Vedic Metre in its Historical Development c17.s2.15

c17.s2.15

(iv) The *Aśvinā* are twin deities who are usually interpreted as denoting some phenomenon of the sky. In the Rigveda they appear as twin-charioteers, who travel to the ceremony and bring with them mead: by their beauty and their courage they win the favour of the Sun’s daughter; she mounts their car and becomes their bride. In the later parts of the Rigveda the Aśvinā are rescuers and physicians, and play a part in numerous myths.