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BRIHASPATI, or BRAHMANASPATI (" god of strength ")

BRIHASPATI, or BRAHMANASPATI (" See also:
GOD
god of strength ") , a deity of importance in See also:

early See also:

HINDU

Hindu See also:

MYTHOLOGY

mythology. In the Rigveda he is represented as the god of See also:

prayer, aiding See also:

INDRA

Indra in his See also:

CONQUEST

conquest of the See also:

CLOUD (from the same root, if not the same word, as " clod," a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages for a mass or lump; it is first applied in the usual sense in the late 13th century; the Anglo-Saxon chid is only used in the sense of " a ma

cloud-demon, and at times appears to be identified with See also:

AGNI

Agni, god of See also:

FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire. He is the offspring of See also:

HEAVEN (0. Eng. hefen, heofon, heofone; this word appears in O.S. hevan; the High. Ger. word appears in Ger. Himmel, Dutch hemel; there does not seem to be any connexion between the two words, and the ultimate derivation of the word is unknown; the sugges

Heaven and See also:

Earth, the two worlds; is the inspirer of prayer and the See also:

GUIDE (in Mid. Eng. gyde, from the Fr. guide; the earlier French form was guie, English " guy," the d was due to the Italian form guida; the ultimate origin is probably Teutonic, the word being connected with the base seen in O. Eng. witan, to know)

guide and See also:

PROTECTOR

protector of the pious. He is pictured as having seven mouths, a See also:

HUNDRED

hundred wings and horns and is armed with See also:

BOW (pronounced " bo ")

bow and arrows and an See also:

AXE (0. Eng. aex; a word common, in different forms, in the Teutonic languages, and akin to the Greek 41v17; the New English Dictionary prefers the spelling " ax ")

axe. He rides in a See also:

CHARIOT (derived from an O. Fr. word, formed from char, a car)

chariot See also:

DRAWN

drawn by red horses. In the later scriptures he is represented as a Rishi or seer. See A. A. See also:

MACDONELL, JAMES (1841-1879)

Macdonell, Vedic Mythology (See also:

STRASSBURG, or STRASBURG (French Strasbourg)

Strassburg, 1897).

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