Indian Epics Blog

This week, I am working on deciding a few possible stories that I could write about related to the topic of Indra, the Thunder God. Three possible stories that came to my mind after doing some research are: his weapon, the Vajra, his identity compared to other Thunder Gods, and finally, a retelling of defeating the drought serpent, the Vritra. First, the Vajra . The vajra often shows up in use, and it is stated that an instrument maker, Tvastra, created it for him, but it might be interesting to retell a story of how it was created, or to give another look into modeling the Tvastra as we do modern day cars, where there are many considerations made for common uses and more economical uses as well. Next, I could compare Indra to other gods . In the Heroes of Olympus stories, by Rick Riordan, there is mention that the gods Ares and Mars are actually the same god, they just embody a different persona based on culture and times. I would be interested in perhaps comparing two cultures (s...

For a project in this class, I have had the chance to look over a vast array of topics such as Dharma, Traveling India, or even Epic Heroes. While each one has it's own inherent interest, four in particular stand out. Those four are Weapons of the Gods, Indra, the Thunder God, Epic Heroes, and Brothers. For the first topic of interest: Weapons of the Gods . I find this one particularly interesting because they are generally weapons that transcend the laws of physics, and they are generally a violent manifestation of the god themselves. For example, one of Zeus' weapons might be a thunderbolt. I have little knowledge of different Gods' weapons, but most of my knowledge would come from Greek mythology, such as Hephaestus' hammer. I would like to learn more about Gods' weapons in general, and I believe that reading more of these stories will help. In particular, I would enjoy reading stories about how the weapons possessed immense power, and a mortal stole them, or a...