Ashvins

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The Ashvins are twin Vedic deities associated with healing, medicine, and the dawn, revered as divine horsemen and rescuers in ancient Indian mythology.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ashvins canonical 8
Dioscuri 1
accompanied by Cautes and Cautopates 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu gods
Vedic deities
divine horsemen
twin deities
alsoCalled Ashvinau
Ashwini Kumaras
associatedConcept miraculous cures
swift intervention
transition from night to day
associatedWith dawn
healing
horses
medicine
rescue
associatedWithDeity Indra
Surya
Dagr
surface form: Ushas
culture ancient Indian
domain fertility
health
maritime rescue
epithet Nasatyas
divine horsemen
gender male
languageOfName Sanskrit
memberOf Vedic pantheon
mentionedIn Rigveda
nameMeaning horsemen
numberOfMembers 2
offering Soma
parent Sanjna
Surya
religion Hinduism
Vedic pantheon
surface form: Vedic religion
role bringers of light
divine physicians
protectors of travelers
rescuers
siblingOf Yama
Yami
symbol chariot
dawn light
horse
vehicle golden chariot
horse-drawn chariot
worshipPeriod Vedic period
worshipType Vedic ritual

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rigveda dedicatedToDeity Ashvins
Surya (sun) in Hinduism child Ashvins
subject surface form: Surya
Surya fatherOf Ashvins
Devas associatedWith Ashvins
Sahadeva spiritualSonOf Ashvins
Pollux memberOf Ashvins
this entity surface form: Dioscuri
Pritha invoked Ashvins
Mithras iconography Ashvins
this entity surface form: accompanied by Cautes and Cautopates
goddess Yamuna sibling Ashvins
subject surface form: Yamuna
Sanjna parentOf Ashvins