The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c9.62

v1.c9.62

No specially close relation to Iran can be definitely traced in this period, though the fire cult may have been influenced by that of Iran, and Iranian influence has been seen in the development of the meaning of Asura and in the names of individual Asuras,⁸ as in the reference to incestuous unions in the *Aitareya Brāhmaṇa*.⁹