Vritra
Americannoun
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Vritra and Ahi, the mysterious foes whom Indra slays when he recovers the sun and the waters, were probably once as real to the early fancy as the Australian or Iroquois frog.
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang
In the hymns of the Veda Vritra appears to be the thick dark cloud which Indra the God of the firmament attacks and disperses with his thunderbolt.”
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) Griffith
The Arians in Iran also are acquainted with the slaying of Vritra.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Max Duncker
He stole a cup of it, and the dregs, thrown into the fire with a magical imprecation, became Vritra, whom Indra had such difficulty in killing.
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Andrew Lang
Both the Chinese dragon and the Mexican elephant-god are thus linked with the Nâga, who is identified both with Indra himself and Indra's enemy Vritra.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by G. Elliot Smith
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