Definitions for "Vali"
Keywords:  ramayana, rama, epic, son, aesir
Vali is the monkey King of the epic Ramayana. He was famous for receiving the boon that anyone who came before him lost half his strength to Vali, thereby making Vali invulnerable to any enemy. Finally, he was killed by Lord Rama, Who shot him in the back with an arrow.
(Norse mythology) one of the Aesir and avenger of Balder; son of Odin
In the Hindu epic Ramayana, the vanara Vali (Sanskrit: वाली) was king of Kishkindha, a son of Indra and the elder brother of Sugriva. He was killed by Rama, an avatar of Vishnu.