Indra

Summary

Indra is a water deity^[1]. He ranks in the top 1% of water_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,874 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Indra was married to Indrāṇī^[3].
• A child of Indra was Jayanti^[4].
• A child of Indra was Arjuna^[5].
• A child of Indra was Vālī^[6].
• A child of Indra was Jayanta^[7].
• Indra is recorded as male^[8].
• Indra's instance of is recorded as water deity^[9].
• Indra's instance of is recorded as thunder deity^[10].
• Indra's instance of is recorded as war deity^[11].
• Indra's instance of is recorded as Hindu deity^[12].
• Indra's instance of is recorded as Rigvedic deities^[13].
• Indra's instance of is recorded as Buddhist deity^[14].
• Indra's Commons category is recorded as Indra^[15].
• Indra's said to be the same as is recorded as Zeus^[16].
• Indra's said to be the same as is recorded as Jupiter^[17].
• Indra's said to be the same as is recorded as Tinia^[18].
• Indra's said to be the same as is recorded as Perun^[19].
• Indra's said to be the same as is recorded as Śakra^[20].
• Indra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Indra^[21].
• Indra's worshipped by is recorded as Hinduism^[22].
• Indra's worshipped by is recorded as Buddhism^[23].
• Indra's worshipped by is recorded as Jainism^[24].
• Indra's worshipped by is recorded as Sikhism^[25].
• Indra's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Indra's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Personal Life

Indra was married to Indrāṇī^[3]. Children include Jayanti^[4], a fictional human^[28]; Arjuna^[5], a human whose existence is disputed^[29]; Vālī^[6], a mythical character^[30]; and Jayanta^[7], a deva^[31].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Indra include Trombidiidae^[32], a taxon^[33] and Indra Sistemas^[34], an enterprise^[35], in Spain^[36], founded in 1993^[37], headquartered in Alcobendas^[38].

Why It Matters

Indra ranks in the top 1% of water_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,874 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for him include Trombidiidae^[32], a taxon^[33] and Indra Sistemas^[34], an enterprise^[35], in Spain^[36], founded in 1993^[37], headquartered in Alcobendas^[38].

FAQs

Who was Indra married to?

Indra's spouses include Indrāṇī^[3].