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[Alexandr Korol]

She was one of the twelve Olympian gods and took a vow of eternal virginity, emphasizing her role in stability and community. Although she was not as active in myths as other gods, her connection to the hearth highlights the everyday significance of fire. In Egyptian mythology, fire is closely linked to Ra, the Sun god, who is considered the creator and ruler of the heavens. Ra, embodying the warm light brought by the Sun, makes a daily journey across the sky on a solar boat, symbolizing the cycle of life and death. Ra’s connection to fire is manifested through solar energy, which gives life and warmth. Other figures are also mentioned, such as Sekhmet, the lioness goddess, sometimes associated with fire through her destructive power. In Hindu mythology, Agni — the god of fire — is one of the most important deities of the Vedas. He plays a central role in sacrificial rituals, acting as an intermediary between humans and gods, carrying offerings through the fire. He is often depicted as a red figure with two heads — one benevolent, the other ominous — three legs, and seven arms, symbolizing his dual nature as both a creative and destructive force.”
“Agni is the Indian god of fire, the domestic hearth, and the sacrificial fire. He is the chief among earthly gods, whose primary function is to act as an intermediary between the gods and humans. The Sanskrit term Agni comes from one of the two main words for fire, both traced back to a reconstructed Proto-Indo-European root, whose other descendants include Latin ignis, Lithuanian ugnis, Old Slavic огнь and its descendants: Russian огонь, Polish ogień, and so on. All these words mean “fire.” Ancient Indian grammarians proposed various etymologies: from the root aj, meaning “to drive,” “nimble, quick” in Sanskrit; from agri, a root meaning “first,” implying “the one who arose first in the universe” or “fire,” according to section 6.1.1 of the Shatapatha Brahmana, which states that the name.
Agni comes from this word because it is known that everyone, even gods, likes to shorten names. According to the 5th-century BCE Sanskrit text Nirukta-Nighantu, section 7.14, the sage Shakapuni states that the word Agni derives simultaneously from three verbs — “to go,” “to shine or burn,” and “to lead”; the letter “a” comes from the root “i,” meaning “to go,” the letter “g” comes from the root añj, meaning “to shine,” or dah, meaning “to burn,” and the final letter itself may be a prefix “ni.”