Vritra
Americannoun
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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 Lang, Andrew
Indeed, the slayer of Vala and Vritra said unto him the same words.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
Enraged with each other like Indra and Vritra, they looked like the sun and the moon in splendour.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
A suggestion of the Vedic Vritra and his horde of monsters.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
The luminous matter being overwhelmed by Vritra and its property, colour and form being thereby lost, the wrathful Indra again hurled his thunderbolt at him.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
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