gardens of the gods. Being as tall as a high mountain, he stopped the movement of the sun and moon with his hand and prevented their ascent."
Ravana, a powerful figure in Indian mythology, was a ten-faced giant with immense strength and a turbulent past. Gifted invulnerability, he challenged gods, stole celestial treasures, and instilled fear across realms.