Matarishvan

Matarishvan ( Sanskrit मातरिश्वन् mātariśvan m. ) Is the messenger of Vivasvat in Vedic mythology . According to the Rig Veda, he stole the hidden fire and brought it from heaven to the sage Bhrigu . Sometimes he is equated with the fire god Agni . Later it could also be viewed as a wind.

literature

• Hans Wilhelm Haussig (Ed.) Gods and Myths of the Indian Subcontinent (= Dictionary of Mythology . Department 1: The ancient civilized peoples. Volume 5). Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-12-909850-X , p. 133 f.
• Matarisvan . In: John Dowson : A classical dictionary of Hindu mythology and religion, geography, history, and literature. Trübner & co., London 1879, p. 206 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ mātariśvan . In: Monier Monier-Williams : Sanskrit-English Dictionary . Clarendon Press, Oxford 1899, p. 807, col. 3 .