Aditya
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In Hinduism, the Ādityas are a group of solar deities, sons of Aditi and Kashyapa.
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[edit] Vedas
In the Rigveda, they are seven deities of the heavens, headed by Varuna, followed by Mitra:
As a class of gods, the Rigvedic Ādityas were distinct from other groups such as the Maruts, the Rbhus or the Viśve-devāḥ (although Mitra and Varuna appear also in the context of the latter).
In the Yajurveda (Taittirīya Samhita), their number is given as eight.
[edit] Brahmanas
In the Brāhmaṇas, their number is expanded to twelve, corresponding to the twelve months:
[edit] Vedanta and Puranic Hinduism
Āditya in the (Chāndogya-Upaniṣad) is also a name of Viṣṇu, in his Vāmana (dwarf) avatāra.
Another such list, from the Viṣṇupurāṇa [1] is:
[edit] Reference
- Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dhallapiccola
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| Female Deities: Gayatri | Saraswati | Lakshmi | Dakshayani | Parvati | Durga | Shakti | Kali | Sita | Devi | Radha | Mahavidya | more... | |
| Male Deities: Brahma | Vishnu | Shiva | Rama | Krishna | Ganesha | Kartikeya | Hanuman | Lakshmana | Indra | Surya | more... | |
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