Motif
Solar deity as cosmic sustainer
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A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Cosmic, Celestial, and Solar Fire. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 66088-66271 confidence: high
The solar figure is glossed as son of Aditi and lord of the solar disk, creator or giver of life, mover of the world, sky-going, nourisher, ray-bearing, golden, resplendent, cause of day, seven-horsed, and destroyer of darkness or ignorance.
The solar figure is repeatedly glossed as creator or giver of life, mover of the world, nourisher, supporter, cause of rain and food, and protector of the whole world.
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