Vedic Mythology c5.s2.5

c5.s2.5

Indra is sometimes said to be armed with a bow and arrows (8, 45⁴. 666. 11; 10, 1032. 3). The latter are golden, hundred-pointed, and winged with a thousand feathers (8, 667. 11). He also carries a hook (*aṅkuśa*) with which he bestows wealth (8, 17¹⁰; AV. 6, 82³) or which he uses as a weapon (10, 44⁹). A net with which he overwhelms all his foes is also attributed to him (AV. 8, 85-8).