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Prithvi

Hindu Deities

Prithvi is the Sanskrit name for the earth as well as the name of its goddess-personification in Hinduism. The goddess Prithvi is an archetypal mother goddess and one of the most important goddesses in the historical Vedic religion. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Attestation
Veneration Today
Actively venerated in a living tradition 3
Historicity
Not a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1
Function
Domain / Function
Earth 1
Identity
Gender
Female 2
Belief
Theology
Debated 3
Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
2. Prithvi, Structured Record (Wikidata Q)
WikidataWikidata property P21 (sex or gender)View the Source
3. Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Denise Cush, Catherine Robinson and Michael York (eds.), Routledge
Wikipedia, "Prithvi"
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