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Deity South Asian traditions
Indra
इन्द्रः sa इन्द्र hi இந்திரன் ta
Vedic god of rain, weather, storms, and thunder in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Eastern religions
Overview
Vedic god of rain, weather, storms, and thunder in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Eastern religionsWikidata record description. Read Indra in the Wikipedia reader.
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
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The family as a list · 7
Kinship in an account 6
- parent of (father) Arjuna central character of Indian epic Mahabharata
- parent of (father) Jayanta son of Hindu god Indra
- parent of (father) Jayanti Spouse of Shukra
- parent of (father) Vālī figure in the Ramayana. Elder brother of Sugrīva; father of Angada
- partner of (spouse) Indrāṇī Hindu Goddess and queen of the devas
- sibling of Vamana dwarf avatar of Vishnu
Family 1
Where Indra appears
Connections
Identification 7
- Jehovah Latinate transliteration of יהוה (YHWH) with the vowel points of Adonai
- Jupiter chief deity of Roman state religion
- Perun Slavic supreme god of the sky and war
- Śakra deva and heavenly king in Buddhism; lord of the heavenly realm Trāyastriṃśa; regarded as king of the gods and wielder of the thunderbolt
- Tinia Etruscan god
- Yahweh national god of ancient Israel and Judah kingdoms, god of monotheistic Judaism and Abrahamic religions
- Zeus Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
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