Vedic Mythology c11.1

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| I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . | 1 | § 41. Aditi . . . . . . | 120 |
| § 1. Religion and Mythology . | 1 | § 42. Diti . . . . . . | 123 |
| § 2. Characteristics of Vedic mythology . . . . . . | 2 | E. § 43. GODDESSES . . . . | 124 |
| § 3. Sources of Vedic Mythology | 3 | F. § 44. DUAL DIVINITIES . . | 126 |
| § 4. Method to be pursued . . | 5 | G. § 45. GROUPS OF DEITIES . | 130 |
| § 5. The Avesta and Vedic mythology . . . . . . | 7 | H. LOWER DEITIES . . . . | 131 |
| § 6. Comparative Mythology . | 8 | § 46. Ṛbhus . . . . . . | 131 |
| II. VEDIC CONCEPTIONS OF THE WORLD AND ITS ORIGIN . | 8 | § 47. Apsarases. Urvaśī . . | 134 |
| § 7. Cosmology . . . . . | 8 | § 48. Gandharvas . . . . | 136 |
| § 8. Cosmogony . . . . . | 11 | § 49. Tutelary Deities: Vāstoṣpati, &c. . . . . . | 138 |
| § 9. Origin of Gods and Men . | 14 | IV. MYTHICAL PRIESTS AND HEROES . . . . . | 138 |
| III. THE VEDIC GODS . . . . | 15 | § 50. Manu . . . . . . | 138 |
| § 10. General character and classification . . . . . . | 15 | § 51. Bhṛgus . . . . . | 140 |
| A. CELESTIAL GODS . . . . | 21 | § 52. Atharvan . . . . . | 141 |
| § 11. Dyaus . . . . . . | 21 | § 53. Dadhyañc . . . . . | 141 |
| § 12. Varuṇa . . . . . | 22 | § 54. Aṅgirases . . . . . | 142 |
| § 13. Mitra . . . . . . | 29 | § 55. Virūpas, Navagvas, Daśagvas, Seven Ṛṣis . . . . | 143 |
| § 14. Sūrya . . . . . . | 30 | § 56. Atri . . . . . . | 145 |
| § 15. Savitṛ . . . . . . | 32 | § 57. Kaṇva &c. . . . . . | 145 |
| § 16. Pūṣan . . . . . . | 35 | § 58. Kutsa, Kāvya Uśanā &c. . | 146 |
| § 17. Viṣṇu . . . . . . | 37 | V. ANIMALS AND INANIMATE OBJECTS . . . . . | 147 |
| § 18. Vivasvat . . . . . | 42 | § 59. General Traits . . . | 147 |
| § 19. Ādityas . . . . . | 43 | § 60. The Horse: Dadhikrā, Tārkṣya, Paidva, Etaśa, &c. . | 148 |
| § 20. Uṣas . . . . . . | 46 | § 61. A. The Bull. B. The Cow . | 150 |
| § 21. Aśvins . . . . . . | 49 | § 62. The goat, boar, dog, monkey, tortoise, frogs . . . | 151 |
| B. ATMOSPHERIC GODS . . . | 54 | § 63. The Bird . . . . . | 152 |
| § 22. Indra . . . . . . | 54 | § 64. Noxious animals; serpent, &c. | 152 |
| § 23. Trita Āptya . . . . | 67 | § 65. Survivals of prehistoric notions about animals . . . | 153 |
| § 24. Apām napāt . . . . | 69 | § 66. Deified terrestrial objects . | 154 |
| § 25. Mātariśvan . . . . | 71 | VI. DEMONS AND FIENDS . . . | 156 |
| § 26. Ahi budhnya . . . . | 72 | § 67. Aerial demons: Asuras, Paṇis, Dāsas . . . . . | 156 |
| § 27. Aja ekapād . . . . | 73 | § 68. Vṛtra, Vala &c. . . . | 158 |
| § 28. Rudra . . . . . . | 74 | § 69. Śuṣṇa, Śambara, Namuci, &c. | 160 |
| § 29. The Maruts . . . . | 77 | § 70. Rakṣases, Piśācas and other terrestrial demons . . | 162 |
| § 30. Vāyu-Vāta . . . . | 81 | VII. ESCHATOLOGY . . . . . | 165 |
| § 31. Parjanya . . . . . | 83 | § 71. Disposal of the dead . . | 165 |
| § 32. Apaḥ . . . . . . | 85 | § 72. The Soul . . . . . | 166 |
| C. TERRESTRIAL GODS . . . | 86 | § 73. Heaven . . . . . . | 167 |
| § 33. Rivers. Sarasvatī . . | 86 | § 74. Joys of the future life . | 167 |
| § 34. Pṛthivī . . . . . | 88 | § 75. Hell . . . . . . | 169 |
| § 35. Agni . . . . . . | 88 | § 76. The Pitṛs or Manes . . | 170 |
| § 36. Bṛhaspati . . . . . | 101 | § 77. Yama, King of the Dead . | 171 |
| § 37. Soma . . . . . . | 104 | | |
| D. ABSTRACT GODS . . . . | 115 | | |
| § 38. Two Classes . . . . | 115 | | |
| A. Various Agent Gods . | 115 | | |
| B. Tvaṣṭṛ . . . . . | 116 | | |
| § 39. Viśvakarman, Prajāpati . | 118 | | |
| § 40. Manyu, Śraddhā &c. . . | 119 | | |