Rohita
deity single tradition · 1
Rohita is the 'Red One' and originally an epithet of the sun. Rohita is a separate deity in the capacity of a Creator. Rohita's female form is Rohinī.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – -500
- Historical notes
- Appears in Rig Veda.
Relationships
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
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. ... [the] second class of gods, who may be called 'abstract', is afforded by the agent gods – such as Dhatr – whose name expresses a function which they perform”
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