RAHU
Hindu Eclipse God
Cosmic God of Eclipses
He was an enterprising demon who disguised himself as a God during the great churning and inventing of Amrita and Soma. He managed to get a good slurp of one of the immortalizing liquids before Surya and Soma shouted ‘Oi — you with the claws — what you doing with our cup?’
Shiva, forever on demon alert, sliced off Rahu’S head, still with liquid in it’s mouth. The body fell to the underworld, as he had not had time to swallow, but the head was already immortal.
Rahu’s head flew up into the sky trailing blood and became a comet, forever grabbing at the Sun and Moon and causing eclipses.
Rahu Facts and Figures
Name: Rahu
Pronunciation: Coming soon
Alternative names:
Gender: Male
Type: God
Celebration or Feast Day: Unknown at present
Role:
In charge of: Eclipses
Area of expertise: Eclipse, Eclipses
Good/Evil Rating: OKAY, not bad
Popularity index: 3356
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Article last revised on September 18, 2018 by Rowan Allen.
Editors: Peter J. Allen, Chas Saunders
References: Coming soon.