Der hinduistischen Mythologie, Vedische und Purânic. war verformt. Seine Brüder, sah seine De-formity, verbesserte seine Erscheinung. Er war danach knownas Vivasvat (die Sonne). Von der überflüssigen Fleisch abgeschnitten hisbody ein Elefant gebildet wurde: Damit das Sprichwort zu, dass Niemand * Muir, O.S.T., v. 54. t Ebd. v. 56. X Ebd. v. 49. Aditi und die adityas. 17 Fangen ein Elefant, für die Elefanten der Natur ofman teilhat. Nach einer Passage in Kapitel II * zitiert aus der? Satapatha Brahmana, Agni, Indra, und Surya erhalten Supe - riority über die anderen Götter durch Opfer. Durch whatevermeans diese Position w

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Hindu mythology, Vedic and Purânic . was deformed. His brothers, seeing his de-formity, improved his appearance. He was afterwards knownas Vivasvat (the Sun). From the superfluous flesh cut off hisbody an elephant was formed : hence the proverb, Let no man * Muir, O. S. T., v. 54. t Ibid. v. 56. X Ibid. v. 49. Aditi and the Adityas. 17 catch an elephant, for the elephant partakes of the nature ofman. According to a passage quoted in Chapter II.* from the? Satapatha Brahmana, Agni, Indra, and Surya obtained supe-riority over the other gods by means of sacrifice. By whatevermeans this position was attained, it is certain that these werethe most popular deities of the Vedic Age. Agni stands ina class by himself; but with Indra and Surya there areother deities closely associated, and possessing very similarattributes. Nearly the whole of the more conspicuous Vedicdeities may be classified as follows :—I. Agni, the god of Fire ;II. Sun Gods, or gods of Light ; and III. Storm Gods, or thoseassociated with Indra. * Page 8.. 18 The Vedic Deities. CHAPTER V.AGNI. Agxi, * the god of Fire, is one of the most prominent of thedeities of the Vedas. With the single exception of Indra, morehymns are addressed to him than to any other deity. ProfessorWilliams gives the following spirited description of Agni: — Bright, seven-rayed god, how manifold thy shapesRevealed to us thy votaries : now we see theeWith body all of gold ; and radiant hairFlaming from three terrific heads, and mouths, Whose burning jaws and teeth devour all things.Now with a thousand glowing horns, and nowFlashing thy lustre from a thousand eyes, Thourt borne towards us in a golden chariot, Impelled by winds, and drawn by ruddy steeds, Marking thy cars destructive course with blackness. f Various accounts are given of the origin of Agni. He is said tobe a son of Dyaus and Prithivi; he is called the son of Brahma, and is then named Abhimani; and he is reckoned amongst thechildren of Kasyapa and Aditi, and hence one

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