Aruna
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Aruna is a figure in Hindu mythology known as the personified dawn and the divine charioteer who drives the sun god Surya across the sky.
Observed surface forms (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu mythological figure
ⓘ
deity ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Mahabharata
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ⓘ
Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDirection | east ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Garuda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTimeOfDay | dawn ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu gods and goddesses
ⓘ
Personifications of time of day ⓘ Solar deities ⓘ |
| causeOfDeformity | premature hatching from egg ⓘ |
| colorAssociation |
crimson
ⓘ
red ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
driving the sun across the sky
ⓘ
heralding the rising sun ⓘ |
| culture | Indian ⓘ |
| describedAs |
divine charioteer
ⓘ
reddish ⓘ |
| domain |
dawn
ⓘ
sun ⓘ |
| drivesChariotOf | Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | Sanskrit word "aruṇa" meaning "reddish" or "dawn" ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconography |
depicted seated in front of Surya in the sun chariot
ⓘ
sometimes shown without legs or with shortened legs ⓘ |
| languageContext | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bhagavata Purana
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ⓘ
Mahabharata – Adi Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mount | chariot of the sun ⓘ |
| mythology | Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeType | cosmological myth ⓘ |
| offspring |
Jatayu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sampati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent |
Kashyapa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vinata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
charioteer of Surya
ⓘ
personification of dawn ⓘ |
| sibling | Garuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Shyeni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
radiance of the early sun
ⓘ
transition from night to day ⓘ |
| vehicleOf | Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipContext | indirectly venerated in Surya worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.