Varuna

Key myth

In the Rigveda he upholds ṛta, the order, and sees all deeds. In later texts he becomes lord of the ocean.

Where sources differ or caution applies. The shift from sky and law to ocean is gradual and is itself an example of how the tradition changes.

Choose a deity to see where it comes from. Dashed lines are links the sources describe that are not parent and child.

Deities in other traditions who share a theme with Varuna: sea and waters, wisdom, writing and divination. This is overlap in one area only.

Norse