[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.164 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.164 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.164 - **Language:** English ### [c5.164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.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. . . - [Previous: c5.163](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.163) - [Next: c5.165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.165) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (1) - [Nirukta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska) — Yāska, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.164) · Pramāṇa