Ravana, mythological king of the island of Lanka who abducted Lord Rama's wife Sita. With many heads and arms, holdings trident, sword, mace, spear and other weapons. Ravanen, roi de l'Ile de Ceylan. Copperplate engraving by Jean-Baptiste Marie Poisson after an illustration by Pierre Sonnerat from his Voyage aux Indes Orientales et à la Chine (Voyage to the East Indies and China, Dentu, Paris, 1806.

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