Sena
deity India single tradition · 2
Sena is a goddess, commonly known as Deva-Sena, the personified armament of the gods. She is the wife of the god of war Kārtikeya. All military forces as a whole could be figuratively named an army, i.e. "Sena" - the Shakti through which the god of war imposed his will.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Identified with Indrani.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Vrishakapi, Prasaha
- syncretized with
- Indrani
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“His wife's name is Sena, a goddess, commonly known as Deva-Sena, the personified armament of the gods. There were plenty of legions in India serving various kings and lords, but all military forces as a whole could be figuratively named an army, i.e. "Sena"”
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“Scholars note that the Aitareya Brahmana mentions Prasaha and Sena as the wives of Indra, but both of them are identified with Indrani.”
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