Aruna
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According to Hindu mythology and Hindu scriptures, Aruna or Arun refers to the charioteer of the Sun, including the rising Sun. Aruna refers to the redness of the rising Sun, which is believed to have spiritual powers. He is believed to be a cripple (without thighs). This figure of the Hindu mythology has the literal meaning, in Sanskrit, of the reddish one. Aruna is also the name of the Hittite god of the sea. He was the son of Kamrusepa.
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According to the solar mythology of Hinduism, the legend states that Vinita was one of the wives of rishi Kashyapa, and she bore him two sons, named Aruna and Garuda. They were born in the forms of eggs. She had bore three eggs, but in her impatience to hatch them, she broke one of them. From the broken egg a flash of lighting emerged. When she broke the second egg, Aruna sprang forth and he was radiant and reddish as the morning sun. But, due to the premature breaking of the egg, Aruna was without feet.
Aruna drives the chariot of Surya, and his image depicts him seated without legs on the chariot of Surya.
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- Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dallapiccola
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