Apsaras
Female cloud spirit.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Apsaras appear already in the Rig‑Veda and continue in later Hindu scriptures.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Aqrabuamelu, Ardat-lilî, Aralez, Archura, Argus Panoptes, Arikura-no-baba, Arimaspi, Arkan Sonney, Asag, Asakku, Asanbosam, Asena, A-senee-ki-wakw, Ashi-magari, Asiman, Askefrue, Ask-wee-da-eed, Asobibi, Asrai, Astomi, Aswang, Atomy, Ato-oi-kozō, Atshen, Auvekoejak, Awa-hon-do, Menaka, Rambha, Tilottama, Ghritachi, Elemental, Fairy, Undine, salamanders, Gnome, Ekendriya, vidhyadaris, Lokapala, Dewata Nawa Sanga, Urvaśī, Ashura, angels, Ammit, Anubis, Amikuk, Amaburakosagi, Amala, Amamehagi, Amanojaku, Amarok, Amarum, Amazake-babaa, Amemasu, Amhuluk, Amorōnagu, Anak, Androsphinx, Anqa, Ani Hyuntikwalaski, Ankou, Anmo, Antero Vipunen, Anzû, Ao, Ao Ao, Aobōzu, Apkallu
- enemy of
- rishis
- syncretized with
- vidyadharis
- equivalent to
- Bidadari
- sibling of
- gandharvas
- aspect of
- Devata
- serves
- Indra
- consort of
- gandharvas
Mentioned by
- angels
- Ammit
- Anubis
- Amikuk
- Amaburakosagi
- Amala
- Amamehagi
- Amanojaku
- Amarok
- Amarum
- Amazake-babaa
- Amemasu
- Amhuluk
- Amorōnagu
- Anak
- Androsphinx
and 14 more
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Apsaras (Buddhist and Hindu) – Female cloud spirit.”
#4097 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“At Borobudur apsaras are depicted as divinely beautiful celestial maidens, pictured either in standing or in flying positions, usually holding lotus blossoms, spreading flower petals, or waving celestial clothes as if they were wings enabling them to fly.”
#5753 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“such as apsaras or vidhyadaris (female cloud and water spirits) and their male counterparts, the gandharvas (heavenly musicians). Devatas often occur in many Buddhist Jatakas, Hindu epics such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata”
#9312 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“APSARAS, in Hindu mythology, a female spirit of the clouds and waters. In the Rig‑Veda there is one Apsaras, wife of Gandharva; in the later scriptures there are many Apsaras who act as the handmaidens of Indra and dance before his throne.”
#44377 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free