Dhritarashtra

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Dhritarashtra is a figure from the Mahabharata identified by the author as a helper god of the sovereign in Vedic religion, analogous to Iuventas and Terminus.

When

First attested: 500 BCE
Attested period: -500 – 2020
Historical notes: Appears in the Mahabharata, composed between 400 BCE and 400 CE.

Relationships

co occurs with: Jupiter, Mitra, Varuna, Cyclops, Hecatoncheires, Saturn, Iuventas, Terminus, Lua, Vidura

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Mentioned by

Jupiter
Mitra
Varuna
Cyclops
Hecatoncheires
Saturn
Iuventas
Terminus
Lua
Vidura

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Saturn (mythology)

Source passages

“These two deities correspond to the helper gods of the sovereign in Vedic religion (Briquel refers to Dhritarashtra and Vidura, the figures of the Mahabharata)”
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