Family
The family of Kashyapa
Parents, consorts and children as the accounts give them. Choose a consort to see the children the stories give the two.
Accounts differ about a god’s family. Where they name different parents, the tree sets them side by side instead of choosing one.
The family as a list · 46
Kinship in an account 21
What this means
Parentage as a named source tells it. Not an independently established biological relationship, and different accounts disagree.
Does not imply an independently established biological relationship · agreement between accounts · marriage as a legal institution · exclusivity, or a single canonical pairing
Imported from Wikidata unless a tile says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
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child of (child) Marichi Hindu sage -
parent of (father) Garuda eagle-like divine bird in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism -
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parent of (father) Hiraṇyakaśipu Asura king; father of Prahlada; brother of Hiraṇyākṣa -
parent of (father) Hiraṇyākṣa Brother of Hiraṇyakaśipu -
parent of (father) Holikā a demoness in Hindu Vedic scriptures -
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parent of (father) Mārtanda eighth and last of the Vedic solar deities known as Adityas in Hinduism -
parent of (father) Mitra divinity of Indic culture -
parent of (father) Śeṣa Hindu king of all serpent deities -
parent of (father) Śūrapadmā mythical character -
parent of (father) Surya solar god in Hinduism - parent of (father) Vajranaka mythological character
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parent of (father) Vamana dwarf avatar of Vishnu -
parent of (father) Varuna deity associated with waters in Hinduism, Buddhism -
parent of (father) Vayu Hindu god of the air -
partner of (spouse) Aditi Mother of the gods in the Vedas -
partner of (spouse) Danu daughter of Daksha in Indian mythology - partner of (spouse) Diti Hindu Earth goddess
- partner of (spouse) Kadru mother of the Nagas in Hindu legends
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partner of (spouse) Kāmadhenu Hindu cow goddess -
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partner of (spouse) Surasā daughter of Daksha in Hindu legends - partner of (spouse) Vinatā Hindu mythical character
Family 25
What this means
A documented human family relationship. Not a succession mechanism, and not religious transmission.
Does not imply a right to an office · transmission of a teaching · a shared religious affiliation
Imported from Wikidata unless a tile says otherwise. Nothing here has been read by an editor.
- child of (mother) Kala female given name (कला)
- child of (father) Marichi Hindu sage
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parent of (child) Ādityas Offspring of the goddess Aditi and her husband the sage Kashyapa -
parent of (child) Agni fire deity of Hinduism - parent of (child) Apsara type of female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist culture
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parent of (father) Aruṇa person in Hindu mythology - parent of (child) Garuda eagle-like divine bird in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism
- parent of (child) Hiraṇyakaśipu Asura king; father of Prahlada; brother of Hiraṇyākṣa
- parent of (child) Hiraṇyākṣa Brother of Hiraṇyakaśipu
- parent of (child) Holikā a demoness in Hindu Vedic scriptures
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parent of (child) Indra Vedic god of rain, weather, storms, and thunder in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Eastern religions - parent of (father) Mayasura ancient king of the asuras, daityas and rākṣasa races in Hindu mythology
- parent of (child) Surya solar god in Hinduism
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parent of (child) Takṣaka Indian Mythological Serpent - parent of (child) Vamana dwarf avatar of Vishnu
- parent of (child) Varuna deity associated with waters in Hinduism, Buddhism
- parent of (child) Vayu Hindu god of the air
- married to Aditi Mother of the gods in the Vedas
- married to Danu daughter of Daksha in Indian mythology
- married to Diti Hindu Earth goddess
- married to Kadru mother of the Nagas in Hindu legends
- married to Kāmadhenu Hindu cow goddess
- married to Krodhavasa wife of sage Kashyapa in Hindu mythology
- married to Surasā daughter of Daksha in Hindu legends
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Sources
Sources and evidence
Where every statement on this page comes from, and how each one stands.
25 statements on this record
- 8 Has references The statement cites something outside Wikimedia. That citation has not been checked here.
- 17 Imported Taken from Wikidata as it stands. Nobody here has read it. 1 of them cite only Wikipedia: one source, counted once.
Only this record’s own statements. What other records say about it is counted on theirs.
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- Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0, quoted, not merged
- Pictures
- Wikimedia Commons · each file’s own terms
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