Bible Encyclopedias
Pitri

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Sanskrit, i.e. father) is the name affixed in Hindai mythology to the deified progenitors of mankind, supposed to inhabit the orbit of the moon.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pitri'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/pitri.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.