Vedic Mythology c5.s3.t2.12
Vedic Mythology c5.s3.t2.12
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c5.s3.t2.12
According to the ordinary view of the Vedic poets, Agni's father is Dyaus, who generated him (10, 45⁸). He is the child (*śiśu*) of Dyaus (4, 15⁶; 6, 49²) and is said to have been born from the belly of the Asura⁵ (3, 29⁴). He is often called the son of Dyaus and Pṛthivī (3, 2². 3¹¹. 25¹; 10, 1². 2⁷.