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BRIHASPATI, or BRAHMANASPATI (" god of strength ")

BRIHASPATI, or BRAHMANASPATI ("
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god of strength ") , a deity of importance in

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HINDU

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MYTHOLOGY

mythology . In the Rigveda he is represented as the

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GOD

god of

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prayer, aiding

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INDRA

Indra in his

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CONQUEST

conquest of the

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CLOUD (from the same root, if not the same word, as " clod," a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages for a mass or lump; it is first applied in the usual sense in the late 13th century; the Anglo-Saxon chid is only used in the sense of " a ma

cloud-demon, and at times appears to be identified with

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AGNI

Agni, god of

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FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire . He is the offspring of

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HEAVEN (0. Eng. hefen, heofon, heofone; this word appears in O.S. hevan; the High. Ger. word appears in Ger. Himmel, Dutch hemel; there does not seem to be any connexion between the two words, and the ultimate derivation of the word is unknown; the sugges

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Earth, the two worlds; is the inspirer of prayer and the

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GUIDE (in Mid. Eng. gyde, from the Fr. guide; the earlier French form was guie, English " guy," the d was due to the Italian form guida; the ultimate origin is probably Teutonic, the word being connected with the base seen in O. Eng. witan, to know)

guide and

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PROTECTOR

protector of the pious . He is pictured as having seven mouths, a

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HUNDRED

hundred wings and horns and is armed with

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BOW (pronounced " bo ")

bow and arrows and an

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AXE (0. Eng. aex; a word common, in different forms, in the Teutonic languages, and akin to the Greek 41v17; the New English Dictionary prefers the spelling " ax ")

axe . He rides in a

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CHARIOT (derived from an O. Fr. word, formed from char, a car)

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DRAWN

drawn by red horses . In the later scriptures he is represented as a Rishi or seer . See A . A .

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MACDONELL, JAMES (1841-1879)

Macdonell, Vedic Mythology (

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STRASSBURG, or STRASBURG (French Strasbourg)

Strassburg, 1897) .

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