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Pitri

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Sanskrit, i.e. father) is the name affixed in Hindai mythology to the deified progenitors of mankind, supposed to inhabit the orbit of the moon.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pitri'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/pitri.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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