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Agni

Fascinating video showing the Indo-European deity Agni (the god of fire).
Agni here is linked in this video to prime numbers and asymmetry.
Note the flame symbols above the arch.

PIE *h₁n̥gʷnis ( ~ angnis) Meaning: fire (as a living, animate force)
This root almost always refers to fire as a deity, agent, or active power.

  • Sanskrit agni
  • Old Prussian ugnis
  • Lithuanian ugnis
  • Latvian (Baltic) uguns
  • Armenian ogn / hogn
  • Slavic ogni
  • Latin Ignis

 






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