Son of Ekalavya. As per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva, he fought on the Kaurava side and was killed by Bhima.

The son of the creator of Ayurveda Dhanwantari as per Bhagavata Navamaskanda.

A Puruvanshi king.

The guardian of the west. At the time of creation, Brahma appointed Sudhanva the guardian of the east, Ketuman west, Hiranyaromaka north and Shankhapada south as per Agnipurana Chapter 19.

A palace in Dwaraka. Krishna’s wife Sudatta lived here as per Mahabharata Sabhaparva Chapter 38.

A Ketuman also fought on the Pandava side and his bravery was praised by Dhritarashtra as per Mahabharata Dronaparva Chapter 10 verse 44.

A king who shone in Yudhishtira’s court. He was the friend of the Kalinga king Shrutayudha and fought on the Kaurava side. He was killed by Bhima as per Mahabharata Bhishmaparva Chapter 54 verse 77.

See Ketu

The mother of Prahasta, who was Ravana’s minister. She had two sisters named Vasudha and Sundari. They were daughters of a gandharva woman. Brahma’s son Heti, a rakshasa married Bhaya and their son was Vidyukesha. He married Salakatanka and their son was Sukesha. Sukesha married Devavati and their sons were Mali, Sumali, Malyavan. They married Vasudha, Ketumati, Sundari respectively. Sumali and Ketumati had the following children – Prahasta, Akambana, Vikata, Kalakamukha, Dhrumaksha, Danda, Suparshwa, Samhrada, Prakvata, Bhasakarna, Veka, Pushpolkada, Kaikasi, Kumbhinadi, of which the last four were girls. Most of the sons were Ravana’s ministers as per Uttararamayana.

Dhumaketu. When the population of the world began increasing, Brahma created a maiden named Mrityu and asked her to kill people. Mrityu began crying and from her tears were born several diseases. Mrityu began meditating and finally Brahma said that no one would die because of her. Mrityu then sighed and from that was born Dhumaketu.