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- proper noun Hinduism In the
Vedic religion, the Sky Father, husband of Prithvi and father ofAgni andIndra .
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From Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyauṣ-pitṛ).
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As Dyaus Pita translates as "Sky Father", I'd expect that he's a conceptual descendent of
Pharyngula 2008
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