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Dyaus Pita
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English
Etymology
en ine-pro *dyew-
en sa द्यौष्पितृ dyáuṣpitṛ́. en Jupiter.
Proper noun
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en Hinduism Vedism In the Vedic religion, the Sky Father, husband of Prithvi and father of Agni and Indra.
en 1998 Yogi Ramacharaka Ramacharaka The Philosophies and Religions of India Kessinger Publishing 250 Thus in the early Vedas we find records of Dyaus-Pita, or “Father-Heaven,” accompanied by Prithvi or “Mother-Earth”; also Ushas or “Dawn-Goddess”; Surya, or the “Sun-God”; Vayu or the “Wind-God”; and Agni, the “Fire-god”.