Vritra
Americannoun
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Such blessings as the Gods o'erjoyed Poured forth when Vritra was destroyed.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
Vritra, a three-headed monster in the form of a serpent, steals away the herd and hides it in his cave.
From Myth and Science An Essay by Vignoli, Tito
Bala and Vritra were the "giants" slain by Indra.
From Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems by Milman, Henry Hart
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 Lang, Andrew
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 Smith, G. Elliot
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