Garuda

King of birds, son of Kashyapa and Vinata, enemy of serpents, mount of Vishnu

Parentage

• parent: Kashyapa
• parent: Vinata

Domains

• sky
• serpent enmity

Powers

• Seize the nectar of immortality from the gods
• Bear Vishnu aloft as his tireless mount

Epithets

• वैनतेय sanskrit · Vainateya · epithetSon of VinatāMahābhārata, Ādi Parva (Garuḍa's birth and the nectar-theft) (primary)
• सुपर्ण sanskrit · Suparṇa · stotraThe fair-winged/well-feathered oneṚgveda 1.164.46 (suparṇa); Mahābhārata (primary)
• गरुत्मत् sanskrit · Garutmat · stotraThe winged one; lord of birdsṚgveda 1.164.46; Mahābhārata (primary)

Relations

• sibling: ArunaFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Kashyapa & Vinata) per the figures' cited genealogy.

Sources

• existence: Mahabharata, Adi Parva (primary)