Ramayan of Thailand

Thai Ramayan is the national epic of Thailand, it is taught also in universities and schools of Thailand.

The names of the characters-

Phra Narai/Witsanu (Narayana/Vishnu)

Phra Isuan/Siwa (Isvara/Shiva)

Phra Phrom (Brahma)

Phra Uma-thewi (Uma/Parvati) - Consort of Phra Isuan

Phra Laksami (Lakshmi) Consort of

Phra Narai Phra In (Indra) - The King of thevadas- lesser celestial deities. Father of Pali.

A-thit (Aditya or Surya) - the solar deity.

Phra Phai (Vayu) - the wind deity. Father of Hanuman

Phra Witsawakam/Witsanukam (Vishvakarman)

Phra Ram (Ram) - The son of the king Tosarot of Ayutthaya and the Incarnation of Pra Narai. Nang Sida (Sita) - The wife of Pra Ram, who embodies purity and fidelity. Incarnation of Nang Lakshmi. Phra Lak (Lakshman), Pra Phrot (Bharata) and Pra Satrut (Shatrughna) - half-brothers of Pra Ram, who represent the reincarnated possessions of Pra Narai. Thotsarot (Dasaratha) -often called Thao Tosarot. King of Ayutthaya and father of Pra Ram and his brothers. Nang Kaosuriya (Kausalya) - one of the three wives of Tosarot, mother of Pra Ram. Nang Kaiyakesi (Kaikeyi) - one of the three wives of Tosarot, mother of Pra Phrot. Nang Samut-thewi (Sumitra) - one of the three wives of Tosarot, mother of Pra Laks and Pra Satrut. Friends of Phra Ram Hanuman - God-king of the apes, who supported Pra Ram and acted as the monkey general. Pali Thirat (Vali) - King of Kitkin, elder brother of Sukreep and uncle of Hanuman. Sukreep (Sugriv) - Viceroy of Kitkin, younger brother of Pali and uncle of Hanuman.