Bible Encyclopedias
Welapotren (or Velapotren)
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Welapotren (or Velapotren)
in Hindu mythology, is that giant who came into existence when Siva, in despair, because of his wife's death, pulled a hair from his head. The giant decapitated the father of this lovely wife, Shakti, as he had been the cause of her death.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Welapotren (or Velapotren)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​w/welapotren-or-velapotren.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.