Published on November 10, 2018
Apsaras
- Apsaras
Regions of expansion
India
Description
Indian nymphs, celestial dancers and temptresses of hermits.
Spirits of clouds or water. They look like beautiful women with unfading beauty, dressed in rich clothes and wearing jewelry.
In Vedic mythology, they were the wives and lovers of the Gandharvas. During the transition to Hindu mythology, they acquired the functions of celestial dancers and courtesans.
Also, according to legend, the Apsaras appease the heroes who fell in battle in the paradise of Indra (similar to the Scandinavian Valhalla or Paradise in Islam).