ID: 901002490 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002490	Record Type: Character/Person

	Marichin (Vedic deity)

Note: In the pantheon of Vedic Hinduism, son of Kaśyapa by his wife Aditi; one of the gods in the category of Adityas, sons of sovereign principles of the universe. Later a name of Surya.

Names:

	Marichin (Vedic deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Hindu iconography> (P)
		........<Hindu characters> (P)
		............Dvādaśādityas (Hindu deities) (P)
		................Marichin (Vedic deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	has as aspect .... Surya
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Surya (Hindu deity)) [901000883]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Marichin (Vedic deity)
	................Huntington, Art of Ancient India (1985)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Huntington, Art of Ancient India (1985)
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)