Vayu
Hindu god of the air
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Vayu
Summary
Vayu is a Hindu deity[1]. He draws 322 Wikipedia views per month (hindu_deity category, ranking #34 of 88).[2]
Key Facts
- Vayu's father was Kashyapa[3].
- Vayu's mother was Aditi[4].
- A child of Vayu was Hanuman[5].
- A child of Vayu was Bhīma[6].
- Vayu's image is recorded as Vayu.jpg[7].
- Vayu is recorded as male[8].
- Vayu's instance of is recorded as Hindu deity[9].
- Vayu's instance of is recorded as god[10].
- Vayu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85142439[11].
- Vayu's Commons category is recorded as Vayu[12].
- Vayu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pl_1[13].
- Vayu's worshipped by is recorded as Hinduism[14].
- Vayu's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0069763[15].
- Vayu's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
- Vayu's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Vayu[17].
- Vayu's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'वायु'}[18].
- Vayu's Iranica ID is recorded as vayu[19].
- Vayu's NE.se ID is recorded as vayu[20].
- Vayu's sibling is recorded as Ādityas[21].
- Vayu's Banglapedia ID is recorded as Vayu[22].
- Vayu's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i86727[23].
- Vayu's Giant Bomb ID is recorded as 3005-22424[24].
- Vayu's Krugosvet article is recorded as kultura_i_obrazovanie/religiya/VAYU.html[25].
- Vayu's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 09553055-n[26].
- Vayu's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 바유[27].
Body
Origins and Family
Vayu's father was Kashyapa[3]. His mother was Aditi[4].
Personal Life
Children include Hanuman[5], a Hindu deity[28] and Bhīma[6], a legendary figure[29].
Why It Matters
Vayu draws 322 Wikipedia views per month (hindu_deity category, ranking #34 of 88).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]