HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Indra
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Varun
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Agni
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Vishnu
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most prominent deity is Surya; Agni the sacrificial fire and messenger of the gods; and Soma, the ritual drink dedicated to Indra, are additional principal deities.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main god of the Rigveda is Indra, who is also the god of war and weather. He is closely associated with thunder, lightning, and rain. Other important gods include Agni, the god of fire; Soma, the god of plants and medicine; and Rudra, the god of wind and storms.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Indra was fire-generator and Agni fire-god who together gave the edible form of stable food which was grass-seeds. Soma came as the energizer of the hunter who with its help could best procure food as meat. Roughly stated Agni was cook in disguise and Soma, a grocer.