Bible Encyclopedias
Vayu
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Sanscrit va, "blow"), in Hindu mythology, a deity which originally held an equal rank with Indra, but which much more rarely occupies the imagination of the poets than Indra or Agni. See Muir, Contributions to a Knowledge of the Vedic Theogony and in Mythology, in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1864.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Vayu'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/v/vayu.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.