Agneyi (Sanskrit: à ¤Âà ¤Âà ¥Âà ¤¨à ¥Âà ¤¯à ¥Â, IAST ÃÂgneyë, 'Daughter of Agni') is mentioned in the Harivamsha and the Vishnu Purana as the wife of à ªru (a descendant of Angiras) and the mother of the kings Anga, Sumanas, Khyati, Kratu, and Sibi (The Harivamsha includes another son, Gaya). Her father, Agni, is the Hindu god of fire.
The masculine construction of the word, ÃÂgneya, has been used as a generic adjective meaning 'flammable', 'fiery', 'consecrated to Agni', 'ruled by Agni', etc. It has also been used as a proper noun epithet of the Agni Purana, the ÃÂgneya Astra, and the cardinal direction of the South East (of which Agni is the Dikpala). The feminine construction ÃÂgneyë is used only as proper noun.
ÃÂgneyë is known in ancient Vedic literature as ÃÂgneyàwhere she is defined as a divine and powerful goddess. Her mother is credited to be a consort of Agni interchangeably known as Svaha and AgnÃÂyë (meaning, "Wife of Agni").
It is also suggested that the masculine epithet ÃÂgneya -- used to signify the Southeastern cardinal direction -- actually refers to the goddess ÃÂgneyÃÂ. Likewise, she is also said to be the shakti of the ÃÂgneya astra.