Discussion
Explore the Sacred Epics
FrancisGerard: Very cool! I like how cool it is to see the graph, but at the current density it’s a bit hard to read.I’ve been working on a similar project for biblical texts. For example, here’s a character detail page for David: https://hypr.bible/en/entities/person/david/I’m finding that character dictionaries like this are useful to people who want to engage with ancient texts but are not very familiar with them, but even if one is familiar, they are still quite helpful.
ksdme9: Is it just my setup or is the contrast so bad that I cannot read anything.
stinger: I like the attempt but mythology is significantly more layered that just the study of their characters at the end. A single perspective of these stories will help you get the lay of the land but you need to be very cautious if you want to use this to draw lessons and conclusions from them. For example, the protagonist and antagonist are different from the perspective of the other characters. Both these epics are all about the nuance and that needs to be captured effectively to do justice to them
phyzix5761: Very nice. Is the UI inspired by Org Roam UI?
random_walker: Nice, good one!!
ashtavakra: Good attempt. What were the sources for these graphs? Orginals? Valmiki Ramayanam and Vyasa Mahabharata? Looking at Mahabharata's relationship graph on the website - it feels like it is incomplete. There are probably ~400 to 500 active named characters in Mahabharata (among several thousands of named characters overall)
cvrajeesh: That’s a fair point, and you’re right.Right now the data isn’t directly modeled from primary sources like the Valmiki Ramayana or the Mahabharata. It’s an MVP built quickly using curated summaries, so the graph is definitely incomplete.Planning to expand coverage and move towards a more accurate, source-grounded knowledge graph over time.
wordspotting: Can you do comparative textual analysis between original sources and popular retellings? Or highlight it better across different versions.E.g. Laxman Rekha incident is not present in Valmiki Ramayana but is present in societal consciousness.
