Dyaus
Dyaus Pita is the Vedic sky father, the husband of Prithvi (Earth) and father of the gods, the Indian cognate of Greek Zeus, Roman Jupiter and Germanic Tiwaz. Already fading by the time of the Rigveda, he survives chiefly in the compound Dyavaprithvi ('Heaven and Earth'), invoked as the universal parents.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Jupiter
- Elemental Correspondence
- Air
- Zodiac Affinity
- SagittariusAquarius
Offerings
- Offerings
- GheeRiceWaterIncense
Sacred timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- Dyaus PitaDyavaprithvi (with Prithvi)
- Gender Expression
- Masculine
- Titles
- The Sky FatherFather of the Gods
- Symbols
- SkyBullLightning
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneAncient reverenceAddressDyaus PitaFather SkyRelationshipThe sky that fathered the godsWarningHe is the oldest and the most distantResonanceThose seeking the blessing of ancestors
- Modern Practice
Invoked, usually with Prithvi, as the ancestral sky and the blessing of the heavens.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- SkyFatherhoodDaylightThe heavensProgenitor
- Mythology Summary
Dyaus Pita is the Vedic sky father, the husband of Prithvi (Earth) and father of the gods, the Indian cognate of Greek Zeus, Roman Jupiter and Germanic Tiwaz. Already fading by the time of the Rigveda, he survives chiefly in the compound Dyavaprithvi ('Heaven and Earth'), invoked as the universal parents.
- Related Deities
- PrithviVarunaMitraBrihaspati
Details
- Secondary Planets
- Uranus
- Correspondences
- ColorsBlueGoldWhiteHerbsScentsFrankincenseCedarMetalsTinGoldAnimalsBullEagle
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