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MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Indra
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Marut
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Varuna
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Dyaus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indra, in Hindu mythology, the king of the gods . He is one of the main gods of the Rigveda and is the Indo-European cousin of the German Wotan, Norse Odin, Greek Zeus, and Roman Jupiter. In early religious texts, Indra plays a variety of roles.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indra (/ˈɪndrə/; Sanskrit: ) is the king of the devas (god-like deities) and Svarga (heaven) in Hindu mythology. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war.
Detailed explanation-3: -The list of gods of Rigveda are: Agni, Indra, Soma, Rudra, Vishnu, Varuna and Mitra. The main god of Rigveda was Indra.
Detailed explanation-4: -The time period of Vedic age is 1500BC-1100BC. During this age, Indra was the God of Rain and Thunder (warrior god) .
Detailed explanation-5: -Yes.. they are the same entities..the names have undergone some change but all three come from proto-Indo European deities.