Dyaus
| Dyaus | |
|---|---|
| Member of Thirty-three gods | |
| Other names | Akasha |
| Devanagari | द्यौस् |
| Affiliation | Deva, Pancha Bhuta |
| Abode | Dyuloka, Sky (ākāśa, आकाश) |
| Symbol | Bull |
| Texts | Rigveda |
| Consort | Prithvi |
| Offspring | Indra, Surya, Ushas, and the other gods |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek | Ouranos (Functional equivalent) Zeus (mainly etymological) |
| Indo-European | Dyēus |
| Norse | Odin (as the Father of the gods) Tyr (mainly etymological) |
| Roman | Caelus (Functional equivalent) Jupiter (mainly etymological) |
Dyaus (Vedic Sanskrit: द्यौस्, IAST: Dyáus) or Dyauspitr (Vedic Sanskrit: द्यौष्पितृ, IAST: Dyáuṣpitṛ́) is the Rigvedic sky deity. His consort is Prithvi, the earth goddess, and together they are the archetypal parents in the Rigveda.
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