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Saranya (') or Saraniya (also known as Saranya, Sanjna, Sangya, Randal) is the wife of Surya, and the goddess of clouds in Hindu mythology, and is sometimes associated with Demeter, Greek goddess of agriculture, and Helen of Troy. According to Max Müller and A. Kuhn, Demeter is the Western equivalent of the Sanskrit Saranyu, who, having turned herself into a mare, is pursued by Vivasvat, and becomes the mother of Revanta and the twin Asvins (the Indian Dioscuri). She is also the mother of Manu, and of the twins Yama and Yami. According to Farnell, the meaning of the epithet is to be sought in the original conception of Erinys, which was akin to Ge. ' is the female form of the adjective ', meaning "quick, fleet, nimble", used for rivers and wind in the Rigveda (compare also Sarayu). Etymologically, Saranyu may be related to Helen. In Rigveda 10.17, Saranyu is the daughter of Tvastar, and, like Helen, is abducted, and Vivasvat is given a replacement bride instead. :1ab ' :1cd ''yamásya mātâ paryuhyámānā mahó jāyâ vívasvato nanāśa'' :2ab ' :2cd ' :Tvastar prepares the bridal of his Daughter: all the world hears the tidings and assembles. :But Yama's Mother, Spouse of great Vivasvat, vanished as she was carried to her dwelling. :From mortal men they hid the Immortal Lady, made one like her and gave her to Vivasvat. :Saranyu brought to him the Asvin brothers, and then deserted both twinned pairs of children. ==See also== * Chhaya: the shadow-image of Saranyu * Hindu deities 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saranyu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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