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Aditi

Hindu · deity · primordial · deity

Primordial goddess of boundless infinity, mother of the Adityas

Children

Varuna

Domains

boundlessness
motherhood

Powers

Bring forth the Aditya gods including Varuna and Surya

Epithets

देवमातृ
अदिति

Relations

spouse: Kashyapa
ancestor of: Sūrya
sibling: Vinata

Sources

Rigveda 1.89; 10.72

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