Dyaus Pita

proper noun

In the Vedic religion, the Sky Father, husband of Prithvi and father of Agni and Indra.

OriginSanskrit द्यौष्पितृ →
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proper noun
  1. HinduismVediclifestyleIn the Vedic religion, the Sky Father, husband of Prithvi and father of Agni and Indra.

    Thus in the early Vedas we find records of Dyaus-Pita, or “Father-Heaven,” accompanied by Prithvi or “Mother-Earth”; also Ushas or “Dawn-Goddess”; Surya, or the “Sun-God”; Vayu or the “Wind-God”; and Agni, the “Fire-god”.

    1998, Yogi Ramacharaka Ramacharaka, The Philosophies and Religions of India, Kessinger Publishing, page 250

Origin

  1. Sanskritद्यौष्पितृ
  2. EnglishDyaus Pita

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyáuṣpitṛ́). Doublet of Jupiter.

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