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Vritra

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Vritra

Summary

Vritra is a mythological serpent[1]. Vritra draws 1,335 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_serpent category, ranking #13 of 74).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vritra's religion is recorded as Historical Vedic religion[3].
  • Vritra is recorded as male[4].
  • Vritra's instance of is recorded as mythological serpent[5].
  • Vritra's Commons category is recorded as Vṛtra[6].
  • Vritra's said to be the same as is recorded as Jörmungandr[7].
  • Vritra's present in work is recorded as Rigveda[8].
  • Vritra's present in work is recorded as Mahabharata[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Vritra's instance of is recorded as mythological serpent[5].

Why It Matters

Vritra draws 1,335 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_serpent category, ranking #13 of 74).[2] Vritra has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] Vritra is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Mahabharata Rigveda

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Jerimee · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → Jörmungandr
    Aliases → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Present in work → Rigveda, Mahabharata
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P495]]: [[Q60140]]"
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