Matsya
Matsya is the first avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu in the form of a fish. As an avatar, Matsya represents a divine incarnation taken by Vishnu.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 400
- Historical notes
- The Mahabharata is estimated to have been compiled between 400 BCE and 400 CE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Timingila, Ketu, Fu Xi, Glaistig, Hippocampus, Lamia, Sirena, Siyokoy, Nü Wa, Tlanchana, Makara, Maa-alused, Madremonte, Maero, Magog, Mahaha, Maha-pudma, Mājas gari, Majitu, Makura-gaeshi, Mallt-y-Nos, Mamuna, Manes, Mannegishi, Mara, Marabbecca, Mare, Mareikura, Marmennill, Maro deivės, Maski-mon-gwe-zo-os, Matagot, Mavka, Mayura, Mazzikin, Melek Taus, Meliae, Melusine, Menninkäinen, Menreiki, Mephistopheles, Merrow, Minka Bird, Mintuci, Mishibizhiw, Misi-ginebig, Misi-kinepikw, Mizuchi, Narayana, Hamsa, Nrisingha, Śeṣa, Kurma, Varaha, Vamana, Rama, Kalki, Vishnu, Kamsa, Lakshmi, Dhanvantari, Kapila, Buddha, Balarama, Narsimha, Parashurama, Prithu, Mohini, Yajna, Dattatreya, Chelamma, Jengu, Nāgas, Triton, Auvekoejak, Ceasg, Echidna, Harpy, Sirens, Menehune, Mahuika, Mami Wata, Madam Koi Koi, Mbwiri, Manananggal, Marid, Mairu, Krishna, Ravana
- manifests as
- Vishnu
- aspect of
- Vishnu
Mentioned by
- Chelamma
- Jengu
- Nāgas
- Triton
- Auvekoejak
- Ceasg
- Echidna
- Harpy
- Sirens
- Menehune
- Mahuika
- Mami Wata
- Madam Koi Koi
- Mbwiri
- Manananggal
- Marid
and 3 more
Sources
Source passages
“Matsya is the first avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu in the form of a fish.”
#4658 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Matsya – An avatar of Lord Vishnu that is half-man half-fish.”
#4778 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Matsya (Hindu) – First Avatar of Vishnu in the form of a half-fish and half-man”
#5052 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Appearing in the forms of a swan [Hamsa], a tortoise [Kurma], a fish [Matsya], O foremost of regenerate ones, I shall then display myself as a boar [Varaha], then as a Man-lion (Nrisingha), then as a dwarf [Vamana], then as Rama of Bhrigu's race, then as Rama, the son of Dasaratha, then as Krishna the scion of the Sattwata race, and lastly as Kalki.”
#17596 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Matsya, the fish”
#22317 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5