🐉 Vritra

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Vritra

Drought Demon

Vritra is the serpentine demon who imprisoned the cosmic waters, slain by Indra.

🔗 Related Concepts

Within Hindu Tradition

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🔗 Related Across the Mythos

Archetype
🐉 CHAOS DRAGON / ADVERSARY

Vritra embodies the Chaos Dragon archetype - the primordial serpent of drought who imprisons the cosmic waters and must be slain by the storm god to restore order.

See parallels: Typhon, Apep, Jormungandr →
Divine Nemesis
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Indra

Storm God

The slayer of Vritra
Cosmic Elements
🌊 Cosmic Element

Cosmic Waters

The rivers imprisoned by Vritra
Instruments of Defeat
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Vajra

Thunderbolt

Weapon that slew Vritra

🌍 Cross-Cultural Parallels - Chaos Dragons

🏛️ Typhon Greek ☀️ Apep/Apophis Egyptian ⚔️ Jormungandr Norse 🏺 Tiamat Mesopotamian

📚 See Also

⚡ Indra 🐉 Mythical Creatures 🌌 Vedic Cosmology 📜 Rigveda 🎭 Chaos Dragon Archetype