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'''''{{IAST|Mātariśvan}}''''' ("growing in the mother", from the locative of "mother", ''{{IAST|mātari}}'', and a root ''{{IAST|śvi}}'' "to grow, swell") in the [[Rigveda]] is a name of [[Agni]] (the [[yajna|sacrificial fire]], the "mother" in which it grows being the fire-stick), or of a divine being closely associated with Agni, a messenger of [[Vivasvat]], bringing the hidden fire to the [[Bhrigus]]. [[Sayana]] identifies him with [[Vayu]], the wind, in [[Mandala 1|RV 1]].93.6. In the [[Atharvaveda]] and later, the word also has the meaning of "air, wind, breeze". It is also a name of [[Shiva]], of a son of [[Garuda]], and of a [[Rishi]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Theft of fire]]<br />
*[[Apris]]<br />
*[[Prometheus#Etymology|Prometheus’ etymology]]<br />
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