So Judaism is based on early Hinduism? What happened to Varuna and all the other gods of India?
He is a prominent deity of the Rigveda distinguished by a relationship to Varuna, the protector of ?tá. Together with Varuna, he counted among the chief Adityas, a group of deities with social functions. They are the supreme keepers of order and gods of the law. The next two in importance are Aryaman (who guards guest friendship and bridal exchange) and Bhaga (share in bounty, good luck).
Varuna and Mitra are the gods of the blood oath and tribal contracts, often twinned as Mitra–Varuna (a dvandva compound). In the Vedic hymns, Mitra is often invoked together with Varuna, as Mitra-Varuna. In some of their aspects, Varuna is lord of the cosmic rhythm of the celestial spheres, while Mitra brings forth the light at dawn, which was covered by Varuna. Mitra together with Varuna is the most prominent deity and the chief of the Adityas in the Rigveda. Though being Asuras, Mitra and Varuna are also addressed as devas in Rigveda (e.g., RV 7.60.12), and in the only hymn dedicated to Mitra, he is referred to as a deva (mitrasya...devasya) in RV 3.59.6.
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Role in Daily Worship of the Hindus[ edit source | editbeta]Reflecting his status as a solar deity, Mitra has long been worshipped in the sunrise prayers of the Hindus. The morning upasthaana prayer, recited to the risen sun after contemplation on the sacred Gayatri mantra, is a collection of Rig Veda verses addressing Mitra.
Here's something - as I told you - read this from your wikipedia entry:
While Mitra and Mithra share many characteristics, they developed independently and should not be equated with one another. Mitra and Mithra should also not be confused with Roman Mithras, who – although nominally inheriting his name from Indo-Iranian Mithra – is a product of Roman thought.
Also intereresting - The Arabic Allah was a pagan god with three daughters. Imagine that:
Also pre-Islamic Arabia considered such an equivalent deity known as Al-lat one of the three daughters of the deity Allah of pagan Arabia. |
