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 Heaven and Earth bestow a husband upon thee, may Mitra and Varuṇa, Vāyu and Agni bestow a husband;
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Sky-father god, consistently paired with Earth as joint source of advocacy, nourishment, and parental protection.
The milk-essences that are set in heaven, those manifold and numerous ones in the atmosphere — the two sovereign mistresses who rule over them:
May Heaven and Earth milk out nourishment for me;
May Pṛthivī speak on our behalf, and Dyaus;