Sagara

Sagara is said to have fathered 60,000 sons, who later became a famous army. This event is central to the story of the descent of the Ganges, as the sons were burned to ashes by the sage Kapila.

Sagara performed the horse sacrifice (ashvamedha) to assert his sovereignty. The horse was stolen by Indra, leading to a search that resulted in the discovery of the ocean, named Sagara after him.