Dyaus

American  

[dyous] / dyaʊs /

noun

1. the Vedic god of the sky.

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Example Sentences

We know, however, that while they called the sky Dyaus, they had in mind an infinite subject, a Deva, a God.

From The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

Like Dyaus, like Indra, like Brahman, Baal and El and Moloch were names of God, but not yet of the One God.

From Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

Now, what happened in this instance with the name of Dyaus, happened again and again with other names.

From Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

Next Dyaus, or rather the Greek form Zeus, almost lost its meaning of the sky, and the true sense being partially obscured, became a name supposed to indicate a person.

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew

This is illustrated in Hindoo mythology by the union of Pritrivi, "Mother Earth," with Dyaus, "Heaven."

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.