Regarding myths and folklore surrounding the wind.
Regarding myths and folklore from any culture surrounding the wind.
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How did Vayu the wind god start being associated with Vishnu?
There are three prominent Hindu philosophies today: Advaita or monism, Dvaita or dualism, and Visistadvaita or qualified monism. Now the chief exponent of Dvaita was the 13th century philosopher Madhvacharya, but that wasn't all he was. He was a…
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Myths of the Wind Impregnating Women
What examples do you know of from Greco-Roman myths in which the wind as such impregnates a woman (could be mortal or a goddess)? I'm aware of examples where the wind personalized as a god (e.g., Boreas, Zephyrus) impregnates a woman, which is…
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