[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › Vedic Mythology # Vedic Mythology Vedic gods one by one (celestial, atmospheric, terrestrial), abstract deities, goddesses, dual gods, demons, ancestors, priests and heroes, with Ṛgvedic references. - **Language:** English - **Date:** 1854–1930 CE - **Author:** [Arthur Anthony Macdonell](https://indike.org/pramana/person/macdonell) - **Extent:** 1,530 passages, 116,582 words - **Text:** complete digital text - **Source:** archive.org · Grundriss der indo-arischen Philologie III.1A, Strassburg: Trübner 1897; scan on archive.org, OCR Gemini 3.8… · Public domain in India: every author died before 1966 (Arthur Anthony Macdonell †1930); published before… ## Contents - [c1 Front matter](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c1) — 11 parts - [c2 Vedic Mythology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c2) — 29 parts - [c3 I. Introduction](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c3) — 7 parts - [c4 II. Vedic Conceptions of the World and its Origin](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c4) — 25 parts - [c5 III. The Vedic Gods](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c5) — 20 parts - [c6 IV. Mythical Priests and Heroes](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c6) — 8 parts - [c7 V. Animals and Inanimate Objects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c7) — 7 parts - [c8 VI. Demons and Fiends](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c8) — 29 parts - [c9 VII. Eschatology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c9) — 4 parts - [c10 List of Abbreviations](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c10) — 2 parts - [c11 Contents](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c11) — 2 parts - [c12 I. Sanskrit Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c12) — 53 parts - [c13 II. General Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c13) — 106 parts - [c14 Addenda and Corrigenda](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897.c14) — 25 parts --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.macdonell-1897) · Pramāṇa