The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c7.s1.30

c7.s1.30

5. To these may be added, as a fifth class, the abstract or symbolic gods who embody an action, a wish, or a fear in the shape of a good or evil divinity, god, or demon. Of this class our fifth lecture will furnish abundant illustration.¹