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Vac

Hindu deity

Also known as: Vach

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Prajapati

In Prajapati
…creation of other beings, was Vac, the personification of the sacred word, but sometimes his female partner is given as Ushas, the dawn, who is also regarded as his daughter.
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Saraswati

In Saraswati
…developed, Saraswati became identified with Vac, the Vedic goddess of speech, and the consort and mind-born daughter of the creator god Brahma. Hindus revere her as the patron goddess of education, the arts, music, and speech, and she is typically pictured accompanied by a goose or swan while holding a…
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Vedic mythology

In Hinduism: Theology
…deity, who, with his consort Vach, the speech of ritual recitation, is said to have begotten the world.
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