Ashvins
deity sky Hindu single tradition · 6
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #741 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced in the Rigveda.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Aditi, Prajapati, Tvashtar, Rudra, Vasus, Yami, Vach, Narayani, Deva, Brihaspati, Agni, Adityas, Vayu, Marut, Yama, Vishnu, Durga, Lakshmi
- served by
- Ribhus
- enemy of
- Namuchi
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Ashvins”
#15512 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Other related Ashvins”
#16347 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“the Ribhus are artists who formed the horses of Indra, the carriage of the Ashvins, and the miraculous cow of Brihaspati”
#17081 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Samhitas, which are the oldest layer of text in Vedas enumerate 33 devas, either 11 each for the three worlds, or as 12 Adityas, 11 Rudras, 8 Vasus and 2 Ashvins in the Brahmanas layer of Vedic texts.”
#22198 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“She was also associated with the Ashvins, with whom she collaborates to bolster Indra's strength by telling him how to kill the asura Namuchi.”
#29092 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5