Vayu

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Vayu is the Hindu god of wind, revered as a powerful Vedic deity and divine father of the monkey-god Hanuman.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Vayu canonical 13
Pavana 2
Pavana means wind 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity
Vedic deity
wind god
abode atmosphere
sky
associatedWith Indra
Maruts
Prana
Rudra
Surya
consort Bharati
Riddhi
Siddhi
Vayavi
cosmicFunction movement of air
sustaining life through breath
culture Indian
domain air
breath
wind
epithet Anila
Marut
Vayu self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pavana

Vayu self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vata
fatherOf Bhima
Hanuman
gender male
memberOf Devas
mythologicalPeriod Epic period
Vedic period
parentOf Bhima
surface form: Pandava Bhima
religion Hinduism
Vedic Hinduism
surface form: Vedic religion
role deity of wind
lord of the winds
protector of life-breath
symbol flag fluttering in air
wind
textMention Mahabharata
Puranas
Ramayana
Rigveda
vehicle chariot drawn by horses
worshippedIn India
Nepal
worshipTradition Hindu mythology
surface form: Puranic Hinduism

Vedic ritual

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hanuman associatedWith Vayu
Devas associatedWith Vayu
Bhima biologicalFather Vayu
Bhima associatedDeity Vayu
Kunti invokedDeity Vayu
Maruti parent Vayu
Bajrangbali parent Vayu
Vayu epithet Vayu self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vata
Vayu epithet Vayu self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Pavana
Anjana associatedWith Vayu
Vayu Purana namedAfter Vayu
Pavanputra parentDeity Vayu
Pavanputra componentWord Vayu
this entity surface form: Pavana
Pavanputra componentMeaning Vayu
this entity surface form: Pavana means wind
Pritha invoked Vayu