In Hinduism, the Ribhus (ṛbhú- meaning "clever, skilful", cognate to Latin labor and perhaps to English elf, said of Indra, Agni and the Adityas in the Rigveda) are three semi-divine beings of the Rigveda and the Atharvaveda, Ribhu, Vaja and Vibhvan, called collectively by the name of their leader. Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. An elf is a creature of Norse mythology. The elves were originally imagined as a race of minor nature and fertility gods, who are often pictured as youthful-seeming Indra ( Sanskrit: इन्द्र or इंद्र Indra, Malay: Indera, Thai: พระอินทร์ Phra-Intra Agni is a Hindu and Vedic deity. The word agni is Sanskrit for "fire" (noun cognate with Latin ignis In Hinduism, the Ādityas are a group of Devas or celestial gods the sons of Āditi and Kashyapa. The Rigveda ( Sanskrit sa ऋग्वेद ṛgveda, a compound of ṛc "praise verse" and veda "knowledge" The Atharvaveda ( Sanskrit: अथर्ववेद atharvaveda, a Tatpurusha compound of {{IAST|atharvan}}, an ancient Rishi
They are supposed to dwell in the solar sphere, and are the artists who formed the horses of Indra, the carriage of the Ashvins, and the miraculous cow of Brihaspati; they made their parents young, and performed other wonderful works; they are supposed to take their ease and remain idle for twelve days (the twelve intercalary days of the winter solstice) every year in the house of the Sun (Agohya), after which they recommence working. The Ashvins (अश्विन ( aśvin- "possessor of horses" "horse tamer" "cavalier" dual aśvinau) or Ashwini Kumaras Brihaspati (or Brahmanaspati) is the name of a Vedic deity, personification of piety and religion the chief offerer of prayers and sacrifices represented as
When the gods heard of their skill, they sent Agni to them with the one cup of their rival Tvashtar, the artificer of the gods, bidding the Ribhus construct four cups from it; when they had successfully executed this task, the gods received the Ribhus amongst themselves and allowed them to partake of their sacrifices. In Vedic religion, Tvastr ( Tvaṣṭṛ, also transliterated as Tvashtr, Tvastri or Tvashtri, nominative Tvaṣṭā)
They appear generally as accompanying Indra, especially at the evening sacrifice; in later mythology, Ribhu is a son of Brahmā. Brahma is the Hindu god ( deva) of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva.
Eleven hymns of the Rigveda are dedicated to them, RV 1. The first Mandala ("book" of the Rigveda has 191 hymns 20, 110, 111, 161, RV 3. The third Mandala of the Rigveda has 62 hymns mainly to Agni and Indra. 60, RV 4. The fourth Mandala of the Rigveda has 58 hymns mainly to Agni and Indra. 33-37, RV 7. The seventh Mandala of the Rigveda has 104 hymns Most hymns in this book are attributed to {{IAST|vasiṣṭha maitravaurṇi}}. 48.
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