Agni, Hindu God of Fire

Today's blog will be dedicated to Agni, Rigvedic deity of fire and divine knowledge. Agni is always depicted as having several (usually two) heads, red or charred skin, and sometimes, several hands and legs. In Hindu mythology, Agni is responsible for leading mortals to the gods. Although there are a myriad of different versions of Agni, most every one is respected as the second strongest god next to Indra, god of weather and war and king of the Hindu gods.

Agni's most recognizable form is that in which he appears in the online game SMITE :

SMITE's version of Agni is based solely around Agni's ability to manipulate fire, as he is a mage who's every attack involves igniting or burning of some sort.

Agni is also a very important part of Hindu astrology and is said to rule both Taurus and Virgo, which means that both Taurus' and Virgos would be considered Agni in Hindu astrology.

It is said that Agni was first appeared in the heavens as lightning, but was reborn as a human and as water later.