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Bheki is the name given to a frog that symbolises the sun on the horizon in Sanskrit legend. Related myths can be found in Germanic and Celtic culture. In cryptography, FROG is a block cipher authored by Georgoudis, Leroux and Chaves. ... The Sun is the star at the center of Earths solar system. ... Sanskrit ( संस्कृतम् ; pronunciation: ) is an Indo-European classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. ... Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. ...


In the legend, Bheki was originally a beautiful woman. A king asked her to be his wife, so she married him, but only on condition that he should never show her a drop of water. One day she grew tired, and asked for water. The king gave it to her, and she sank out of his sight, just as the sun sinks when it touches the water.


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Bheki is the name given to a frog that symbolises the sun on the horizon in Sanskrit legend.
In the legend, Bheki was originally a beautiful woman.
A king asked her to be his wife, so she married him, but only on condition that he should never show her a drop of water.
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