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PRITHVI
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'''Prithvi''' (''{{IAST|pṛthvī}}'', also ''{{IAST|pṛthivī}}'') is the
Hinduism Hindu earth and
mother goddess.
The name is from
PIE ''{{PIE|plth
2-v-ih
2}}'' "she who is flat/broad" (
Ancient Greek ''platus'' "flat", ''
Plataia''). As ''prthivi mata'' "Mother Earth" she contrasts with ''
Dyaus pita'' "father sky". In the
Rigveda, Earth and Sky are frequently addressed in the dual, probably indicating the idea of two complementary half-shells.
Prithvi is also called Dhra, Dharti, Dhrithri, meaning thereby, which holds everything. As Prithvi Devi, she is one of two wives of Lord Vishnu. His other wife is Lakshmi.
Other meanings
Named after Prithvi is the
India Indian short range
ballistic missile,
Prithvi missile (compare the
Agni Agni missile intermediate range missile)
Reference
*''Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend'' (ISBN 0500510881) by Anna Dhallapiccola
Further reading
*''Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions'' (ISBN 8120803795) by David Kinsley
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Category:Hindu goddesses
Category:Mother goddesses
see :
Prithvi_missile
