Dyaus

stems from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyā́wš, from the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) daylight-sky god , and is cognate with the Greek – Zeus Patēr, or Dei-pátrous, and Latin Jupiter (from Old Latin Dies piter ), stemming from the PIE ("Daylight-sky Father").'''' The noun (when used without the 'father') refers to the daylight sky, and occurs frequently in the Rigveda, as an entity. The sky in Vedic writing was described as rising in three tiers: , , and or . == Literature ==

Dyáuṣ Pitṛ́ appears in hymns with Prithvi Mata, 'Mother Earth' in the ancient Vedic scriptures of Hinduism. In the Ṛg·veda, Dyáuṣ Pitṛ́ appears in verses 1.89.4, 1.90.7, 1.164.33, 1.191.6, 4.1.10. and 4.17.4 He is also referred to under different theonyms: Dyavaprithvi, for example, is a dvandva compound combining 'heaven' and 'earth' as Dyauṣ and Prithvi. Dyauṣ's most defining trait is his paternal role. His daughter, Uṣas, personifies dawn. The gods, especially Sūrya, are stated to be the children of Dyauṣ and Prithvi. Dyauṣ is often visualized as a roaring animal, often a bull, who fertilizes the earth. which Jamison and Brereton (2014) state is "obliquely but vividly" mentioned in the Rigveda. Dyauṣ is also stated to be like a black stallion studded with pearls in a simile with the night sky.. ==See also==