Āyu
mythological figure · 2 works · 9 mentions · 10 anchored passages
in the texts
Rigveda
Legendary lord of the clan of Nahuṣa, for whom Agni was first made the living one.
You, O Agni, the gods made the first living one for Āyu, the lord of the clan of Nahuṣa.
the Bhṛgus placed him among the peoples of Āyu.
O Adhvaryus, he who, having slain, felled a hundred, a thousand in the lap of earth — who turned back the heroes of Kutsa, Āyu, and Atithigva — O Bharatas, offer soma to him.
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Mythic figure whose 'growth'/lineage is invoked alongside the lament of the Urvaśīs.
Even for mortal men the Urvaśīs lamented — even for the growth of the noble, of the later Āyu.