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Indra is the king of the Devas, or lesser gods or demigods in Hinduism. He serves as the king of heaven and god of storms and war.

Indra is the child of the son of the sky god Dyaus and the Earth goddess Prthivi. The most famous story about him is the slaying of the demon snake Vritra. The demon kept all the world's waters trapped causing an unending drought.

Indra, powered by Soma a divine drink and armed with his Vajra, thunderbolt, broke through the demons 99 fortresses and eventually slew him. This deed earned him the right to be the king of heaven. The earliest recordings of this story have Indra be the supreme god over all others.