Prajapati

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Prajapati

In Hinduism

Hinduism

'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
, Prajapati (Sanskrit

Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
"lord of creatures") is a Hindu deity presiding over procreation, and protector of life. He appears as a creator deity

Creator deity

A creator deity is a deity in a creation myth responsible for the creation of the world .In monotheism, the single God is necessarily also the creator deity, while polytheistic traditions may or may not have creator deities....
or supreme god above the other Vedic deities

Rigvedic deities

There are 1028 hymns in the Rigveda, most of them dedicated to specific deity.Indra, a heroic god, slayer of Vrtra and destroyer of the Vala, liberator of the cows and the rivers; Agni the sacrificial fire and messenger of the gods; and Soma the ritual drink dedicated to Indra are the most prominent deities....
in RV 10.121.10 and in Brahmana

Brahmana

The s are part of the Hindu texts sruti literature. They are commentaries on the four Vedas, detailing the proper performance of rituals....
literature. Vedic commentators also identify him with the creator referred to in the Nasadiya Sukta

Nasadiya Sukta

The Nasadiya Sukta is the 129th hymn of the RV 10 of the Rigveda. It is concerned with cosmology and talks about the origin of the universe. It is an important example for the emergence of Advaita thought in the Vedic period of Iron Age India....
.

In later times, he is identified with Vishnu

Vishnu

Vishnu , , is the Supreme God in Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of panchadeva, and his supreme status is declared in the Hindu sacred texts like Yajurveda, the Rigveda and the Bhagavad Gita....
, Shiva

Shiva

Shiva: is a major Hinduism god, and one aspect of Trimurti. In the Shaiva tradition of Hinduism, Shiva is seen as the supreme God. In the Smarta tradition, he is one of panchadeva....
, with the personifications of Time, Fire

Agni

Agni is a Hindu and Rigvedic deities. The word agni is Sanskrit for "fire" , cognate with Latin ignis , Russian ????? , Polish "ogien," Lithuanian - ugnis - all with the meaning 'fire' -, with the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European root being h1?gni-....
, the Sun

Surya

In Hinduism, Surya is the chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kasyapa and one of his wives Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pitar . The term "Surya" also refers to the Sun, in general....
, etc. He is also identified with various mythical progenitors, especially (Manu Smrti 1.34) the ten lords of created beings first created by Brahma

Brahma

Brahma is the Hinduism god of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. He is not to be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit in Hindu Vedanta philosophy known as Brahman....
, the Prajapatis Marichi

Marichi

Rishi Marichi or Mareechi is the son of Brahma, the cosmic creator, and also one of the Saptarshi , in the First Manvantara, with others being Atri, Angiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya, and Vashishtha ....
, Atri

Atri

Attri and Atri is the one and same thingIn Hinduism, Attri is a legendary bard and scholar, and a son of Brahma , and one of the Saptarishis in the seventh, i.e the present Manvantara .....
, Angiras

Angiras

Angiras is a Veda rishi who, along with sage Atharvan, is credited to have formulated most of the fourth Veda called Atharvaveda. He is also mentioned in the other three Vedas....
, Pulastya

Pulastya

Pulastya was one of the ten Prajapatis or mind-born sons of Brahma , and one of the Saptarishis in the seventh, i.e the present Manvantara ....
, Pulaka, Kratu, Vasishtha, Prachetas or Daksha

Daksha

In Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one", is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma ....
, Bhrigu, Narada

Narada

Narada or Narada Muni is a divine sage from the Hindu tradition, who plays a prominent role in a number of the Puranic texts, especially in the Bhagavata Purana, and in the Ramayana....
.

The Mahabharata

Mahabharata

The is one of the two major Sanskrit Indian epic poetrys of History of India, the other being the '. The epic is part of the Hindu itihasa , and forms an important part of Hindu mythology....
mentions, in the words of celestial sage Narada

Narada

Daksha

In Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one", is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma ....
, Prachetas, Pulaha, Marichi

Marichi

Atri

Vasistha

Vasistha , in Hindu mythology was one of the Saptarishis in the seventh, i.e the present Manvantara, and the Rajpurohit / Rajguru of the Suryavamsha or Solar Dynasty....
, Gautama, Angiras

Angiras

Angiras is a Veda rishi who, along with sage Atharvan, is credited to have formulated most of the fourth Veda called Atharvaveda. He is also mentioned in the other three Vedas....
, Pulastya

Pulastya

Pulastya was one of the ten Prajapatis or mind-born sons of Brahma , and one of the Saptarishis in the seventh, i.e the present Manvantara ....
, Kratu, Prahlada

Prahlada

Prahlada is a character from the Puranic texts of Hinduism, wherein he is famed for his exclusive devotion to Vishnu, despite attempts in the story by his father, Hiranyakashipu to turn him to the contrary....
and Kardama who are the caretakers of the fourteen worlds - seven lokas and seven talas.

name of /PRA-JA[N]-pati/ ('progeny-potentate') is etymologically equivalent to that of the oracular god at Kolophon (according to Makrobios), namely /PROto-GONos/.

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In Hinduism

Hinduism

Sanskrit

Creator deity

Rigvedic deities

Brahmana

Nasadiya Sukta

Vishnu

Shiva

Agni

Surya

Brahma

Marichi

Atri

Angiras

Angiras is a Veda rishi who, along with sage Atharvan, is credited to have formulated most of the fourth Veda called Atharvaveda. He is also mentioned in the other three Vedas....
, Pulastya

Pulastya

Pulastya was one of the ten Prajapatis or mind-born sons of Brahma , and one of the Saptarishis in the seventh, i.e the present Manvantara ....
, Pulaka, Kratu, Vasishtha, Prachetas or Daksha

Daksha

In Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one", is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma ....
, Bhrigu, Narada

Narada

Mahabharata

Narada

Daksha

In Hinduism, Daksha, "the skilled one", is an ancient creator god, one of the Prajapatis, the Rishis and the Adityas, and a son of Aditi and Brahma ....
, Prachetas, Pulaha, Marichi

Marichi

Atri

Vasistha

Vasistha , in Hindu mythology was one of the Saptarishis in the seventh, i.e the present Manvantara, and the Rajpurohit / Rajguru of the Suryavamsha or Solar Dynasty....
, Gautama, Angiras

Angiras

Angiras is a Veda rishi who, along with sage Atharvan, is credited to have formulated most of the fourth Veda called Atharvaveda. He is also mentioned in the other three Vedas....
, Pulastya

Pulastya

Pulastya was one of the ten Prajapatis or mind-born sons of Brahma , and one of the Saptarishis in the seventh, i.e the present Manvantara ....
, Kratu, Prahlada

Prahlada

Possible Hellenic equivalent

The name of /PRA-JA[N]-pati/ ('progeny-potentate') is etymologically equivalent to that of the oracular god at Kolophon (according to Makrobios), namely /PROto-GONos/. According to Damaskios, Protogonos (also known as Phanes

Phanes (mythology)

Phanes from Greek phain? or Protoghenos was the mystic primeval deity of procreation and the generation of new life who was introduced into the Greek mythology by the Orphics; other names for this Classical Greece Orphic concept included Ericapaeus and Metis ....
) had four heads, those of "a Serpent (Drakon)... and a bull a man, and a god", while Praja-pati is likewise reckoned as 4-headed [one each head having produced deva-s (gods), r.s.i-s (sages), pitr.-s (ancestors), and nara-s (humans), according to the Brahma-an.d.a Puran.a].

Prajapati

Possible Hellenic equivalent

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