[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1451 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1451 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1451 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1451](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1451) RAGHU. A king of the Solar race. According to the Raghu-vansa, he was the son of Dilīpa and great-grandfather of Rāma, who from Raghu got the patronymic Rāghava and the title Raghu-pati, chief of the race of Raghu. The authorities disagree as to the genealogy of Raghu, but all admit him to be an ancestor of Rāma. - [Previous: c5.1450](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1450) - [Next: c5.1452](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1452) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Raghuvaṃśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.rama.raghuvamsa-works.raghuvamsa) — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1451](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1451) · Pramāṇa