Dyaus
Dyaus (Vedic Sanskrit: द्यौस्, IAST: Dyáus) or Dyauspitr (Vedic Sanskrit: द्यौष्पितृ, IAST: Dyáuṣpitṛ́) is the Rigvedic sky deity. His consort is Prithvi, the earth goddess, and together they are the archetypal parents in the Rigveda.
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When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Rigveda.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Helios, Aditi, Dazibogu, Svarog, *Dyḗws, Euryphaessa, Varuna, Wōdan, Saulė, Ahura Mazda, Heimdallr, Prithvi, Agni, Demeter, Storm-God, Žemyna, Tellus, Dagan-zipas, Mat' Syra Zemlya, Erce, Dhé, Earth-goddess, Hera, Hathor, Zas, Chthonie, Zeus, Mithra, Diana, Bhumi, Gaia, Uṣas, Bat, Io
- parent of
- Sūrya
- consort of
- Prithvi
- aspect of
- *Dyḗus ph2tḗr
- syncretized with
- Prabhāsa
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Dyaus (Vedic Sanskrit: द्यौस्, IAST: Dyáus) or Dyauspitr (Vedic Sanskrit: द्यौष्पितृ, IAST: Dyáuṣpitṛ́) is the Rigvedic sky deity. His consort is Prithvi, the earth goddess, and together they are the archetypal parents in the Rigveda.”
#2809 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Vedic sky god Dyaus is not ascribed the same quantity of spies associated with his Greek counterpart Zeus. Dyaus is perhaps ascribed the epithet "all-knowing" ("विश्ववेदसे," "viśvavedase")”
#15630 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“According to Dumezil, the forerunner of all frame gods is an Indian epic hero who was the image (avatar) of the Vedic god Dyaus.”
#18701 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“especially when she is mentioned together with Dyaus, the sky-father”
#26788 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In the Vedic tradition the earth-goddess Prithvi is the consort of the sky-god Dyaus”
#28550 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5