[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908) › c9.10 # The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c9.10 The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c9.10 - **Language:** English ### [c9.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c9.10) And there are other gods, not a few, whose origin in nature is positively on the surface. So the two wind-gods Vāta and Vāyu, the former of whom, on the likely evidence of Teutonic Wotan-Odhin, is probably prehistoric. A good bit of profound human philosophy is contained in the mere fact that Vāta is described as a real person in language such as that of the following hymn,¹ and that he may finally be invited to partake of oblations: - [Previous: c9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c9.9) - [Next: c9.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c9.11) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c9.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c9.10) · Pramāṇa