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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.
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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.
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.
