Apsaras

[uhp-ser-uhs]

noun

plural

Apsarases 

1. Hindu Mythology.,  a supernatural female being, either the mistress of a soul in paradise or a succubus.

2. a representation of such a being.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Apsaras¹

From Sanskrit

Example Sentences

Left in their original settings, Buddhas and flying apsaras, demons and monsters, are still numinous.

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"These are fragments of the Apsaras, the lower halves," she says, picking one up, then placing it in a hole in one of the slabs.

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The WMF's commission was for Sasha to recreate the Apsaras, with the aim of placing them on the roof of the restored gallery.

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In the later Vedic times they are represented as being fond of, and dangerous to, women; the Apsaras, apparently originally water-nymphs, being closely associated with them.

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In the heroic age the Gandharvas have become the heavenly minstrels plying their art at Indra’s court, with the Apsaras as their wives or mistresses.

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