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... Indra , the deities or personifications of Fire and Firma- ment . " * Indra has for friends and followers the Maruts , or spirits of the winds , whose host consists , at least in part , of the souls of the pious dead ; and the Ribhus ...
... Indra , the deities or personifications of Fire and Firma- ment . " * Indra has for friends and followers the Maruts , or spirits of the winds , whose host consists , at least in part , of the souls of the pious dead ; and the Ribhus ...
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... Indra . The stormy Apollo of the older Greek legends is also a close copy of Rudra . The latter " is evidently a form of Agni , or Indra . ” * Agni , the god of fire ( Latin , ignis ) , has for re- tainers the Bhrigus and the Angirases ...
... Indra . The stormy Apollo of the older Greek legends is also a close copy of Rudra . The latter " is evidently a form of Agni , or Indra . ” * Agni , the god of fire ( Latin , ignis ) , has for re- tainers the Bhrigus and the Angirases ...
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... elements , are troops of dark demons , from whom proceed all the hurtful influences of nature . They hide the heavenly luminaries from mortal eyes , and prevent INDRA'S BATTLE WITH THE DEMONS . 23 the fertilizing waters.
... elements , are troops of dark demons , from whom proceed all the hurtful influences of nature . They hide the heavenly luminaries from mortal eyes , and prevent INDRA'S BATTLE WITH THE DEMONS . 23 the fertilizing waters.
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... Indra and the other luminous gods . The dark cavern in which they are imprisoned is the black storm - cloud , that hangs long in the sky without unloading itself . Vritra means the concealer , him who covers up ; from his work in the ...
... Indra and the other luminous gods . The dark cavern in which they are imprisoned is the black storm - cloud , that hangs long in the sky without unloading itself . Vritra means the concealer , him who covers up ; from his work in the ...
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... Indra's weapon , the thunderbolt , we shall speak at some length in another chapter . Here we will only mention , that every time it was hurled by the god it returned of itself to his hand . So also did Odin's spear , and the same ...
... Indra's weapon , the thunderbolt , we shall speak at some length in another chapter . Here we will only mention , that every time it was hurled by the god it returned of itself to his hand . So also did Odin's spear , and the same ...
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Agni ancient appears Aryans asvattha believed besoms Bhrigu bird bride burning called cattle chark churning clouds colour cuckoo custom dead death demon divine dragon drink earth elves England father fern fern-seed fire Freyja furious host German Gervase of Tilbury giant goddess gods golden Greek Grimm hair haoma hare hazel heaven heavenly Hindus Holda hoopoe horn horses human Indo-European Indra kindled king known Kuhn ladybird latter legend lightning Mannhardt Maruts milk mountain mythical mythology myths nature needfire night Norse Odin origin palasa peas Perchta Picus Pitris plant popular Prometheus race Rig Veda Romans round rowan sacred Sanscrit says Schwartz sieve soma souls springwort stick stork storm story tell Thor Thor's thunderbolt tradition tree Vedas Vedic village werewolf Westf wheel whilst wife wild hunt wild huntsman winds wish-rod witches Woden wolf wood word wren Yggdrasil Zeus