Adityas
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adityas-172-12618523
title:
Adityas
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In Hinduism, Adityas refers to a group of major solar deities, who are the offspring of the goddess Aditi. The name Aditya, in the singular, is taken to refer to the sun god Surya. Generally, Adityas are twelve in number and consist of Vivasvan (Surya), Aryaman, Tvashta, Savitr, Bhaga, Dhata, Mitra, Varuna, Amsa, Pushan, Indra and Vishnu. They appear in the Rig Veda, where they are 6–8 in number, all male. The number increases to 12 in the Brahmanas. The Mahabharata and the Puranas mention the s
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Sons of the Hindu goddess Aditi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adityas
date created:
2009-03-22T22:38:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T22:04:04Z
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