A History of Sanskrit Literature c7.13

c7.13

From the still earlier Indo-European period had come down the general conception of "god" (*deva-s*, Lat. *deu-s*) and that of heaven as a divine father (*Dyauṣ pitā*, Gr. *Zeus patēr*, Lat. *Jūpiter*). Probably from an even remoter antiquity is derived the notion of heaven and earth as primeval and universal parents, as well as many magical beliefs.