Agneya
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Agneyi (Sanskrit: आग्नेयी, IAST Āgneyī, 'Daughter of Agni') is mentioned in the Harivamsha and the Vishnu Purana as the wife of Ūru (a descendant of Angiras) and the mother of the kings Anga, Sumanas, Khyati, Kratu, and Sibi (The Harivamsha includes another son, Gaya). Her father, Agni, is the Hindu god of fire.
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It sits within the topics Fire goddesses and Hindu goddesses.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
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Agneyi (Sanskrit: आग्नेयी, IAST Āgneyī, 'Daughter of Agni') is mentioned in the Harivamsha and the Vishnu Purana as the wife of Ūru (a descendant of Angiras) and the mother of the kings Anga, Sumanas, Khyati, Kratu, and Sibi (The Harivamsha includes another son, Gaya). Her father, Agni, is the Hindu god of fire.
== Etymology == The masculine construction of the word, Āgneya, has been used as a generic adjective meaning 'flammable', 'fiery', 'consecrated to Agni', 'ruled by Agni', etc. It has also been used as a proper noun epithet of the Agni Purana, the Āgneya Astra, and the cardinal direction of the South East (of which Agni is the Dikpala). The feminine construction Āgneyī is used only as proper noun.
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