INDRA Hindu god of thunder and storms, Indra was endowed with supernatural strength, and like Hercules in the Greek myths, pursued cattle which had been driven away. In this endeavour he was assisted by the Maruts, personifications of the storms as are Boreas, Zephyros et al, in the legends of Greece. He had a beard of lightning, and has been likened to the Norse god of thunder, Thor.Indra was credited with destroying the Abi, the throttling snakes, and setting free the seven rivers, of discovering the cattle stolen by Bale, and of creating fire within the clouds of heaven.