Vedic pantheon
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The Vedic pantheon is the collection of deities worshipped in ancient Vedic religion, encompassing gods of natural forces, cosmic order, and ritual sacrifice that form the mythological foundation of early Hinduism.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vedic religion | 5 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in Vedic religion
ⓘ
religious pantheon ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
dharma
ⓘ
rta ⓘ |
| associatedRitual | yajna ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
cosmic order
ⓘ
natural forces ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| formsMythologicalFoundationOf | early Hinduism ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Aditi
NERFINISHED
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Agni NERFINISHED ⓘ Apam Napat NERFINISHED ⓘ Apsaras NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashvins NERFINISHED ⓘ Brihaspati NERFINISHED ⓘ Dyaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gandharvas NERFINISHED ⓘ Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ Indra-Agni NERFINISHED ⓘ Maruts NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitra NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitra-Varuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Parjanya NERFINISHED ⓘ Prajapati NERFINISHED ⓘ Prithvi NERFINISHED ⓘ Pushan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rta NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudra NERFINISHED ⓘ Savitr NERFINISHED ⓘ Soma NERFINISHED ⓘ Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ Tvastar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ushas NERFINISHED ⓘ Varuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Vayu NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorTextualSource | Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTextualSource |
Atharvaveda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samaveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Yajurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | classical Hindu pantheon ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Vedic Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Vedic religion
NERFINISHED
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early Hinduism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early first millennium BCE
ⓘ
second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| worshipType |
fire sacrifice
ⓘ
recitation of Vedic hymns ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.