Dyaus
deity figure · 1 work · 4 mentions · 14 anchored passages
Heaven · Dyāvāpṛthivī · Sky · yonder heaven
spoken of as
1 expressionHeaven“Dyaus”3 mentions
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda) (Sanskrit)
May Dyāvāpṛthivī yield you to me;
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Sky-father god, consistently paired with Earth as joint source of advocacy, nourishment, and parental protection.
May Pṛthivī speak on our behalf, and Dyaus;
May Heaven and Earth milk out nourishment for me;
Heaven is thy father, Earth thy mother, the atmosphere thy self;