A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c20.2

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Atri¹ is the name of a priestly family already found in Vedic literature. Many hymns of the Ṛgveda, in particular of maṇḍala five, are attributed to the Atris and members of their family, the Ātrayas.² A number of myths about an individual seer called Atri are referred to in the Ṛgveda, Atharvaveda and some Brāhmaṇas. One of these myths tells that the Aśvins saved him from a burning pit;³ once, the Aśvins are said to have made him young again.⁴