Dyaus
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An early Hindu god who represents the sky
- proper noun
- Literature
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Dyaus
- In Hindu mythology, Dyaus is revered as the god of the sky.
Examples
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But surely it is significant that in the oblique cases in Greek, the name of Zeus is dios, dii, etc., that the archaic Latin name for Jupiter is diespitar, and that in Sanskrit we meet a sky god called dyaus pitar.
Academic text (1991) -
The ancient texts often mention Dyaus as a Vedic deity associated with the heavens.
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Prayers were offered to Dyaus during rituals to seek blessings from the sky.
Synonyms
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A sky god in early Hindu stories who is the father of other gods
focuses on being the sky's personification rather than on family or succession
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A sky god who is the father of the gods in old Hindu stories
emphasizes native sky personification rather than comparison with foreign deities
Surface Forms
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Etymology
The word Dyaus comes from a very old Indo-European root dyēus, which means 'sky' or 'bright sky'. This is the same source as the Greek god Zeus, so Dyaus is the Vedic sky god and is often seen as the father of other gods.