ID: 901002118 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002118	Record Type: Character/Person

	Mitra (Hindu deity)

Note: One in the pantheon of Vedic Hinduism, a god in the category of Adityas, sovereign principles of the universe. He is associated with friendship, integrity, harmony, and all else that is important in the successful maintenance of order in human existence. Usually paired with the god Varuna, the guardian of the cosmic order, whose powers he complements as guardian of the human order.

Names:

	Mitra (Hindu deity) (preferred,English-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Hindu iconography> (P)
		........<Hindu characters> (P)
		............Mitra (Hindu deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Mithras
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Persian iconography, Persian characters, Mithras (Indo-Iranian deity)) [901000679]

	counterpart is .... Varuna
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Varuna (Hindu deity)) [901002119]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	originated in .... India
	..... ULAN Candidate

	culture/religion is .... Hinduism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Mitra (Hindu deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Burnett, Hindu Gods and Heroes (1922) 19

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Burnett, Hindu Gods and Heroes (1922)