A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.165

c5.165

“The luminous character of the Aswins can scarcely be matter of doubt, for the view of some commentators, recorded by Yāska, according to which they are identified with ‘heaven and earth,’ appears not to be countenanced by any of the passages known to us. Their very name, it would seem, settles this point, since Aswa, the horse, literally ‘the pervader,’ is always the symbol of the luminous deities, especially of the sun. . .