Hindu goddess, daughter of the fire god Agni
Āgneyī
Āgneyī is, in Hindu tradition, the daughter of the fire god Agni and the mother of several kings according to the Harivamsha and the Vishnu Purana. Her figure links royal genealogy with sacred fire.
The myth
According to these texts, Āgneyī married Ūru, a descendant of Angiras, and had several royal sons: Anga, Sumanas, Khyati, Kratu and Sibi. The Harivamsha also adds Gaya among her descendants.
Her link to fire is direct, since her name means daughter of Agni. Some versions hold that her mother was Svaha or Agnāyī, Agni's own wife, which reinforces her place in the divine circle of fire.
Legacy
Her name keeps the sense of daughter of Agni. The masculine form Āgneya names the southeast, the direction ruled by Agni, and also appears in the title of the Agni Purana and the celestial weapon Āgneya Astra, with which she is linked as its shakti.
Ancient sources: The Harivamsha and the Vishnu Purana mention her as the wife of Ūru; in Vedic literature she appears as Āgneyā, a divine and powerful goddess.