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Saraswati's rival. Brahma took Gayatri, the milkmaid, as a second wife, because his chief wife, Saraswati, despite her wisdom, arrived late for a certain important ceremony, at which the spouse of the god was required.
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Unfaithful wives were transformed into jackals after death.
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Sons of the goddess Aditi. They are attendants of Varuna, their chief, as the Maruts are attendants of Indra.
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In the combat between Thor and the giant Hrungner, the thunder-hammer similarly cleaves a mass of flint hurled by the enemy.—
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Heaven, Earth, and the Underworld.
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Like an Egyptian Pharaoh, the rajah is here a god among men. His presence was necessary to ensure the success of rain-bringing ceremonies.
