Ashvins, the Glossary
The Ashvins (lit), also known as the Ashvini Kumaras and Asvinau,, §1.42.[1]
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78 relations: Ašvieniai, Alexander Lubotsky, Ashram, Asura, Avestan, Šuppiluliuma I, Brahma, Brahmana, Brân the Blessed, Castor and Pollux, Chyavana, Chyavanprash, Cognate, Dadhichi, Deva (Hinduism), Dhosi Hill, Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend, Dieva Dēli, Dievas, Divine twins, Dyaus, Epithet, Gothic language, Harivaṃśa, Haryana, Hengist and Horsa, Hindu deities, India, Indo-Aryan superstrate in Mitanni, Indra, Indus River, Karna, Kunti, Kuru Kingdom, Leiden University, Lithuanian mythology, Madri, Mahabharata, Manawydan, Mitanni, Mitra (Hindu god), Nakula, Narnaul, Nestor (mythology), Niyoga, Pandu, Pravargya, Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European mythology, Proto-Indo-Iranian language, ... Expand index (28 more) »
- Divine twins
- Health deities
- Savior gods
Ašvieniai
Ašvieniai are divine twins in the Lithuanian mythology, identical to Latvian Dieva dēli and the Baltic counterparts of Vedic Ashvins. Ashvins and Ašvieniai are divine twins.
Alexander Lubotsky
Alexander Markovich Lubotsky, also known as Sasha Lubotsky (Александр Маркович Лубоцкий; born 16 April 1956), is a Russian-Dutch linguist and Indologist who specializes in the study of Indo-Iranian languages.
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Ashram
An ashram (आश्रम) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Indian religions.
Asura
Asuras are a class of beings in Indian religions. Ashvins and Asura are Rigvedic deities.
Avestan
Avestan is an umbrella term for two Old Iranian languages, Old Avestan (spoken in the 2nd to 1st millennium BC) and Younger Avestan (spoken in the 1st millennium BC).
Šuppiluliuma I
Šuppiluliuma I, also Suppiluliuma or Suppiluliumas was an ancient Hittite king (r. –1322 BC).
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Brahma
Brahma (ब्रह्मा) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva.
Brahmana
The Brahmanas (Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणम्, IAST: Brāhmaṇam) are Vedic śruti works attached to the Samhitas (hymns and mantras) of the Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva Vedas.
Brân the Blessed
Brân the Blessed (Bendigeidfran or Brân Fendigaidd, literally "Blessed Crow") is a giant and king of Britain in Welsh mythology.
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Castor and Pollux
Castor and Pollux (or Polydeuces) are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi. Ashvins and Castor and Pollux are divine twins.
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Chyavana
Chyavana was a sage (rishi) in Hinduism.
Chyavanprash
Chyavanprash, originally Chayavanaprasham, is a cooked mixture of sugar, honey, ghee, Indian gooseberry (amla) jam, sesame oil, berries and various herbs and spices.
Cognate
In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language.
Dadhichi
Dadhichi, also rendered Dadhyanga and Dadhyancha, is a sage in Hinduism.
Deva (Hinduism)
Deva (Sanskrit: देव) means "shiny", "exalted", "heavenly being", "divine being", "anything of excellence", and is also one of the Sanskrit terms used to indicate a deity in Hinduism. Ashvins and Deva (Hinduism) are Rigvedic deities.
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Dhosi Hill
Dhosi Hill is an important Vedic period site, an extinct volcano, standing alone at the north-west end of the Aravalli mountain range.
Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend
The Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (2002) is a book written by Anna L. Dallapiccola, and contains information on over one thousand concepts, characters, and places of Hindu mythology and Hinduism, one of the major religions of the Indian subcontinent.
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Dieva Dēli
The Dieva Dēli (Latvian: 'Sons of Dievs') are heavenly beings depicted as the sons of the sky-god Dievs in Latvian mythology. Ashvins and Dieva Dēli are divine twins.
Dievas
Lithuanian Dievas, Latvian Dievs and Debestēvs ("Sky-Father"), Latgalian Dīvs, Old Prussian Dìews, Yotvingian Deivas was the primordial supreme god in the Baltic mythology, one of the most important deities together with Perkūnas, and the brother of Potrimpo.
Divine twins
The Divine Twins are youthful horsemen, either gods or demigods, who serve as rescuers and healers in Proto-Indo-European mythology.
Dyaus
Dyaus or Dyauspitr (द्यौष्पितृ) is the Rigvedic sky deity. Ashvins and Dyaus are Rigvedic deities.
Epithet
An epithet, also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing.
Gothic language
Gothic is an extinct East Germanic language that was spoken by the Goths.
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Harivaṃśa
The Harivamsa is an important work of Sanskrit literature, containing 16,374 shlokas, mostly in the anustubh metre.
Haryana
Haryana (ISO: Hariyāṇā) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country.
Hengist and Horsa
Hengist and Horsa are Germanic brothers said to have led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their supposed invasion of Britain in the 5th century.
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Hindu deities
Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in Hinduism.
India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Indo-Aryan superstrate in Mitanni
Some loanwords in the variant of the Hurrian language spoken in Mitanni during the 2nd millennium BCE are identifiable as originating in an Indo-Aryan language; these are considered to constitute an Indo-Aryan superstrate in Mitanni (or in Mitanni Hurrian).
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Indra
Indra (इन्द्र) is the king of the devas and Svarga in Hinduism. Ashvins and Indra are characters in the Mahabharata and Savior gods.
Indus River
The Indus is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia.
Karna
Karna (Sanskrit: कर्ण, IAST: Karṇa), also known as Vasusena, Anga-raja, and Radheya, is one of the main protagonists of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Ashvins and Karna are characters in the Mahabharata.
Kunti
Kunti (कुन्ती), born Pritha (पृथा), was the queen of Kuru in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Ashvins and Kunti are characters in the Mahabharata.
Kuru Kingdom
Kuru was a Vedic Indo-Aryan tribal union in northern Iron Age India of the Bharatas and other Puru clans.
Leiden University
Leiden University (abbreviated as LEI; Universiteit Leiden) is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands.
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Lithuanian mythology
Lithuanian mythology (Lietuvių mitologija) is the mythology of Lithuanian polytheism, the religion of pre-Christian Lithuanians.
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Madri
Madri (माद्री) was the princess of Madra Kingdom and the second wife of Pandu, the king of Kuru Kingdom in the epic Mahabharata. Ashvins and Madri are characters in the Mahabharata.
Mahabharata
The Mahābhārata (महाभारतम्) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.
Manawydan
Manawydan fab Llŷr is a figure of Welsh mythology, the son of Llŷr and the brother of Brân the Blessed and Brânwen.
Mitanni
Mitanni (–1260 BC), earlier called Ḫabigalbat in old Babylonian texts,; Hanigalbat or Hani-Rabbat in Assyrian records, or Naharin in Egyptian texts, was a Hurrian-speaking state in northern Syria and southeast Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) with Indo-Aryan linguistic and political influences.
Mitra (Hindu god)
Mitra (मित्र) is a Hindu god and generally one of the Adityas (the sons of the goddess Aditi), though his role has changed over time. Ashvins and Mitra (Hindu god) are Rigvedic deities.
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Nakula
Nakula was the fourth of the five Pandava brothers in the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata. Ashvins and Nakula are characters in the Mahabharata.
Narnaul
Narnaul is a city, a Municipal Council, and location of headquarters of the Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana.
Nestor (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Nestor of Gerenia (Νέστωρ Γερήνιος, Nestōr Gerēnios) was a legendary king of Pylos.
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Niyoga
Niyoga (नियोग) was a Hindu practice, primarily followed during the ancient period.
Pandu
Pandu (pale) was the king of Kuru Kingdom, with capital at Hastinapur in the epic Mahabharata. Ashvins and Pandu are characters in the Mahabharata.
Pravargya
Originating in historical Vedic religion, 'Pravargya' (Sanskrit प्रवर्ग्य), also known as 'Ashvina-pravaya', is an introductory or preliminary ceremony to the Soma Yajña (of which there are several kinds, including but not limited to, the five-day Agnishtoma Soma Yagya forming the basic model).
Proto-Indo-European language
Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European language family.
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Proto-Indo-European mythology
Proto-Indo-European mythology is the body of myths and deities associated with the Proto-Indo-Europeans, speakers of the hypothesized Proto-Indo-European language.
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Proto-Indo-Iranian language
Proto-Indo-Iranian, also called Proto-Indo-Iranic or Proto-Aryan, is the reconstructed proto-language of the Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European.
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Puranas
Puranas (पुराण||ancient, old (1995 Edition), Article on Puranas,, page 915) are a vast genre of Hindu literature about a wide range of topics, particularly about legends and other traditional lore.
Pushan
Pushan (पूषन्) is a Hindu Vedic solar deity and one of the Adityas. Ashvins and Pushan are Rigvedic deities.
Revanta
Revanta or Raivata (Sanskrit: रेवन्त, lit. "brilliant") is a minor Hindu deity. Ashvins and Revanta are Rigvedic deities.
Rigveda
The Rigveda or Rig Veda (ऋग्वेद,, from ऋच्, "praise" and वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (sūktas).
Sahadeva
Sahadeva (one with the gods) was the youngest of the five Pandava brothers in the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata. Ashvins and Sahadeva are characters in the Mahabharata.
Sanjna
Sanjna (सञ्ज्ञा), also known as Saranyu (सरण्यू), is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of Surya, the Sun god.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.
Savarni Manu
Savarni Manu is the eighth Manu, the first man of an age known as the Manvantara in Hindu mythology.
Savitr
Savitṛ (सवितृ, nominative singular: सविता, also rendered as Savitur), in Vedic scriptures is an Aditya (i.e., an "offspring") of the Vedic primeval mother goddess Aditi. Ashvins and Savitr are Rigvedic deities.
Shani
Shani (शनि), or Shanaishchara (शनैश्चर), is the divine personification of the planet Saturn in Hinduism, and is one of the nine heavenly objects (Navagraha) in Hindu astrology. Ashvins and Shani are Rigvedic deities.
Shatapatha Brahmana
The Shatapatha Brahmana (lit,, abbreviated to 'SB') is a commentary on the Śukla Yajurveda.
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Shattiwaza
Shattiwaza or Šattiwaza, alternatively referred to as Kurtiwaza or Mattiwaza, was a king of the Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni, who reigned 1330-1305 BC.
Soma (drink)
In the Vedic tradition, soma (sóma) is a ritual drink of importance among the early Vedic Indo-Aryans.
Sukanya
Sukanya (translit) is a princess In Hindu mythology.
Surya
Surya (सूर्य) is the SunDalal, p. 399 as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. Ashvins and Surya are characters in the Mahabharata and Rigvedic deities.
Tapati
Tapati (translit) is a goddess in Hinduism. Ashvins and Tapati are characters in the Mahabharata.
Ushas
Ushas (Vedic Sanskrit: उषस्,, nominative singular उषाः) is a Vedic goddess of dawn in Hinduism. Ashvins and Ushas are Rigvedic deities.
Vaivasvata Manu
Vaivasvata Manu, also referred to as Shraddhadeva and Satyavrata, is the current Manu—the progenitor of the human race.
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Varuna
Varuna (वरुण) is a Hindu god, associated with the sky, oceans, and water. Ashvins and Varuna are Rigvedic deities.
Vayu
Vayu (वायु), also known as Vata and Pavana, is the Hindu god of the winds as well as the divine messenger of the gods. Ashvins and Vayu are characters in the Mahabharata and Rigvedic deities.
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Vishnu Purana
The Viṣṇu Purāṇa (विष्णुपुराण) is one of the eighteen Mahapuranas, a genre of ancient and medieval texts of Hinduism.
Vishpala
Vishpala is a woman (alternatively, a horse) mentioned in the Rigveda (RV 1.112.10, 116.15, 117.11, 118.8 and RV 10.39.8).
Vishvakarma
Vishvakarma or Vishvakarman (lit) is a craftsman deity and the divine architect of the devas in contemporary Hinduism. Ashvins and Vishvakarma are characters in the Mahabharata and Rigvedic deities.
Yajna
Yajna (also pronounced as Yag) (lit) in Hinduism refers to any ritual done in front of a sacred fire, often with mantras.
Yama
Yama (lit), also known as Kāla and Dharmarāja, is the Hindu god of death and justice, responsible for the dispensation of law and punishment of sinners in his abode, Naraka. Ashvins and Yama are divine twins and Rigvedic deities.
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Yamuna in Hinduism
Yamuna is a sacred river in Hinduism and the main tributary of the Ganges River. Ashvins and Yamuna in Hinduism are characters in the Mahabharata and divine twins.
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Zeus
Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.
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Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism (Din-e Zartoshti), also known as Mazdayasna and Behdin, is an Iranian religion.
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See also
Divine twins
- *Manu and *Yemo
- Ašvieniai
- Ahriman
- Akhshar and Akhsartag
- Alcis (gods)
- Apollo
- Arsu
- Artemis
- Ashvins
- Azizos
- Castor and Pollux
- Clytemnestra
- Despoina
- Diana (mythology)
- Dieva Dēli
- Divine twins
- Freyja
- Freyr
- Gemini (astrology)
- Helen of Troy
- Heracles
- Hypnos
- Ibeji
- Inanna
- Iphicles
- Izanagi
- Izanami
- Lel and Polel
- Lugal-irra and Meslamta-ea
- Marassa Jumeaux
- Maya Hero Twins
- Nara-Narayana
- Quetzalcoatl
- Quetzalcōātl
- Romulus and Remus
- Shamash
- Shullat and Hanish
- Sudika-mbambi
- Thanatos
- Twins in mythology
- Xolotl
- Yama
- Yamuna in Hinduism
Health deities
- Aceso
- Aglaia (mythology)
- Ai-tupuai
- Airmed
- Aja (orisha)
- Alardy
- Anahit
- Anahita
- Angerona
- Angitia
- Apollo
- Aratus (mythology)
- Artemis
- Ashvins
- Baosheng Dadi
- Bhaiṣajyarāja
- Biejjenniejte
- Bormana
- Death deities
- Dhanvantari
- Eileithyia
- Eir
- Febris
- Feronia (mythology)
- Gun Ana
- He Xiangu
- Heka (god)
- Hera
- Hiʻiaka
- Hygieia
- Ianuaria
- Iaso
- Inari Ōkami
- Isakki
- Ixchel
- Li Tieguai
- Life-death-rebirth deities
- List of health deities
- Mariamman
- Olokun
- Polemocrates (physician)
- Sekhmet
- Sukunabikona
- Telesphorus (mythology)
Savior gods
- Antinous
- Ashvins
- Heracles
- Horus
- Indra
- Jesus
- Kanglā shā
- Krishna
- Lugh
- Nakrah
- Ninurta
- Parashurama
- Rama
- Shed (deity)
- Shiva
- Sosipolis (god)
- Soter (daimon)
- Thongalen
- Vishnu
- Yahweh
- Yatha
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashvins
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