Pitrs

Pitaras (Sanskrit पितरस् pitaras " the fathers " ), also Pitris (from Sanskrit पितृ PITR "father" ) called in Indian Mythology:

• The souls of the ancestors, which at a certain time, water and cereal balls (Sanskrit पिण्ड Pinda ) to be sacrificed,
• The sons of the gods, known made ​​their fathers who had sinned against Brahma with contrition and repentance, and the
• The Prajapati, the ten mythical ancestor of humans.