Soma
Soma is the deity associated with the ritual drink dedicated to Indra and is also related to the Moon. He is one of the principal deities in the Rigveda.
↻ synthesized from 9 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Rigveda during the Vedic period (1500–500 BCE).
Relationships
- parent of
- Sūrya
- serves
- Indra
- co occurs with
- Atri, Indu, Shashank, Atrisuta, Shashin, Taradhipa, Nishakara, Nakshatrapati, Oshadhipati, Uduraj, Udupati, Kumudanatha, Udupa, Śiva, Ratri, Nisha, Mitra, Pūṣan, Chandra, Parvati, Savitr, Deva, devi, Rudra, Nirṛti, Aditi, Raka, Vāc, Aranyani, Dinsana, Puramdhi, Parendi, Bharati, Mahi, Sri, Prajapati, Vishnu, Saraswati, Varuna, Brihaspati, Pushan, Savitri, Shri-Lakshmi, Tvashtri, Ashura, Shashin, serpent, Gaokerena, Tree of Life, Agni, Prithvi, Uṣas
Mentioned by
Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Soma, the ritual drink dedicated to Indra also related to the Moon”
#2839 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Two further hymns are devoted to Rudra jointly with Soma (RV 1.43 and 6.74). There are about seventy-five references to Rudra in the Rigveda overall.”
#13694 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Ushas is the most important goddess in the Vedic literature, but she is not as important as the three central male deities named Agni, Soma, and Indra. She is mentioned in far fewer hymns than these three, but at least as much as all other male and female deities in the Vedas.”
#16260 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Savitr is at least once. called "apam napat" (Child of Waters), an epithet applied to Agni and Soma as well.”
#17199 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Soma is the root of the word Somavara or Monday in the Hindu calendar. The word "Monday" in the Greco-Roman and other Indo-European calendars is also dedicated to the Moon. Soma is part of the Navagraha in the Hindu zodiac system. The role and importance of the Navagraha developed over time with various influences”
#19226 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001