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 · 16
Kinship in an account 15
- child of (child) Aditi Mother of the gods in the Vedas
- child of (child) Danu daughter of Daksha in Indian mythology
- child of (child) Dyaus Pita ancient god of sky in the Vedic religion
- child of (father) Kashyapa legendary Vedic sage, linked to Kashmir
- parent of (child) Ashvins Hindu twin gods
- parent of (father) Karṇa character of epic Mahabharata; son of Surya and Kunti
- parent of (father) Śani Planet Saturn, also a Hindu deity
- parent of (child) Savarni Manu eighth Manu in Hindu mythology
- parent of (child) Sugrīva younger brother of Vālī in Ramayana
- parent of (father) Tapati Hindu goddess
- parent of (father) Vaivasvata Manu current Manu of Hinduism
- parent of (child) Yama god of death in Hinduism, Buddhism, and various Indo-European mythologies
- parent of (child) Yamunā River goddess of life in Hinduism
- partner of (spouse) Chāyā Hindu goddess of shadows
- partner of (spouse) Saṃjñā Hindu goddess of clouds and dusk
Family 1
Connections
Affiliation 1
Identification 8
- Helios Greek god and personification of the Sun
- Hvare-khshaeta Iranian Avestan divinity
- Mārtanda eighth and last of the Vedic solar deities known as Adityas in Hinduism
- Sol Roman god of the Sun
- Sun classical astrological planet
- Surya in Buddhism
- Zun sun god of ancient Zamindawar (modern Afghanistan)
- Рави
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