Deity South Asian traditions
Holikā
होलिका hi
A demoness in Hindu Vedic scriptures
Overview
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 6
Kinship in an account 5
- child of (child) Diti Hindu Earth goddess
- child of (father) Kashyapa legendary Vedic sage, linked to Kashmir
- parent of (child) Svarbhānu Hindu Asura traditionally held responsible for solar eclipses in Vedic mythology
- sibling of Hiraṇyakaśipu Asura king; father of Prahlada; brother of Hiraṇyākṣa
- sibling of Hiraṇyākṣa Brother of Hiraṇyakaśipu
Family 1
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