• Vritra (Sanskrit: वृत्र, lit. 'enveloper', IAST: Vṛtrá, Sanskrit pronunciation: [ʋr̩.ˈtrɐ]) is a danava in Hinduism. He serves as the personification of...
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  • Williams Jr. (born November 11, 1991), known professionally as Pyramid Vritra, is an American rapper and record producer. Aside from his solo career,...
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    killed the great evil, an asura named Vritra, who obstructed human prosperity and happiness. Indra destroys Vritra and his "deceiving forces", and thereby...
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    relationship with her first son (and demon), Vritra. In Indian mythology, in an attempt to deceive the Vedic god Indra, Vritra hides away in the primordial water...
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    defeat Vritra. Indra and the other devas, therefore, approached the sage, whom Indra had once beheaded, and asked him for his aid in defeating Vritra. Dadhichi...
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  • called Vritra. However, when wishing him into existence, Tvashtr makes a mispronunciation in his incantation, which allows Indra to defeat Vritra. In the...
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    "Taco" Bennett, and Syd. Later members included Brandun DeShay, Pyramid Vritra, Domo Genesis, Mike G, L-Boy, Frank Ocean, and Na-Kel Smith. Odd Future...
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    diamond-like celestial thunderbolt of the deity Indra, in order to slay Vritra. In the Bhagavata Purana, Dadhichi is described as the son of the sage Atharvan...
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    cases thought to be a god of chaos Eris Hydra (mythology) Typhon Illuyanka Vritra Angra Mainyu, Zoroastrian god of evil and opposed to Ahura Mazda, god of...
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    Gylfaginning portion of the Prose Edda, and the vedic battle between Indra and Vritra (from Sanskrit वृत्र, vṛtrá, meaning enveloper, cover and therefore obstacle)...
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    Lernaean Hydra (Greek) Apollo vs. Python (mythology) (Greek) Indra vs. Vritra (Indian) Krishna vs. Kāliyā (Indian) Θraētaona vs. Aži Dahāka (Zoroastrianism)...
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    Zeus vs. Typhon Heracles vs. the Lernaean Hydra Hindu mythology Indra vs. Vritra Krishna vs. Kāliyā Zoroastrian mythology Θraētaona vs. Aži Dahāka Persian...
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    king of the devas, was once driven out of Devaloka by an asura named Vritra. Vritra was granted the boon that he could not be killed by any weapon that...
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  • in RV 1.54. In the Rigveda (I.32.9), she is identified as the mother of Vritra, the asura slain by Indra. In the Padma Purana, the children of Danu are...
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    by Varuna, while the malevolent ones are called Danavas and are led by Vritra.: 4  In the earliest layer of Vedic texts, Agni, Indra and other gods are...
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  • Pakhangba A Manipuri dragon, a giant serpent that relates to humans. Vritra Vritra, also known as "Ahi", is a serpent or dragon and is a major asura in...
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    (at Rigveda 7:96:2c.). Like Indra, Sarasvati is also called a slayer of Vritra, the snake like demon of drought who blocks rivers and as such is associated...
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  • king of the devas. To avenge his death, Tvashta later created the demon Vritra. In the Rigveda, Vishvarupa is the son of the god Tvashta and the guardian...
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    noted already by Max Müller. Scholars have compared Indra's slaying of Vritra with Thor's battle with Jörmungandr. Although in the past it was suggested...
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    ritual surrounds Indra who, inebriated by Soma, slays the dragon (ahi) Vritra, freeing the rivers, the cows, and Dawn. Vedic mythology contains numerous...
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    between him and the Hindu god Indra, who in Vedic mythology slays the dragon Vritra, and has also been related to a Balto-Slavic motif of the storm god combatting...
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  • the moniker Wilma Archer. He is one half of the duo Wilma Vritra along with Pyramid Vritra. The duo's debut studio album, Burd, was released in 2019....
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    deities, especially Indra, whom he helps kill the symbol of evil named Vritra. His distinguishing characteristic in the Vedas is his association with...
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  • consists of producer-singer Matt Martians, and producer-rapper Pyramid Vritra. According to Martians, the group's music originated from instrumentals...
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    symbolizes lightning. The Maruts assist The King of heaven Indra, to defeat Vritra, lending him their power. The myth continues with Indra disputing them their...
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    man nor beast. In the Mahabharata, Indra promises not to slay Namuci and Vritra with anything wet or dry, nor in the day or in the night, but instead kills...
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    (identified Vritra by Macdonell based on verse 1.121.11); and then Indra - shooting across a mountain kills that same boar who is named Ermusha, who is Vritra in...
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    worshipper of Apep Jörmungandr Mehen Ouroboros Python (mythology) Unut Vritra Wadjet Leviathan Satan Ancient serpent Erman, Adolf, and Hermann Grapow...
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    such as in rivers and lakes. Danu, goddess of primordial waters, mother of Vritra and the Danavas. Makara, mystical creature of waters. Varuna, the God of...
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  • Dadhichi, who gave his bones to the gods to make the vajra to kill the demon Vritra. The medal is suspended from a straight-swiveling suspension bar. On the...
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