Weshparkar
Sogdian · deity · mythic age · deity
The Sogdian wind- and atmosphere-god, heir of the Avestan Vayu, who in Sogdian art is clothed in the iconography of the Hindu Shiva-Maheshvara: three-headed, holding trident and thunderbolt. A striking case of an Iranian deity rendered through Indic visual form.
Domains
- wind
- atmosphere
- storm
Relations
- equated with: Vayu