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Surya, daughter of the Sun

Also called: Surya Savitri, Suryaa

The bride of the Rigveda's wedding hymn (10.85): the daughter of Savitar (the Sun), given to Soma with the Ashvins as groomsmen. The Aitareya Brahmana calls her Surya Savitri, daughter of Prajapati. One verse of the hymn makes the Ashvins her wooers.

Sources: Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer; Rigveda Brahmanas: the Aitareya and Kausitaki Brahmanas, tr. A. B. Keith (1920) · see Surya, daughter of the Sun's web

Relations 1

Surya, daughter of the Sun consort of

Soma (God) · The wedding of Surya and Soma
Soma is the wooer and Savitar gives Surya to him.

Stories 1

The wedding of Surya and Soma
Legend · as the bride · 3 tellings

Cited

Hymns of the Rigveda, tr. R. T. H. Griffith (1896), hymns read for the Vedic layer § 10.85 Primary text (translation)
Rigveda Brahmanas: the Aitareya and Kausitaki Brahmanas, tr. A. B. Keith (1920) § ab-4.7 Primary text (translation)