The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c17.s1.31

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¹ RV. x. 108. Oldenberg (*Rel. des Veda*², p. 147) treats the legend as an aetiological myth to explain men's ownership of cows. A similar view of the waters myth is also unlikely. Rhys (*Celtic Heathendom*, pp. 299 ff.) holds him a culture hero, but admits contamination with Trita or Dyaus.