A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.164

c5.164

‘two kings, performers of holy acts,’ and this view seems likewise borne out by the legend in which it is narrated that the gods refused the Aswins admittance to a sacrifice on the ground that they had been on too familiar terms with men. It would appear, then, that these Aswins, like the *Ribhus*, were originally renowned mortals, who, in the course of time, were translated into the companionship of the gods. . .