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ID: 901002119
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002119
Record Type: Character/Person

Varuna (Hindu deity)

Note: In the Hindu Puranas, Varuna is the god of oceans, his vehicle is a Makara, a part fish, sea creature; and his weapon is a pasha, which is a noose or rope loop.

Names:
Varuna (Hindu deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
Varuṇa (Hindu deity) (English)
वरुण (Hindu deity) (Sanskrit-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Hindu iconography> (P)
........<Hindu characters> (P)
............Varuna (Hindu deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Makara
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Makara (Hindu creature)) [901000386]
counterpart is .... Mitra
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Mitra (Hindu deity)) [901002118]
is basis of .... Suiten
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Suiten (Japanese deity)) [901002338]

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)
culture/religion is .... Hinduism
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
symbolic attribute is .... oceans (marine bodies of water)
.....(marine bodies of water by biome, marine bodies of water, bodies of water (natural), natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
symbolic attribute is .... pasha (ceremonial weapon)
.....(ceremonial weapons, weapons, Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Varuna (Hindu deity)
................Burnett, Hindu Gods and Heroes (1922)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Varuṇa (Hindu deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85142351
वरुण (Hindu deity)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varuna
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Burnett, Hindu Gods and Heroes (1922)
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varuna#/media/File:Varunadeva.jpg

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