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Welapotren (or Velapotren)

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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Welapotren (or Velapotren)

in Hindu mythology, is that giant who came into existence when Siva, in despair, because of his wife's death, pulled a hair from his head. The giant decapitated the father of this lovely wife, Shakti, as he had been the cause of her death.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Welapotren (or Velapotren)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​w/welapotren-or-velapotren.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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