Book Title: Handbook of History of Religions
Author(s): Edward Washburn
Publisher: Sanmati Tirth Prakashan Pune

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________________ #Asura# as Asen, Schrader, p. 599; P. von Bradke, Dy[=a]us Asura. See Dy[=a]us. #Açvins#: Myriantheus, Die Açvins oder Arischen Dioskuren; no Dioskuroi, Pischel, Vedische Studien, Preface, p. xxvii; as constellation, etc., Benfey, 00. ii. 245, iii. 159; Gemini, Weber, last in R[=aljas[=u]ya, p. 100; as Venus, 'span-god,' Bollensen, ZDMG. xli. 496; other literature, Muir, OST. v. 234; Colinet, Vedic Chips, BOR. ii. 193 (n[=a]satya, Avestan n[=alonhaithya, n[=a] as 'very').[13] #Brihaspati#: Roth, ZDMG. i. 66; Muir, v. 272; Hillebrandt, Vedische Mythologie, i. 404. #Dawn# (see Ushas). #Dy[=a]us#: P. von Bradke, Dy[=a]us Asura, also Beiträge, ZDMG. xl. 347; not the same with Teutonic Tiu, Bremer, IF. iii. 301; as 'all-father' of primitive Aryans, Müller, Origin of Religion, p. 209; followed by Tiele, Outlines of History of Ancient religions, p. 106; see Hopkins, PAOS. Dec. 1894; form of Word, Collitz. KZ. xxvii. 187; BB. xv. 17. #Earth# (see Nritus). #Gandharvas#: KZ. i. 513; Meyer, Gandharven-Kentauren (list of Apsarasas); Pischel, VS. i. 78; Hillebrandt, Vedische Mythologie, i. 427. #Haritas# (sun's steeds) as Charites, KZ. x. 96; ib. 365; Sonne, loc. cit. s. S[=u]ryra; Müller, Science of Language, ii. 388. #Heaven# (see Dy[=a]us and Varuna). #Indra# (etymology, Benfey, 00. i. 49; PW. sv.; andra, A.-Sax. 'ent,' 'giant,' BB. i. 342;[17]] nar, [Greek: anor-, Jacobi, KZ. xxxi. 316; Indra's bolt, vadha, 'wetter,' Delbrück, KZ. xvi. 266): Perry, Indra in the Rig Veda, JAOS. xi. 117 (see epic, below). #K[Fa]ma#: Weber, ZDMG. xiv. 269, IS. v. 224, xvii. 290; Muir, v. 402.

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