Rohinī
deity single tradition · 2
Rohinī is the female form of Rohita, who was originally an epithet of the sun. Rohita is a separate deity in the capacity of a Creator.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in Rig Veda.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kamadhenu-Surabhi, Kapila cows, Yogishvari, Manoratha, Vishnu, Savitr, Dhatr, Prajapati, Rohita
- sibling of
- Gandharvi
- child of
- Surabhi
- consort of
- Chandra
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Thus Rohita, the 'Red One' (whose female form is Rohinī), originally an epithet of the sun, as a separate deity in the capacity of a Creator.”
#17178 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001