An Apsara (also spelled as Apsarasa) is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
An Apsara (Sanskrit: अप्सराः apsarāḥ, plural अप्सरसः apsarasaḥ, stem apsaras-, a feminine consonant stem, អប្សរា), is also known as Vidhya Dhari or Tep Apsar (ទេពអប្សរ) in Khmer, Accharā (Pāli) or A Bố Sa La Tư (Vietnamese), Bidadari (Indonesian and Malay), Biraddali (Tausug), Hapsari or Widodari (Javanese) and Apson (Thai: อัปสร). English translations of the word "Apsara" include "nymph," "celestial nymph," and "celestial maiden."
In Indian religions, Apsaras are beautiful, supernatural female beings. They are youthful and elegant, and superb in the art of dancing. They are often wives of the Gandharvas, the court musicians of Indra. They dance to the music made by the Gandharvas, usually in the palaces of the gods, entertain and sometimes seduce gods and men. As ethereal beings who inhabit the skies, and are often depicted taking flight, or at service of a god, they may be compared to angels.
An Apsara is a female spirit from Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
Apsara or Absara may also refer to:
APSARA (Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap) is the Cambodian management authority responsible for protecting the archaeological park of Angkor. Founded in 1995, it is in charge of the research, protection, and conservation as well as the urban and tourist development of the park.
Colors became so strange
Our silhouettes painted in black
Our minds so bright and clear
We open our eyes when daylight fades away
We are voyagers in the night
On this trip we make no stay
Avoid the light - until darkness do us unite!
Banish the sun, smash the mask you had to wear
in this untruthful masquerade
Black blood boils inside our veins
Day is night, night is day
We are the few ones who do not fear the dark
We are thieves stalking through the park
Infinite are the ways of the ones
who break the rules in this world full of crap
Eternal is the lust
of the masters of darkness, mistresses in black
And when death comes slipping
we hide in the shadows of the upcoming clouds
When life's heartbeat's quitting
Together we stand under the moonlight's bane
Come with me, hold me tight
Zeig mir den Weg in die Ewigkeit
Until darkness do us unite
Eine Ode an die Dunkelheit
And now close your eyes