Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.146

v1.c3.s1.146

Āyu appears in the Rigveda¹ with Kutsa and Atithigva as having been defeated, with Indra’s aid, by Tūrvayāṇa, who is believed by Pischel² to have been King of the Pakthas. Possibly he is elsewhere³ referred to as victorious, by Indra’s aid, over Veśa. Elsewhere he is quite mythical.⁴