Vayu

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Vayu is the Hindu god of wind, revered as a powerful Vedic deity and divine father of the monkey-god Hanuman.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Vayu canonical 35
Pavana 2
Pavana means wind 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity ⓘ
Vedic deity ⓘ
wind god ⓘ
abode atmosphere ⓘ
sky ⓘ
associatedWith Indra ⓘ
Maruts ⓘ
Prana ⓘ
Rudra ⓘ
Surya ⓘ
consort Bharati ⓘ
Riddhi ⓘ
Siddhi ⓘ
Vayavi ⓘ
cosmicFunction movement of air ⓘ
sustaining life through breath ⓘ
culture Indian ⓘ
domain air ⓘ
breath ⓘ
wind ⓘ
epithet Anila ⓘ
Marut ⓘ
Pavana ⓘ
linked to: Vayu

Vata ⓘ
linked to: Vayu
fatherOf Bhima ⓘ
Hanuman ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
memberOf Devas ⓘ
mythologicalPeriod Epic period ⓘ
Vedic period ⓘ
parentOf Pandava Bhima ⓘ
linked to: Bhima
religion Hinduism ⓘ
Vedic religion ⓘ
linked to: Vedic Hinduism
role deity of wind ⓘ
lord of the winds ⓘ
protector of life-breath ⓘ
symbol flag fluttering in air ⓘ
wind ⓘ
textMention Mahabharata ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
Ramayana ⓘ
Rigveda ⓘ
vehicle chariot drawn by horses ⓘ
worshippedIn India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
worshipTradition Puranic Hinduism ⓘ
linked to: Hindu mythology

Vedic ritual ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hanuman → associatedWith → Vayu ⓘ
Devas → associatedWith → Vayu ⓘ
Bhima → biologicalFather → Vayu ⓘ
Bhima → associatedDeity → Vayu ⓘ
Kunti → invokedDeity → Vayu ⓘ
Maruti → parent → Vayu ⓘ
Bajrangbali → parent → Vayu ⓘ
Vayu → epithet → Vata ⓘ
linked to: Vayu
Vayu → epithet → Pavana ⓘ
linked to: Vayu
Anjana → associatedWith → Vayu ⓘ
Vayu Purana → namedAfter → Vayu ⓘ
Pavanputra → parentDeity → Vayu ⓘ
Pavanputra → componentWord → Pavana ⓘ
linked to: Vayu
Pavanputra → componentMeaning → Pavana means wind ⓘ
linked to: Vayu
Pritha → invoked → Vayu ⓘ
Dikpalas → hasMember → Vayu ⓘ
Vedic pantheon → hasDeity → Vayu ⓘ
Anjaneya → parent → Vayu ⓘ
Anjaneya → associatedWith → Vayu ⓘ
Anila → epithetOf → Vayu ⓘ
Anila → relatedConcept → Vayu ⓘ
Vayavi → spouse → Vayu ⓘ
Vayavi → consortOf → Vayu ⓘ
Vayavi → associatedDeity → Vayu ⓘ
Siddhi → spouseOf → Vayu ⓘ
Siddhi → associatedDeity → Vayu ⓘ
Hindu pantheon → hasDeity → Vayu ⓘ
Sri Kalahasteeswara Temple → representsElement → Vayu ⓘ
subject linked to: Pancha Bhoota Stalas
Yazatas → include → Vayu ⓘ
Anjani → associatedDeity → Vayu ⓘ
subject linked to: Anjani (mother of Hanuman)