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1 Intro, 1| the names of the Indian deities Mitra, Varuna, Indra, Nasatya, 2 Intro, 2| contained in each hymn, the deities, and the metres of all the 3 Intro, 7| the Universe. Troops of deities, such as the Maruts, are 4 Intro, 7| earlier gods, and certain deities are described as the offspring 5 Intro, 7| the practice of invoking deities in pairs-a practice making 6 Intro, 7| late passage that various deities are but different forms 7 Intro, 7| hymns of the RV. we find the deities Aditi and Prajapati identified 8 Intro, 7| conveniently be classified as deities of heaven, air, and earth, 9 Intro, 7| Waters. The terrestrial deities are Prthivi, Agni, and Soma. 10 Intro, 7| A few quite subordinate deities are not included, partly 11 Intro, 7| mythology. Among the terrestrial deities are certain rivers that 12 Intro, 7| sight of in the RV.~Abstract deities.--One result of the advance 13 Intro, 7| was the rise of abstract deities. The earlier and more numerous 14 Intro, 7| applicable to one or more older deities, but which came to acquire 15 Intro, 7| are a few other abstract deities whose names were originally 16 Intro, 7| smaller class of abstract deities comprises personifications 17 Intro, 7| position among the abstract deities, owing to the peculiar way 18 Intro, 7| mother of the small group of deities called Adityas, often styled ' 19 Intro, 7| the invocation of pairs of deities whose names are combined 20 Intro, 7| this dual type.~Groups of Deities.--There are also a few more 21 Intro, 7| less definite groups of deities, generally associated with 22 Intro, 7| skill acquired the rank of deities. Among their five main feats 23 Intro, 7| gravanas) are invoked as deities in three hymns (x. 76. 94. 24 Intro, 8| of these are addressed to deities concerned with the future 25 Intro, 9| addressed to the two ritual deities Agni and Soma, where the 26 2 | possible to keep the two deities apart.~Savitr is connected 27 3 | MARÚTAS~This group of deities is prominent in the RV., 28 5 | frequently named pair of deities in the RV. They are so closely 29 5 | importance in worship. These two deities are quite co-ordinate, while 30 6 | associated with various other deities. The Maruts, (i. 85) are 31 16 | most concrete of the solar deities, his connexion with the 32 17 | ASVÍNA~These two deities are the most prominent gods 33 17 | belong to the group of the deities of light, the phenomenon 34 20 | name to be guessed. The deities meant in the successive 35 21 | one of the most prominent deities. With rather more than 120