Yamata (Yama) — King of the Dead (Yamadut) (Tibetan) [No evidence in supplied sources]

Yamata (Yama) — King of the Dead (Yamadut) (Tibetan) [No evidence in supplied sources]

LesserfringeHungarian silent film history (1919)Biological taxonomy (entomology)Hungary (film production context)Scientific taxonomy entry (no cultural region)
Origin

No origin story for a Tibetan King of the Dead is present in the supplied sources. The materials examined consist of a Wikipedia article describing a 1919 Hungarian film titled "Yamata" and a Wikidata entry for the insect genus "Yamatarotes." Neither source offers any mythic or historical account linking those names to Tibetan cosmology, nor do they provide narrative material about origins, genealogy, or mythic emergence of a death-king figure in Tibetan tradition.

Appearance

No description of appearance for a Tibetan supernatural Yamata/Yama/Yamadut appears in the provided materials. The only appearance-related data in the sources are cast listings for the film "Yamata" (e.g., Gábor Rajnay credited as "Yamata, the servant"), which pertain to a fictional film character and cannot be taken as ethnographic or mythic description of a Tibetan deity or spirit.

Abilities

The supplied sources contain no information on powers, abilities, or supernatural behaviors for any Tibetan King of the Dead. The film synopsis briefly mentions a plot about a slave's revolt and provides no supernatural attributions, while the Wikidata taxon entry contains no behavioral folklore. Therefore no abilities or modes of action can be documented from these sources.

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Sources
  1. [1]
    Yamata. Wikipedia contributors. "Yamata." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamatawiki
  2. [2]
    Yamatarotes (Wikidata entry). Wikidata. "Yamatarotes" entry. http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14538577other
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