Ngwhi

Ngwhi
Equivalents
Norse equivalent	Jörmungandr
Hinduism equivalent	Vritra
Hittite equivalent	Illuyanka
Zoroastrian equivalent	Zahhak

*Ng^whi, a term meaning 'serpent', is also related to the Indo-European root for negation (*ne-). Descendent cognates can be found in the Iranian Aži, the name of the inimical serpent, and in the Indic áhi ('serpent'), a term used to designate the monstrous serpent Vṛtrá, both descending from Proto-Indo-Iranian *aj'hi.

Indo-European linguistic descendants (in bold) and thematic echoes (in italic) of the myth of the First Warrior.

Tradition	First Warrior	Three-headed Serpent	Helper God	Stolen present
Proto-Indo-European	*Trito ('Third')	*Ngwhi	The Storm-god or Hanēr ('Man')	Cattle
Indian	Trita	Vṛtrá ('áhi')	Indra	Cows
Iranian	Thraētona ('son of Thrita')	Aži Dahāka	*Vr̥traghna	Women
Germanic	þriði, Hymir	Three serpents	Þórr	Goats (?)
Graeco-Roman	Herakles	Geryon, Cācus	Helios	Cattle

See Also

• Manu and Yemo
• Hercules
• Vahagn

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